Dick Fowler vs. Jon Link — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jon Link
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler 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. Dick Fowler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.493 compared to 4.15 and 1.962 for Jon Link. By the career numbers, Dick Fowler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Fowler and Jon Link

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.44
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12.46
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.66
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
41.54
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5083
35.11
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
37.38
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Jon Link

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Jon Link

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
270.12
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
600
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
564.14
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
69
82.47
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA