Jon Link vs. Jake Thielman — Career Comparison

Jon Link
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Thielman
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Thielman 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. Jake Thielman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.16 and WHIP 1.241 compared to 4.15 and 1.962 for Jon Link. By the career numbers, Jake Thielman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jon Link and Jake Thielman

Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.23
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.06
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.57
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.53
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.72
51.72
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.15
86.15
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.93
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.16
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1426
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475.1
9
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12.46
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
9.15
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.03
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
2.99
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.558
0.558
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.25
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.44
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
41.54
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1942
36.77
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
4.43
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
37.38
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1812
34.31
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.77
36.77

Fielding Stats for Jon Link and Jake Thielman

Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.21
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.04
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1539
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513
9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.74
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.32
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
3.14
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.71
94.71
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.594
2.594
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.51
85.51
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Link and Jake Thielman

Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
202.9
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
600
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
507.25
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
121.74
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
89.86
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.49
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.39
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
31.88
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.34
64.74
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
171.01
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
188.41
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
78.26
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
57.97
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
136.23
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.23
70.23
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.8
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
60.87
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 600 PA
31
89.86
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.68
6.68
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
26.09
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.59
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thielman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.59
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thielman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100