Doug Bird vs. Jon Link — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jon Link
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Doug Bird and Jon Link are fairly close on the surface numbers. Doug Bird posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.99 vs 4.15) and WHIP (1.339 vs 1.962). Jon Link had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.9). By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Jon Link

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
41.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
37.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Jon Link

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Jon Link

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
600
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA