Joe Kennedy vs. Jon Link — Career Comparison

Joe Kennedy
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jon Link
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Kennedy 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 4.79 and 1.496 for Joe Kennedy. By the career numbers, Jon Link had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Kennedy and Jon Link

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.35
41.35
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
4.79
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
9.91
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12.46
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.04
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.32
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.23
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
5.53
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.36
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4015
39.77
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
41.54
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
5.31
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.94
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3558
35.24
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
37.38
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Joe Kennedy and Jon Link

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.2
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.96
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.74
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kennedy and Jon Link

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
1293.2
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
600
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
530.1
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
93.2
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
75.73
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
22.67
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
116.5
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
110.68
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.95
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
81.55
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
19.86
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
25
145.63
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
4.12
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
52.43
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA