Bobby Keefe vs. Jon Link — Career Comparison

Bobby Keefe
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jon Link
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bobby Keefe 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. Bobby Keefe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.284 compared to 4.15 and 1.962 for Jon Link. By the career numbers, Bobby Keefe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bobby Keefe and Jon Link

Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.87
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.87
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.4
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.52
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.24
43.24
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.37
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.14
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1082
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360.2
9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
8.33
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12.46
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.22
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
3.84
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
37.23
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
41.54
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.8
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.94
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1355
33.81
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
37.38
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.23
37.23
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Bobby Keefe and Jon Link

Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
11.64
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9.35
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.64
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
11.48
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.17
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
16.29
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
14.12
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bobby Keefe and Jon Link

Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
360
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
600
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
513.6
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
48
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
33.6
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.6
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
67.2
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
100.8
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
48
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
100.8
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
1.13
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
42
201.6
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Keefe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
33.6
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Keefe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA