Jon Link vs. Nels Potter — Career Comparison

Jon Link
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nels 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. Nels Potter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.366 compared to 4.15 and 1.962 for Jon Link. By the career numbers, Nels Potter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jon Link and Nels Potter

Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.86
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.94
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.49
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.52
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.68
48.68
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.99
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12.46
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
9.19
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.66
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.11
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
3.99
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
41.54
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
38.69
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.67
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
4.5
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
37.38
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6645
35.47
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Jon Link and Nels Potter

Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Link and Nels Potter

Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
337.38
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
600
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
538.66
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
122.68
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.31
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.96
34.47
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
137.06
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
157.19
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.96
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.46
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
59.42
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.78
41
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.55
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
47.92
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.84
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA