Jon Link vs. Mike Pelfrey — Career Comparison

Jon Link
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Pelfrey
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Pelfrey 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 4.68 and 1.528 for Mike Pelfrey. 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 Mike Pelfrey

Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
1.68
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.56
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.41
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.63
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.09
93.09
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
4.68
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4429
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1476.1
9
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12.46
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1687
10.28
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.28
10.28
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.85
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
3.3
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
5.11
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.49
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
41.54
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6531
39.81
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
827
5.04
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.38
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.12
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
37.38
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5800
35.36
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.321
0.321
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.81
39.81

Fielding Stats for Jon Link and Mike Pelfrey

Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
1.68
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.56
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4429
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1476.1
9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.57
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.2
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.82
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.77
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.32
97.32
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.055
1.055
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.09
93.09
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Link and Mike Pelfrey

Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
535.71
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
600
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
522.08
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
54.55
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
44.81
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.74
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.74
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.71
9.18
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
64.29
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
83.77
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.32
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.32
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
50.65
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.49
-6.8
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.9
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.32
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
72
140.26
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.28
4.28
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.75
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.95
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.79
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PA