Jay Hook

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 182lb (188cm, 82kg)

Born: November 18, 1936 in Waukegan, IL us

High School: Grayslake HS (Grayslake, IL)

School: Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)

Debut: September 3, 1957 (Age 20-289d, 11,472nd in major league history)
vs. STL 2.1 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 3, 1964 (Age 27-167d)
vs. CIN 5.2 IP, 6 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1959 season

Full Name: James Wesley Hook

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

ERA

5.23

160

112

752.2

394

WHIP

1.439

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Team Record in Appearances: 11-26 / in Starts: 10-24

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 32, Entered with runners on base: 1

1962 Pitching Game Log

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1962 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	80	5	Apr 17	NYM		HOU	L,2-5	GS-8		99	8.0	6	2	2	1	5	1	0	2.25	3.37	31	14	9	8	1	2	66			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	1	.91	0.103	1.18	0.08%	2.06	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
2	81	10	Apr 23	NYM	@	PIT	W,9-1	CG	W(1-0)	5	9.0	5	1	1	1	2	0	0	1.59	2.91	32	10	16	5	6	3	74			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	1	0	0	.27	0.147	.21	0.07%	3.57	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a8
3	82	14	Apr 28	NYM		PHI	W,8-6	GS-1		4	0.2	4	4	4	1	1	2	0	3.57	4.43	7	1	1	1	0	3	28			0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.75	-0.317	.29	-0.08%	-3.73	1t start tie	1t 1-- 2 out d4
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	83	17	May 1	NYM		CIN	L,2-8	GS-4	L(1-1)	2	3.1	6	4	4	0	3	0	0	4.71	3.86	16	3	9	6	0	1	35			0	0	0	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	-0.267	.52	-0.07%	-2.38	1t start tie	4t -23 1 out d2
5	84	21	May 8	NYM	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	W(2-1)	6	9.0	4	1	1	2	3	0	0	3.60	3.48	32	14	10	0	2	3	76			1	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.14	0.484	.35	0.09%	3.70	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
6	85	25	May 13	NYM		MLN	L,2-3	GS-8	L(2-2)	4	8.0	9	3	3	3	7	2	0	3.55	3.85	36	12	7	3	1	7	56			1	0	0	33	1	0	0	2	0	2	1.41	-0.131	.52	-0.03%	1.06	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
7	86	27	May 16	NYM		CHC	W,6-5	10-GF(11)	W(3-2)	2	2.0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	3.38	3.59	7	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.48	0.278	.75	0.05%	1.02	10t --- 0 out tie	11t end tie
8	87	29	May 19	NYM	@	MLN	W,6-5	GS-4		2	3.0	5	5	5	1	4	0	0	4.19	3.41	16	4	4	2	0	3	32			0	0	0	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	.98	-0.307	.39	-0.07%	-4.02	1b start tie	4b -23 0 out d3
9	88	33	May 22	NYM	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG(8)	L(3-3)	2	8.0	7	3	3	2	6	1	0	4.06	3.42	32	10	9	2	2	5	60			0	0	0	30	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.16	-0.041	.53	-0.01%	0.73	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
