How David Cone's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

David Cone totaled 12,184 career Batters Faced, well above the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 1993, posting 1,060, well above the starting pitcher average of 493.6 that year. The lowest point came in 2003 at 85, well below the starting pitcher average of 476.1 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 733 in 2000 to 614 in 2001 and 85 in 2003, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 85 to 1,060 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

David Cone Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Season Avg.716.7137.83
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David Cone Batters Faced Per Season

David Cone's Batters Faced for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
David Cone Batters Faced per season line chart

David Cone Batters Faced by Team

David Cone's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
David Cone career Batters Faced by team bar chart

David Cone Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of David Cone's career Batters Faced, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
David Cone Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

David Cone Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes David Cone's seasonal Batters Faced alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
David Cone Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

David Cone Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of David Cone's MLB career with Batters Faced alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
David Cone Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table