Fred Link vs. Jon Matlack — Career Comparison

Fred Link
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jon Matlack
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Fred Link and Jon Matlack are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jon Matlack posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.18 vs 3.3) and WHIP (1.262 vs 1.438). Fred Link had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.61). By the career numbers, Jon Matlack had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Fred Link and Jon Matlack

Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.56
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.37
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.21
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.48
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.44
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.48
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.8
49.8
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
64
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.09
88.09
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.37
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.11
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
3.3
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
835
3.18
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
27
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7089
27
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
144.2
9
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2363
9
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
9.02
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2276
8.67
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.61
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.92
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
2.43
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.26
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
3.73
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1516
5.77
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.26
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.5
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.1
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
37.45
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9789
37.28
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.44
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.92
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
3.69
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.37
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.23
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.69
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
531
33.03
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8968
34.16
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.45
37.45
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28

Fielding Stats for Fred Link and Jon Matlack

Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.55
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.37
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.99
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.21
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
27
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7089
27
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
9
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2363
9
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.26
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.61
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
1.32
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.1
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
1.66
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.86
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.58
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.17
95.17
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.147
1.147
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
64
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.09
88.09
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Link and Jon Matlack

Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
25
283.02
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
401.48
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
541
600
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
543.4
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
441
489.09
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
63.22
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
59.89
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.33
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.33
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
19.36
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.01
15.53
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
66.54
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
10
113.21
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
127.54
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
35.49
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
25.51
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
61
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
17.03
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.18
12.4
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
63.22
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
135.85
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
217
240.67
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.42
4.42
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
2.49
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
45.47
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.76
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA