David Cone vs Dwight Gooden

David Cone Dwight Gooden

David Cone and Dwight Gooden compared on their MLB careers: David Cone played 17 seasons, 1986 to 2003, Dwight Gooden 16 seasons, 1984 to 2000. David Cone has 194 wins to Dwight Gooden's 194. David Cone won 5 titles, Dwight Gooden won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

David Cone and Dwight Gooden career totals

450	GP	430
194	W	194
126	L	112
3.5	ERA	3.5
2898.2	IP	2800.2
2,668	K	2,293
1,137	BB	954
1.3	WHIP	1.3
1	SV	3

How do they compare in the postseason?

David Cone and Dwight Gooden postseason

21	GP	12
52	R	16
93	H	57

Where each stands all time

David Cone and Dwight Gooden all-time places

28th (2,668)	Strikeouts (pitching)	59th (2,293)
128th (194)	Wins (pitching)	128th (194)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

David Cone: 5 championships; AL Cy Young
Dwight Gooden: 3 championships; NL Rookie of the Year, NL Cy Young, NL Silver Slugger

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

David Cone and Dwight Gooden season by season

1st	1986	0	0	5.56	1984	17	9	2.60
2nd	1987	5	6	3.71	1985	24	4	1.53
3rd	1988	20	3	2.22	1986	17	6	2.84
4th	1989	14	8	3.52	1987	15	7	3.21
5th	1990	14	10	3.23	1988	18	9	3.19
6th	1991	14	14	3.29	1989	9	4	2.89
7th	1992	17	10	2.81	1990	19	7	3.83
8th	1993	11	14	3.33	1991	13	7	3.60
9th	1994	16	5	2.94	1992	10	13	3.67
10th	1995	18	8	3.57	1993	12	15	3.45
11th	1996	7	2	2.88	1994	3	4	6.31
12th	1997	12	6	2.82	1996	11	7	5.01
13th	1998	20	7	3.55	1997	9	5	4.91
14th	1999	12	9	3.44	1998	8	6	3.76
15th	2000	4	14	6.91	1999	3	4	6.26
16th	2001	9	7	4.31	2000	6	5	4.71
17th	2003	1	3	6.50	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA