Jon Link vs. Joe Presko — Career Comparison

Jon Link
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Presko
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Presko 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 4.61 and 1.428 for Joe Presko. 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 Joe Presko

Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
2.35
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.12
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.46
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.68
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.66
47.66
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.28
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
4.61
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1471
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490.1
9
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12.46
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
9.38
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.05
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.45
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
3.71
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.795
0.795
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.26
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
41.54
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2140
39.28
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.92
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
37.38
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1938
35.57
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Jon Link and Joe Presko

Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9.35
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
12.34
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.1
9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.8
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.46
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
9.64
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9.26
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.68
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Link and Joe Presko

Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
458.82
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
600
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
550.59
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
95.29
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
88.24
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.06
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.06
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
18.12
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
102.35
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
120
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.76
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.65
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.41
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.18
14.76
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.71
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
26
91.76
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.54
6.54
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.71
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.12
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA