Fred Link vs. Brian O'Connor — Career Comparison

Fred Link
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Link built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian O'Connor 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 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. 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 Brian O'Connor

Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.44
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.3
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
9.02
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.92
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
3.73
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.5
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
37.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.92
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
33.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24

Fielding Stats for Fred Link and Brian O'Connor

Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.99
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Link and Brian O'Connor

Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
283.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
543.4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
90.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
90.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.71
19.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
90.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
113.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.5
17.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
135.85
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.42
4.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA