David Cone played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 2003, appearing in 450 games over 17 seasons. He recorded a total of 194 W and 126 L, an ERA of 3.46, 2,668 SO, a WHIP of 1.256, and a WAR of 61.7.
๐งพ Basic Profile
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Name | David Cone |
Date of Birth | January 2, 1963 |
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MLB Debut | 1986 |
๐ Career Summary
David Cone appeared in 450 games over 17 MLB seasons from 1986 to 2003. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 419 (MLB Rank: 115) |
GF | 9 (MLB Rank: 5,084) |
W | 194 (MLB Rank: 135) |
L | 126 (MLB Rank: 297) |
SV | 1 (MLB Rank: 3,494) |
ERA | 3.46 (MLB Rank: 2,385) |
IP | 2898.2 (MLB Rank: 154) |
SHO | 22 (MLB Rank: 217) |
CG | 56 (MLB Rank: 790) |
SO | 2,668 (MLB Rank: 27) |
BB | 1137 (MLB Rank: 66) |
H | 2,504 (MLB Rank: 239) |
HR | 258 (MLB Rank: 114) |
SO9 | 8.28 (MLB Rank: 1,573) |
BB9 | 3.53 (MLB Rank: 6,599) |
H9 | 7.77 (MLB Rank: 10,193) |
HR9 | 0.8 (MLB Rank: 5,389) |
WHIP | 1.256 (MLB Rank: 9,967) |
WAR | 61.7 (MLB Rank: 57) |
๐ Last Season Summary (2003)
In his final season (2003), David Cone recorded the following stats:
GS | 4 |
W | 1 |
L | 3 |
ERA | 6.5 |
IP | 18 |
SO | 13 |
BB | 13 |
H | 20 |
HR | 4 |
SO9 | 6.5 |
BB9 | 6.5 |
H9 | 10 |
HR9 | 2 |
WHIP | 1.833 |
WAR | โ0.2 |
๐ Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1988, 20 W
- Most SO: 1992, 261 SO
- Most IP: 1993, 254 IP
- Best WAR: 1993, 7.2 WAR
- Best ERA: 1988, 2.22 ERA
๐ฏ Postseason Performance
David Cone appeared in 15 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 3.85, pitched 72.4 IP, struck out 63 batters, with 6 W and 2 L.
David Cone Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1986 | 0 | 0 | 5.56 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 22.2 | -0.1 | 1.853 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 77 | 3.92 | 8.3 | 1.62 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.5 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 108 |
1987 | 5 | 6 | 3.71 | 0.455 | 1 | 68 | 99.1 | 1.1 | 1.319 | 11 | 87 | 44 | 46 | 41 | 103 | 4.42 | 6.2 | 1.55 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 420 |
1988 | 20 | 3 | 2.22 | 0.87 | 0 | 213 | 231.1 | 5.5 | 1.115 | 10 | 178 | 80 | 67 | 57 | 145 | 2.58 | 8.3 | 2.66 | 28 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0.4 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 936 |
1989 | 14 | 8 | 3.52 | 0.636 | 0 | 190 | 219.2 | 1.3 | 1.17 | 20 | 183 | 74 | 92 | 86 | 93 | 3.28 | 7.8 | 2.57 | 33 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0.8 | 7.5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 910 |
1990 | 14 | 10 | 3.23 | 0.583 | 0 | 233 | 211.2 | 3.8 | 1.143 | 21 | 177 | 65 | 84 | 76 | 117 | 2.83 | 9.9 | 3.58 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0.9 | 7.5 | 2.8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 860 |
1991 | 14 | 14 | 3.29 | 0.5 | 0 | 241 | 232.2 | 4.4 | 1.191 | 13 | 204 | 73 | 95 | 85 | 111 | 2.52 | 9.3 | 3.3 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 7.9 | 2.8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 966 |
1992 | 17 | 10 | 2.81 | 0.63 | 0 | 261 | 249.2 | 5.2 | 1.25 | 15 | 201 | 111 | 91 | 78 | 129 | 2.95 | 9.4 | 2.35 | 34 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 7.2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 1055 |
1993 | 11 | 14 | 3.33 | 0.44 | 0 | 191 | 254 | 7.2 | 1.256 | 20 | 205 | 114 | 102 | 94 | 138 | 3.97 | 6.8 | 1.68 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.7 | 7.3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 1060 |
1994 | 16 | 5 | 2.94 | 0.762 | 0 | 132 | 171.2 | 6.9 | 1.072 | 15 | 130 | 54 | 60 | 56 | 171 | 3.8 | 6.9 | 2.44 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 690 |
1995 | 18 | 8 | 3.57 | 0.692 | 0 | 191 | 229.1 | 7 | 1.234 | 24 | 195 | 88 | 95 | 91 | 131 | 4.03 | 7.5 | 2.17 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0.9 | 7.7 | 3.5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 954 |
1996 | 7 | 2 | 2.88 | 0.778 | 0 | 71 | 72 | 2.8 | 1.167 | 3 | 50 | 34 | 25 | 23 | 175 | 3.24 | 8.9 | 2.09 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 295 |
1997 | 12 | 6 | 2.82 | 0.667 | 0 | 222 | 195 | 6.7 | 1.236 | 17 | 155 | 86 | 67 | 61 | 159 | 3.35 | 10.2 | 2.58 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 805 |
1998 | 20 | 7 | 3.55 | 0.741 | 0 | 209 | 207.2 | 4 | 1.18 | 20 | 186 | 59 | 89 | 82 | 125 | 3.45 | 9.1 | 3.54 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.1 | 2.6 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 866 |
1999 | 12 | 9 | 3.44 | 0.571 | 0 | 177 | 193.1 | 5.1 | 1.314 | 21 | 164 | 90 | 84 | 74 | 136 | 4.28 | 8.2 | 1.97 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.6 | 4.2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 827 |
2000 | 4 | 14 | 6.91 | 0.222 | 0 | 120 | 155 | -0.9 | 1.768 | 25 | 192 | 82 | 124 | 119 | 70 | 5.44 | 7 | 1.46 | 29 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.1 | 4.8 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 733 |
2001 | 9 | 7 | 4.31 | 0.563 | 0 | 115 | 135.2 | 1.9 | 1.511 | 17 | 148 | 57 | 74 | 65 | 104 | 4.46 | 7.6 | 2.02 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.8 | 3.8 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 614 |
2003 | 1 | 3 | 6.5 | 0.25 | 0 | 13 | 18 | -0.2 | 1.833 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 66 | 6.64 | 6.5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 85 |