10	89	37	May 26	NYM	@	SFG	L,6-7	CG(10)	L(3-4)	3	9.1	10	7	6	1	1	2	0	4.33	3.74	39	19	8	0	0	10	42			1	1	0	37	1	1	0	0	0	1	1.62	-0.856	.47	-0.15%	-2.30	1b start a 1	10b --- 1 out d1
11	90	40	May 30(1)	NYM		LAD	L,6-13	GS-3	L(3-5)	3	2.0	5	5	5	2	0	1	0	4.91	4.01	13	6	5	2	0	0	24			0	0	0	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.07	-0.274	.15	-0.02%	-3.37	1t start tie	3t 1-- 0 out d4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	91	44	Jun 2(1)	NYM		SFG	L,1-10	GS-1	L(3-6)	2	0.1	4	5	5	2	0	0	1	5.60	4.15	8	0	1	0	0	4	21			0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.34	-0.393	.03	0.00%	-5.41	1t start tie	1t 12- 1 out d5
13	92	46	Jun 3	NYM		SFG	L,1-6	7-8		0	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.48	4.09	4	0	2	0	0	1		2	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.011	.00	0.00%	1.12	7t -23 2 out d5	8t 3 out d5
14	93	49	Jun 8(1)	NYM	@	CHC	W,4-3	GS-8	W(4-6)	4	8.0	10	3	3	0	4	1	0	5.25	3.99	32	15	12	8	1	1	54			0	1	0	32	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.22	0.089	.00	0.00%	1.18	1b start tie	8b 3 out tie
15	94	56	Jun 14	NYM	@	HOU	L,2-10	GS-1	L(4-7)	5	0.0	5	6	4	0	0	1	0	5.75	4.17	6	3	1	1	0	2	20			0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.02	-0.379	.00	0.00%	-5.37	1b start tie	1b 1-- 0 out d5
16	95	61	Jun 18	NYM		MLN	L,1-7	GS-3	L(4-8)	3	3.0	4	6	6	3	1	2	0	6.24	4.55	16	6	2	0	0	4	25			0	0	0	12	0	1	0	0	1	0	.76	-0.327	.00	0.00%	-4.48	1t start tie	3t 3 out d6
17	96	63	Jun 20(1)	NYM		MLN	L,4-9	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.16	4.56	4	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.51	9t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 6
18	97	67	Jun 23	NYM		HOU	W,13-2	CG	W(5-8)	2	9.0	8	2	2	3	0	1	1	5.72	4.65	38	11	15	4	3	8	60			0	0	0	34	1	1	0	0	0	0	.40	0.074	.00	0.00%	2.57	1t start tie	9t 3 out a11
19	98	72	Jun 29	NYM	@	LAD	W,10-4	CG	W(6-8)	5	9.0	8	4	3	4	3	1	0	5.46	4.66	38	17	13	3	0	1	56			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	2	0	0	.40	0.097	.00	0.00%	0.25	1b start a 6	9b 3 out a6
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
20	99	77	Jul 4(1)	NYM	@	SFG	L,4-11	GS-1		4	0.2	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	5.70	4.65	7	0	2	0	0	5	30			0	0	0	6	0	1	0	0	1	0	.89	-0.262	.00	0.00%	-3.00	1b start tie	1b 1-3 2 out d3
21	100	82	Jul 8	NYM		STL	L,1-15	GS-4	L(6-9)	3	4.0	8	9	4	1	3	4	0	5.84	5.06	23	8	4	1	1	7	22			1	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	2	.52	-0.346	.00	0.00%	-6.97	1t start tie	4t 3 out d9
22	101	86	Jul 15(1)	NYM		SFG	W,5-3	CG	W(7-9)	6	9.0	9	3	3	1	4	1	1	5.60	4.96	35	10	10	0	1	9	60			0	0	0	32	3	0	0	2	1	0	.85	0.188	.00	0.00%	1.57	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
23	102	90	Jul 19(2)	NYM		PIT	L,6-7	CG(10)	L(7-10)	3	10.0	8	7	6	5	10	2	0	5.58	4.94	42	7	14	2	3	6	55			0	1	0	35	1	0	0	1	2	1	1.50	-0.505	.00	0.00%	-1.92	1t start tie	10t 3 out d1
24	103	95	Jul 24	NYM	@	MLN	L,4-5	GS-6		4	5.0	10	2	2	2	5	0	0	5.50	4.81	25	3	5	0	0	10	42			2	1	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.29	0.044	.00	0.00%	0.05	1b start a 3	6b 1-- 0 out a2
