Fred Link vs. Don Stanhouse — Career Comparison

Fred Link
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Don Stanhouse
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Fred Link built a career as a starting pitcher and Don Stanhouse 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 3.84 and 1.589 for Don Stanhouse. 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 Don Stanhouse

Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.56
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
3.48
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.78
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.45
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.44
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.64
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.3
41.3
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.45
22.45
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.76
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.3
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
3.84
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
27
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2281
27
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
144.2
9
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760.1
9
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
9.02
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
707
8.37
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.57
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.92
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
5.39
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
3.73
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
4.83
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.5
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
37.45
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3359
39.76
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.44
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.85
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.92
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
4.25
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.53
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.43
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.88
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.528
1.528
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
531
33.03
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2807
33.23
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.76
39.76

Fielding Stats for Fred Link and Don Stanhouse

Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.55
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
3.48
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.99
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.78
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
27
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2282
27
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
9
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760.2
9
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.77
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.61
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.68
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.1
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
2.57
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.86
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
2.45
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.39
95.39
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.45
22.45
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.2
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Link and Don Stanhouse

Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
25
283.02
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
1146.15
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
600
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
543.4
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
519.23
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
8
90.57
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
96.15
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
80.77
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.54
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.85
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.38
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1.71
19.36
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.62
29.29
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
8
90.57
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
119.23
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
10
113.21
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
134.62
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
34.62
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
34.62
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
65.38
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
17.03
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.6
29.23
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
38.46
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
135.85
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
126.92
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
4.42
4.42
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.73
4.73
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
38.46
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Stanhouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.85
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.69
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Don Stanhouse
Career
Per 600 PA