Chris Hook vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Chris Hook
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Hook as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Witherup posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 5.89 and 1.812 for Chris Hook. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Hook and Roy Witherup

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
9.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.73
9.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
42.49
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.736
1.736
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
34.68
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Chris Hook and Roy Witherup

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Hook and Roy Witherup

Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
6600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
19.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA