Jake Arrieta vs. Jon Link — Career Comparison

Jake Arrieta
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Jon Link
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Arrieta 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. Jake Arrieta posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.268 compared to 4.15 and 1.962 for Jon Link. By the career numbers, Jake Arrieta had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Arrieta and Jon Link

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
1.59
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.56
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.64
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.52
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.29
55.29
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.98
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4837
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612.1
9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1450
8.09
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12.46
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.01
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
3.19
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1433
8
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.44
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.36
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6755
37.71
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
41.54
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
4.39
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.18
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.22
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
0.75
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6047
33.75
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
37.38
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Jake Arrieta and Jon Link

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
1.59
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.56
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4837
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612.1
9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.76
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.42
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
2.35
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.18
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.64
92.64
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Arrieta and Jon Link

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
407.04
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
600
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
538.03
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
88.73
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
66.2
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.45
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.63
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.45
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.54
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.92
29.47
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
133.8
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
112.68
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
35.21
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.03
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
64.79
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.94
21.04
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.54
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
197
277.46
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
2.16
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.03
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.04
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA