Jon Link vs. Cy Young — Career Comparison

Jon Link
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cy Young
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Cy Young 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. Cy Young posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.63 and WHIP 1.130 compared to 4.15 and 1.962 for Jon Link. By the career numbers, Cy Young had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jon Link and Cy Young

Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
906
1.11
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
1
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
0.63
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
0.39
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.86
61.86
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.96
89.96
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
0.92
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.09
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.02
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2147
2.63
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22068
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7356
9
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12.46
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7092
8.68
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.17
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
1.49
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2803
3.43
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.547
0.547
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.19
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.2
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
41.54
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29579
36.19
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.1
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3167
3.87
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
37.38
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28201
34.5
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.19
36.19

Fielding Stats for Jon Link and Cy Young

Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
1.13
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.29
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21744
27
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
9
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.31
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2015
2.5
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.18
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2414
3
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2266
2.81
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.87
93.87
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.487
2.487
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.47
25.47
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.05
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Link and Cy Young

Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
918
177.62
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3101
600
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2960
572.72
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
623
120.54
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
93.45
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
16.83
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
6.77
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.48
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
27.09
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204.03
39.48
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
834
161.37
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
138.15
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
62.88
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
56.11
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
115.51
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212.45
41.11
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
1.93
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
15.67
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
381
73.72
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.14
8.14
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
9.67
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.61
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.61
Jon Link
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100