David Cone vs Steve Carlton

David ConeSteve Carlton

David Cone and Steve Carlton compared on their MLB careers: David Cone played 17 seasons, 1986 to 2003, Steve Carlton 24 seasons, 1965 to 1988. David Cone has 194 wins to Steve Carlton's 329. David Cone won 5 titles, Steve Carlton won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

David Cone and Steve Carlton career totals
450GP741
194W329
126L244
3.5ERA3.2
2898.2IP5217.1
2,668K4,136
1,137BB1,833
1.3WHIP1.3
1SV2

How do they compare in the postseason?

David Cone and Steve Carlton postseason
21GP16
52R0
93H96

Where each stands all time

David Cone and Steve Carlton all-time places
28th (2,668)Strikeouts (pitching)4th (4,136)
128th (194)Wins (pitching)11th (329)

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
  • Steve Carlton: 3 championships; NL Cy Young ×4, NL Gold Glove

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 Steve Carlton season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1986005.561965002.52
2nd1987563.711966333.12
3rd19882032.2219671492.98
4th19891483.52196813112.99
5th199014103.23196917112.17
6th199114143.29197010193.73
7th199217102.8119712093.56
8th199311143.33197227101.97
9th19941652.94197313203.90
10th19951883.57197416133.22
11th1996722.88197515143.56
12th19971262.8219762073.13
13th19982073.55197723102.64
14th19991293.44197816132.84
15th20004146.91197918113.62
16th2001974.3119802492.34
17th2003136.5019811342.42
18th————198223113.10
19th————198315163.11
20th————19841373.58
21st————1985183.33
22nd————19869145.10
23rd————19876145.74
24th————19880116.76

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA