Jon Link vs. Roy Patterson — Career Comparison

Jon Link
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Patterson
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Patterson 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. Roy Patterson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.75 and WHIP 1.172 compared to 4.15 and 1.962 for Jon Link. By the career numbers, Roy Patterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jon Link and Roy Patterson

Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.21
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.53
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.61
82.61
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.78
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.75
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4095
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1365
9
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12.46
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1327
8.75
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.15
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.8
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
2.91
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.524
0.524
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.2
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.25
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
41.54
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5519
36.39
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
3.75
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
37.38
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5208
34.34
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.39
36.39

Fielding Stats for Jon Link and Roy Patterson

Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.21
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.38
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4095
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1365
9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.49
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
2.85
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.15
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
3.49
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
3.34
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.66
95.66
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.755
2.755
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.98
30.98
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Link and Roy Patterson

Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
205.59
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
600
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
553.07
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
86.03
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
75.98
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.82
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.06
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.4
19.44
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
99.44
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
108.38
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
49.16
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.4
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
80.45
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.26
13.69
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.23
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.11
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
86
96.09
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.24
6.24
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
24.58
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100