Fred Link vs. Brian Smith — Career Comparison

Fred Link
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brian Smith
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Link built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Smith 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 10.38 and 1.846 for Brian Smith. 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 Smith

Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.56
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.44
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.3
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
10.38
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
27
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144.2
9
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
9.02
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
12.46
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.92
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.15
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
3.73
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.5
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
37.45
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
41.54
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.44
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.92
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
10.38
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
33.03
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
33.23
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Fred Link and Brian Smith

Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.55
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.99
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
27
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
9
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.61
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.1
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.86
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Link and Brian Smith

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