David Cone stats

Last played for the New York Mets, 2003

Starting Pitcher · #16

Age 63 · 6' 1"

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David Cone played 17 MLB seasons, 1986 to 2003.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
450
W
194
L
126
ERA
3.46
IP
2,898.2
K
2,668
BB
1,137
WHIP
1.26

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1986KC11005.5622.221131.85
1987NYM21563.7199.168441.32
1988NYM352032.22231.1213801.12
1989NYM341483.52219.2190741.17
1990NYM3114103.23211.2233651.14
1991NYM3414143.29232.2241731.19
1992NYM/TOR3517102.81249.22611111.25
1993KC3411143.33254.01911141.26
1994KC231652.94171.2132541.07
1995TOR/NYY301883.57229.1191881.23
1996NYY11722.8872.071341.17
1997NYY291262.82195.0222861.24
1998NYY312073.55207.2209591.18
1999NYY311293.44193.1177901.31
2000NYY304146.91155.0120821.77
2001BOS25974.31135.2115571.51
2003NYM5136.5018.013131.83

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
21
W
8
L
3
ERA
3.81
IP
111.0
K
94
BB
58
WHIP
1.36

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
258
CG
56
SHO
22
K/9
8.3
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
149

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1986KC0008.30003
1987NYM8106.20002
1988NYM22848.300010
1989NYM20727.800014
1990NYM19629.900010
1991NYM24529.300017
1992NYM/TOR24759.400012
1993KC24616.800014
1994KC15436.90005
1995TOR/NYY16627.500011
1996NYY8108.90004
1997NYY211010.200014
1998NYY19309.10006
1999NYY18118.20007
2000NYY10007.000011
2001BOS10007.60009
2003NYM0006.50000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
63 yearsJan 2, 1963
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1986
Birthplace
Kansas City, MO
AL Cy Young
1994

Latest performance

David Cone

May 28 · @ PHI · L 11-3

IP
2.0
H
1
R
1
ER
1
BB
2
K
0
HR
1
ERA
6.50

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentIPHRERK
Wed, May 28atPHIL 11-321110
Tue, Apr 22vsHOUL 6-223221
Wed, Apr 16atPITL 6-356333
Fri, Apr 11atWSHL 10-048774
Fri, Apr 04vsWSHW 4-052005
Sat, Oct 06atBALW 5-183107

What were David Cone's career stats?

David Cone played 17 seasons for the Royals, the Mets, the Yankees and the Red Sox. He had 194 wins and 2,668 strikeouts with a 3.46 ERA over 2,898.2 innings. His best season was 1988: 20 wins, a 2.22 ERA and 213 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

17 seasons, 8 postseasons, 1986 to 2003

David Cone led MLB in wins (1998) and strikeouts (pitching) (1990, 1991, 1992); finished top 10 in a stat 18 times.

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Awards

All-time career rank

  • 28th in strikeouts (pitching) (2,668)
  • 128th in wins (pitching) (194)

Among the 9,243 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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