Jon Link vs. Carl Pavano — Career Comparison

Jon Link
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Pavano
Gen XConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Carl Pavano 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 4.39 and 1.362 for Carl Pavano. 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 Carl Pavano

Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.52
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.43
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.54
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.54
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.23
50.23
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.04
94.04
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
873
4.39
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5366
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1788.2
9
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12.46
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1971
9.92
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1.01
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
2.14
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1091
5.49
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.848
0.848
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.42
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
41.54
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7643
38.46
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
4.81
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.29
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.29
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
0.77
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
37.38
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7018
35.31
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Jon Link and Carl Pavano

Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.52
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.43
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5366
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1788.2
9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.56
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.21
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.81
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
1.78
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.06
98.06
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.169
1.169
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.04
94.04
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Link and Carl Pavano

Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
514.77
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
600
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
530.11
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
75
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
54.55
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.64
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.41
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.41
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
20.45
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.38
17.7
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
105.68
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
83.52
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
23.86
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
23.86
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
44.32
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
5.7
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.7
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.82
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
123
209.66
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
61.36
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.41
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA