Santo Alcala vs. Jon Link — Career Comparison

Santo Alcala
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jon Link
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Santo Alcala built a career as a starting pitcher and Jon Link as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jon Link posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.962 compared to 4.76 and 1.552 for Santo Alcala. By the career numbers, Jon Link had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Santo Alcala and Jon Link

Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.45
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.51
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
56
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
4.76
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.28
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12.46
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.9
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
4.37
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
5.05
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1103
39.81
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
41.54
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.98
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.54
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.516
1.516
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
960
34.65
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
37.38
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.81
39.81
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Santo Alcala and Jon Link

Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.45
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.58
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.01
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.62
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.59
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.647
0.647
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Santo Alcala and Jon Link

Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
510
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
600
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
532.5
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
16.84
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
90
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
75
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
67.5
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.37
-2.8
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
41
307.5
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
1.95
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
52.5
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA