Jon Link vs. Floyd Youmans — Career Comparison

Jon Link
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Floyd Youmans
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Floyd Youmans 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. Floyd Youmans posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.334 compared to 4.15 and 1.962 for Jon Link. By the career numbers, Floyd Youmans had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jon Link and Floyd Youmans

Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.57
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.5
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.5
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.57
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.88
46.88
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.74
95.74
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
3.74
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1617
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
9
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12.46
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
7.15
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.15
7.15
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.75
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
4.68
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
7.08
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.4
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
41.54
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2292
38.27
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.16
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.45
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
37.38
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1961
32.74
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Jon Link and Floyd Youmans

Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.57
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.5
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1617
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.73
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.72
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.52
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.45
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.6
95.6
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.926
0.926
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.74
95.74
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Link and Floyd Youmans

Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
298.41
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
600
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
549.21
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
76.19
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
60.32
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.52
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.87
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.92
21.98
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
104.76
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
101.59
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
31.75
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
41.27
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
66.67
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
9.77
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.4
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 600 PA
73
231.75
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
2.59
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.22
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Floyd Youmans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Floyd Youmans
Career
Per 600 PA