Tony Kaufmann vs. Jon Link — Career Comparison

Tony Kaufmann
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jon Link
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tony Kaufmann 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 4.18 and 1.442 for Tony Kaufmann. By the career numbers, Jon Link had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Kaufmann and Jon Link

Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
1.67
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.53
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.51
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.79
50.79
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.89
60.89
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.59
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
4.18
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3259
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1086.1
9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1198
9.93
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12.46
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.93
9.93
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.67
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
3.05
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
2.86
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.12
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4733
39.21
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
41.54
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.46
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
4.86
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.442
1.442
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4326
35.84
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
37.38
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.21
39.21
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Tony Kaufmann and Jon Link

Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
27
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
9
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.12
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.377
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Kaufmann and Jon Link

Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
342.11
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
600
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
544.74
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
119.74
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
81.58
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
25
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.32
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.84
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
38.16
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.8
53.68
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
182.89
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
156.58
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
81.58
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
75
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
144.74
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.34
54.4
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.84
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 600 PA
82
107.89
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.56
5.56
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
18.42
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.26
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Kaufmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.26
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Kaufmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA