Elmer Koestner vs. Jon Link — Career Comparison

Elmer Koestner
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jon Link
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Elmer Koestner 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. Elmer Koestner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.444 compared to 4.15 and 1.962 for Jon Link. By the career numbers, Elmer Koestner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elmer Koestner and Jon Link

Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.91
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.74
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.42
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.18
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169.2
9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
8.96
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12.46
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.03
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
2.97
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.48
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
695
36.87
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
41.54
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.06
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
5.09
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613
32.52
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
37.38
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.87
36.87
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Elmer Koestner and Jon Link

Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
2.23
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.81
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.62
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.92
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.85
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.54
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.94
91.94
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.11
36.11
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elmer Koestner and Jon Link

Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
360
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
600
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
540
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
170
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
150
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.97
59.69
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
190
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
170
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
70
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.31
73.07
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
11
110
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
5.45
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
60
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA