Jay Hook
1957–1964 · bats L / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets
166G
.151AVG
.213OBP
.156SLG
34H
0HR
10RBI
0SB
29–62W–L
753IP
395K
5.23ERA
112GS
1SV
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 166 | 260 | 225 | 16 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | .151 | .213 | .156 | .369 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 752.7 | 160 | 112 | 30 | 29 | 62 | 1 | 808 | 482 | 437 | 111 | 275 | 395 | 0 | 0 | 5.23 | 1.439 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1962-08-11 to 1962-08-29
7longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1960-06-03 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 34 | 11 innings pitched | 1960-05-18 | 1 in 308 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 23 | 10 strikeouts | 1963-05-08 | 1 in 113 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 80 | 129 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 34 | .164 | .217 | .173 |
| Away | 86 | 131 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 43 | .139 | .183 | .139 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 15 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .273 | .333 | .273 |
| May | 27 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .125 | .170 | .146 |
| June | 31 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | .152 | .225 | .152 |
| July | 30 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | .086 | .133 | .086 |
| August | 33 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 20 | .157 | .220 | .157 |
| September | 28 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .167 | .179 | .167 |
| October | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| milwaukee-braves | 27 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | .154 | .195 | .154 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 23 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .125 | .225 | .125 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 23 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | .143 | .194 | .143 |
| chicago-cubs | 21 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .143 | .154 | .143 |
| san-francisco-giants | 20 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .053 | .095 | .053 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 17 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | .087 | .241 | .087 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 16 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .235 | .200 | .294 |
| cincinnati-reds | 10 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .200 | .278 | .200 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 |  Cincinnati Reds | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 10 | 6 |
| 1958 | Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 3 | 5 |
| 1959 | Cincinnati Reds | 19 | 24 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .125 | 79 | 37 |
| 1960 | Cincinnati Reds | 36 | 72 | 6 | – | 3 | – | .083 | 222 | 104 |
| 1961 | Cincinnati Reds | 22 | 15 | 2 | – | – | – | .133 | 62 | 36 |
| 1962 |  New York Mets | 41 | 69 | 14 | – | 5 | – | .203 | 213 | 113 |
| 1963 | New York Mets | 41 | 38 | 9 | – | 1 | – | .237 | 152 | 89 |
| 1964 | New York Mets | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 9 | 5 |