Jack Armstrong vs. Jon Link — Career Comparison

Jack Armstrong
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jon Link
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Armstrong 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 4.58 and 1.458 for Jack Armstrong. By the career numbers, Jon Link had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Armstrong and Jon Link

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.74
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.49
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.74
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
4.58
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
9.23
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12.46
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.17
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
3.65
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.24
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
5.83
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.21
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3450
39.47
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
41.54
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
5.02
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.39
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.42
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3044
34.83
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
37.38
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Jack Armstrong and Jon Link

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.74
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.49
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.71
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
2.07
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.98
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.58
95.58
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Armstrong and Jon Link

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
426.98
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
600
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
516.28
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.6
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.02
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
6.02
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
64.19
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
69.77
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.33
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.33
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.65
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-4.73
-13.19
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
83
231.63
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
2.59
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
72.56
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.74
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA