Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1986
- AL Cy Young
- 1994
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1986
- AL Cy Young
- 1994
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 450
- W
- 194
- L
- 126
- ERA
- 3.46
- IP
- 2898.2
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | KC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5.56 | 22.2 | 21 | 13 | 1.85 |
| 1987 | NYM | 21 | 5 | 6 | 3.71 | 99.1 | 68 | 44 | 1.32 |
| 1988 | NYM | 35 | 20 | 3 | 2.22 | 231.1 | 213 | 80 | 1.12 |
| 1989 | NYM | 34 | 14 | 8 | 3.52 | 219.2 | 190 | 74 | 1.17 |
| 1990 | NYM | 31 | 14 | 10 | 3.23 | 211.2 | 233 | 65 | 1.14 |
| 1991 | NYM | 34 | 14 | 14 | 3.29 | 232.2 | 241 | 73 | 1.19 |
| 1992 |  NYM/TOR | 35 | 17 | 10 | 2.81 | 249.2 | 261 | 111 | 1.25 |
| 1993 | KC | 34 | 11 | 14 | 3.33 | 254.0 | 191 | 114 | 1.26 |
| 1994 | KC | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2.94 | 171.2 | 132 | 54 | 1.07 |
| 1995 |  TOR/NYY | 30 | 18 | 8 | 3.57 | 229.1 | 191 | 88 | 1.23 |
| 1996 | NYY | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2.88 | 72.0 | 71 | 34 | 1.17 |
| 1997 | NYY | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2.82 | 195.0 | 222 | 86 | 1.24 |
| 1998 | NYY | 31 | 20 | 7 | 3.55 | 207.2 | 209 | 59 | 1.18 |
| 1999 | NYY | 31 | 12 | 9 | 3.44 | 193.1 | 177 | 90 | 1.31 |
| 2000 | NYY | 30 | 4 | 14 | 6.91 | 155.0 | 120 | 82 | 1.77 |
| 2001 | BOS | 25 | 9 | 7 | 4.31 | 135.2 | 115 | 57 | 1.51 |
| 2003 | NYM | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6.50 | 18.0 | 13 | 13 | 1.83 |
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) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1987 | NYM | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1988 | NYM | 22 | 8 | 4 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1989 | NYM | 20 | 7 | 2 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 1990 | NYM | 19 | 6 | 2 | 9.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1991 | NYM | 24 | 5 | 2 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 1992 | NYM/TOR | 24 | 7 | 5 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1993 | KC | 24 | 6 | 1 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 1994 | KC | 15 | 4 | 3 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1995 | TOR/NYY | 16 | 6 | 2 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 1996 | NYY | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1997 | NYY | 21 | 1 | 0 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 1998 | NYY | 19 | 3 | 0 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1999 | NYY | 18 | 1 | 1 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2000 | NYY | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2001 | BOS | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2003 | NYM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.
Championships ×5
- 1992 World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays
- 1996 World Series with the New York Yankees
- 1998 World Series with the New York Yankees
- 1999 World Series with the New York Yankees
- 2000 World Series with the New York Yankees
Awards
All-time career rank
- 28th in strikeouts (pitching) (2,668)
- 128th in wins (pitching) (194)
Among the 8,943 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Wins: 1988 (5th), 1992 (8th), 1994 (2nd), 1995 (3rd), 1998 (1st)
- ERA: 1988 (2nd), 1994 (9th), 1997 (8th)
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 1988 (4th), 1989 (9th), 1990 (1st), 1991 (1st), 1992 (1st), 1993 (7th), 1995 (6th), 1997 (7th), 1998 (8th)
- WHIP: 1994 (4th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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