Jay Hook career ERA
5.23Career Regular Season
Jay Hook has a career ERA of 5.23 over 8 regular seasons.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 |  CIN | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 10.0 | 6 | 8 | 1.40 | 0 |
| 1958 | CIN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12.00 | 3.0 | 5 | 2 | 1.67 | 0 |
| 1959 | CIN | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5.13 | 79.0 | 37 | 39 | 1.49 | 0 |
| 1960 | CIN | 36 | 11 | 18 | 4.50 | 222.0 | 103 | 73 | 1.33 | 0 |
| 1961 | CIN | 22 | 1 | 3 | 7.76 | 62.2 | 36 | 22 | 1.68 | 0 |
| 1962 |  NYM | 37 | 8 | 19 | 4.84 | 213.2 | 113 | 71 | 1.41 | 0 |
| 1963 | NYM | 41 | 4 | 14 | 5.48 | 152.2 | 89 | 53 | 1.45 | 1 |
| 1964 | NYM | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9.31 | 9.2 | 5 | 7 | 2.48 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV
- Best season on file: 4.50 in 1957.
- Most recent: 9.31 in 1964.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on November 6, 2026.