25	104	100	Jul 28	NYM	@	STL	W,9-8	GS-4		3	4.0	7	5	5	0	1	2	0	5.68	4.93	20	5	7	0	3	7	29			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	1	.97	-0.343	.00	0.00%	-2.77	1b start a 1	4b 3 out d2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
26	105	105	Aug 3	NYM		CIN	L,6-8	GS-4	L(7-11)	5	4.0	6	5	4	4	4	1	0	5.79	4.99	21	4	4	1	0	5	32			1	1	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	1	.93	-0.326	.00	0.00%	-2.97	1t start tie	4t 3 out d4
27	106	110	Aug 6	NYM	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(7-12)	2	8.0	5	2	1	0	2	0	0	5.52	4.82	28	11	14	6	0	1	68			1	0	0	28	0	0	0	1	0	0	.87	0.051	.00	0.00%	1.78	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
28	107	115	Aug 11	NYM	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	L(7-13)	4	8.2	5	2	2	5	3	1	0	5.31	4.84	35	5	17	1	3	5	64			0	1	0	29	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.50	0.071	.00	0.00%	2.25	1b start tie	9b 12- 2 out d1
29	108	119	Aug 15(2)	NYM		PHI	L,7-8	GS-6		3	5.1	9	6	6	1	3	1	1	5.48	4.85	28	6	9	2	3	8	28			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	1	.96	-0.313	.00	0.00%	-4.37	1t start tie	6t -23 1 out d5
30	109	123	Aug 20(1)	NYM		PIT	L,0-2	GS-8	L(7-14)	4	8.0	6	2	1	0	4	1	0	5.27	4.77	29	8	12	2	1	5	68			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	0	.90	0.125	.00	0.00%	2.06	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
31	110	129	Aug 24	NYM		LAD	W,6-3	CG	W(8-14)	3	9.0	6	3	3	5	2	1	0	5.15	4.80	39	13	18	9	0	1	60			1	0	0	33	1	0	0	2	1	3	1.36	0.191	.00	0.00%	1.57	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
32	111	134	Aug 29	NYM	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG(10)	L(8-15)	4	9.0	9	3	1	3	9	0	2	4.94	4.67	41	12	7	0	2	8	67			1	0	0	36	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.58	0.016	.00	0.00%	1.00	1b start tie	10b 1-- 0 out d1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
33	112	139	Sep 3(1)	NYM	@	PIT	L,0-2	GS-6	L(8-16)	4	6.0	6	2	2	2	2	0	0	4.87	4.62	24	8	6	1	2	6	52			0	0	0	22	2	0	0	1	0	0	.98	0.030	.00	0.00%	1.05	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
34	113	143	Sep 8(1)	NYM	@	HOU	L,3-4	GS-6		4	6.0	5	0	0	2	3	0	0	4.72	4.55	26	6	10	0	4	5	63			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.41	0.346	.00	0.00%	2.80	1b start a 2	6b 3 out a2
35	114	148	Sep 15	NYM		CIN	L,6-9	GS-7	L(8-17)	6	7.0	10	9	7	5	8	1	1	4.87	4.56	36	7	7	2	1	8	28			2	0	0	29	1	2	0	2	1	1	.60	-0.376	.00	0.00%	-5.45	1t start tie	7t 3 out d6
36	115	152	Sep 20(1)	NYM		HOU	L,2-7	GS-8	L(8-18)	4	8.0	6	6	1	3	4	0	1	4.73	4.50	37	11	14	2	2	4	57			0	1	0	31	2	0	0	0	0	4	.79	-0.139	.00	0.00%	-1.94	1t start tie	8t 3 out d5
37	116	157	Sep 25	NYM	@	MLN	L,3-7	CG(8)	L(8-19)	4	8.0	8	7	7	5	1	1	0	4.84	4.55	35	8	13	2	0	8	34			0	0	1	29	5	1	2	1	1	0	.95	-0.336	.00	0.00%	-3.11	1b start a 1	8b 3 out d4
							11-26		W-L:8-19	3.5	213.2	230	137	115	71	113	31	8	4.84	4.55	938	0.94		13%	7%	166	47	2	0%	12	8	1	843	35	9	3	21	10	21	1.04	-3.892	.14	-0.15%	-31.65

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