Jon Link vs. Lamar Potter — Career Comparison

Jon Link
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lamar Potter
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaAtlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lamar Potter 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 6.23 and 1.431 for Lamar Potter. 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 Lamar Potter

Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.08
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.25
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
6.23
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12.46
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9.55
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.74
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
41.54
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
39.88
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.27
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
37.38
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
35.72
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.88
39.88

Fielding Stats for Jon Link and Lamar Potter

Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.78
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.91
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.01
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.37
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.455
2.455
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Link and Lamar Potter

Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
240
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
600
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
600
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
21.64
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
23.33
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA