David Cone Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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.

🧾 Basic Profile

David Cone
NameDavid Cone
Date of BirthJanuary 2, 1963
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsLeft
MLB Debut1986
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David Cone Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for David Cone.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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:

GS419 (MLB Rank: 115)
GF9 (MLB Rank: 5,179)
W194 (MLB Rank: 135)
L126 (MLB Rank: 298)
SV1 (MLB Rank: 3,556)
ERA3.46 (MLB Rank: 2,401)
IP2898.2 (MLB Rank: 155)
SHO22 (MLB Rank: 217)
CG56 (MLB Rank: 790)
SO2,668 (MLB Rank: 27)
BB1137 (MLB Rank: 66)
H2,504 (MLB Rank: 239)
HR258 (MLB Rank: 114)
SO98.28 (MLB Rank: 1,659)
BB93.53 (MLB Rank: 6,694)
H97.77 (MLB Rank: 10,337)
HR90.8 (MLB Rank: 5,547)
WHIP1.256 (MLB Rank: 10,095)
WAR61.7 (MLB Rank: 57)

📊 Last Season Summary (2003)

In his final season (2003), David Cone recorded the following stats:

GS4
W1
L3
ERA6.5
IP18
SO13
BB13
H20
HR4
SO96.5
BB96.5
H910
HR92
WHIP1.833
WAR−0.2

📈 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

🎯 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

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
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