Jon Link vs. Elmer Ponder — Career Comparison

Jon Link
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Elmer Ponder
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Elmer Ponder 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. Elmer Ponder posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.21 and WHIP 1.233 compared to 4.15 and 1.962 for Jon Link. By the career numbers, Elmer Ponder had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jon Link and Elmer Ponder

Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.64
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.4
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.64
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.87
60.87
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.48
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.21
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1136
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378.2
9
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12.46
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
9.39
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.26
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.71
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
2.69
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.489
0.489
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
41.54
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1582
37.6
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.43
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
4.11
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
37.38
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1501
35.68
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.6
37.6

Fielding Stats for Jon Link and Elmer Ponder

Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
27
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
9
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.89
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.783
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Link and Elmer Ponder

Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
316.03
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
600
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
567.94
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
59.54
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.38
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.76
8.05
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
68.7
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
68.7
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.06
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.02
-13.85
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
50
229.01
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
2.62
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA