Bert Cole vs. Jon Link — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jon Link
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bert Cole 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 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. By the career numbers, Jon Link had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Jon Link

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
10.92
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12.46
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.92
10.92
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2742
40.75
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
41.54
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.23
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
5.84
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2493
37.05
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
37.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.75
40.75
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Jon Link

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Jon Link

Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
536.28
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
600
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
36
95.58
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA