Jon Link vs. Robert Poindexter — Career Comparison

Jon Link
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Robert Poindexter
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Robert Poindexter 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 4.37 and 1.430 for Robert Poindexter. 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 Robert Poindexter

Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.66
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.03
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.46
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.65
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.2
62.2
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.52
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
4.37
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2065
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688.1
9
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12.46
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
9.66
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.66
9.66
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.35
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
3.18
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
4.54
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
41.54
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2343
30.63
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
5.44
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.16
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.44
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
37.38
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
25.98
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.375
0.375
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.441
0.441
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.63
30.63

Fielding Stats for Jon Link and Robert Poindexter

Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
2.26
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.3
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1602
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.25
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.81
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.19
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.07
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
96.3
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.46
57.46
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Link and Robert Poindexter

Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
283.44
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
600
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
561.35
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
145.4
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
112.27
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.93
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.68
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.52
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.13
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.54
56.21
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
193.25
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
167.48
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
77.3
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
58.9
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
130.67
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.75
63.95
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
22.09
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.56
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.68
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.68
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100