Fred Link vs. Eduardo Salazar — Career Comparison

Fred Link
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eduardo Salazar
Gen ZVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Link built a career as a starting pitcher and Eduardo Salazar 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 5.99 and 1.868 for Eduardo Salazar. 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 Eduardo Salazar

Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.56
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
8.15
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.44
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.3
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.99
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
27
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
27
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144.2
9
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.2
9
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
9.02
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
12.35
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.15
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.92
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.46
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
3.73
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.274
1.274
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.64
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.5
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
37.45
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
43.81
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.44
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.91
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.92
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.5
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.89
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.868
1.868
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
33.03
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
37.95
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.81
43.81

Fielding Stats for Fred Link and Eduardo Salazar

Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.55
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
8.15
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.99
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
27
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
27
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
9
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.2
9
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.51
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.61
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.66
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.1
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.29
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.86
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.17
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Link and Eduardo Salazar

Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
283.02
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
600
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
543.4
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
19.36
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
113.21
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
17.03
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
12
135.85
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.42
4.42
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA