Jon Link vs. Vicente Padilla — Career Comparison

Jon Link
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vicente Padilla
Gen XNicaraguaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Vicente Padilla built a career as a starting pitcher and Jon Link as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jon Link posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.962 compared to 4.32 and 1.405 for Vicente Padilla. By the career numbers, Jon Link had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jon Link and Vicente Padilla

Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
2.21
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.36
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.62
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.52
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.27
54.27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.4
61.4
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
754
4.32
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4714
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1571.1
9
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12.46
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
9.23
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.04
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
3.16
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.26
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
6.42
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.42
6.42
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.064
1.064
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.21
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.62
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
41.54
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6808
38.99
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.21
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
823
4.71
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.22
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
0.96
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
37.38
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6046
34.63
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.99
38.99

Fielding Stats for Jon Link and Vicente Padilla

Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
2.21
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.36
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4714
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1571.1
9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.52
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.17
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
1.78
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.68
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.53
94.53
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.4
61.4
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Link and Vicente Padilla

Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
386
769.44
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
600
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
500.33
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
53.82
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
43.85
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.97
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.99
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.97
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.88
11.72
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
65.78
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
91.69
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.91
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
33.89
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
59.8
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.48
-0.96
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.98
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.89
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
130
259.14
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.32
2.32
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
59.8
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vicente Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.99
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.99
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Vicente Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA