Fred Link vs. Tom Martin — Career Comparison

Fred Link
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Martin
Gen XSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Link built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Martin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Link posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.438 compared to 4.92 and 1.582 for Tom Martin. By the career numbers, Fred Link had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Link and Tom Martin

Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.56
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.44
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.3
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
4.92
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
27
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
144.2
9
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
9.02
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
9.63
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.92
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
4.06
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
3.73
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.37
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.5
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.37
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
37.45
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1415
40.22
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.44
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.02
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.92
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
5.14
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.8
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
531
33.03
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
35.01
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22

Fielding Stats for Fred Link and Tom Martin

Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.55
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.99
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
27
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
9
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.61
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.17
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.1
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.71
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.86
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.59
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.149
0.149
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Link and Tom Martin

Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
25
283.02
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
17353.85
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
543.4
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
19.36
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
113.21
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
17.03
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.55
-71.43
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
135.85
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.42
4.42
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA