David Cone vs Nolan Ryan

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David Cone and Nolan Ryan compared on their MLB careers: David Cone played 17 seasons, 1986 to 2003, Nolan Ryan 27 seasons, 1966 to 1993. David Cone has 194 wins to Nolan Ryan's 324. David Cone won 5 titles, Nolan Ryan won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Nolan Ryan leads in 5 of the 7 lines, David Cone in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

David Cone and Nolan Ryan career totals

450	GP	807
194	W	324, better
126, better	L	292
3.5	ERA	3.2, better
2,898.2	IP	5,387
2,668	K	5,714, better
1,137, better	BB	2,795
1.3	WHIP	1.3, better
1	SV	3, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

David Cone and Nolan Ryan postseason

21	GP	9
8, better	W	2
3	L	2, better
3.8	ERA	3.1, better
111	IP	58
94, better	K	63
58	BB	14, better
1.4	WHIP	0.9, better
0	SV	1, better

Where each stands all time

David Cone and Nolan Ryan all-time places

28th (2,668)	Strikeouts (pitching)	1st (5,714), better
128th (194)	Wins (pitching)	14th (324), better

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 and Nolan Ryan titles and awards

5, better	Championships	1
1, better	AL Cy Young	—

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 Nolan Ryan season by season

1st	1986	0	0, better	5.56, better	1966	0	1	15.00
2nd	1987	5	6, better	3.71	1968	6, better	9	3.09, better
3rd	1988	20, better	3	2.22, better	1969	6	3	3.54
4th	1989	14, better	8, better	3.52	1970	7	11	3.41, better
5th	1990	14, better	10, better	3.23, better	1971	10	14	3.97
6th	1991	14	14, better	3.29	1972	19, better	16	2.28, better
7th	1992	17	10, better	2.81, better	1973	21, better	16	2.87
8th	1993	11	14, better	3.33	1974	22, better	16	2.89, better
9th	1994	16, better	5, better	2.94, better	1975	14	12	3.45
10th	1995	18, better	8, better	3.57	1976	17	18	3.36, better
11th	1996	7	2, better	2.88	1977	19, better	16	2.77, better
12th	1997	12, better	6, better	2.82, better	1978	10	13	3.71
13th	1998	20, better	7, better	3.55, better	1979	16	14	3.59
14th	1999	12, better	9, better	3.44	1980	11	10	3.35, better
15th	2000	4	14	6.91	1981	11, better	5, better	1.69, better
16th	2001	9	7, better	4.31	1982	16, better	12	3.16, better
17th	2003	1	3, better	6.50	1983	14, better	9	2.98, better
18th	—	—	—	—	1984	12	11	3.04
19th	—	—	—	—	1985	10	12	3.80
20th	—	—	—	—	1986	12	8	3.34
21st	—	—	—	—	1987	8	16	2.76
22nd	—	—	—	—	1988	12	11	3.52
23rd	—	—	—	—	1989	16	10	3.20
24th	—	—	—	—	1990	13	9	3.44
25th	—	—	—	—	1991	12	6	2.91
26th	—	—	—	—	1992	5	9	3.72
27th	—	—	—	—	1993	5	5	4.88

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA