How David Cone's ERA Compares to Similar Players

David Cone posted a career ERA of 3.46, below the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest ERA season came in 1988, posting 2.22, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.73 that year. The highest point came in 2000 at 6.91, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.78 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 6.91 in 2000 to 4.31 in 2001 and 6.5 in 2003. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.22 to 6.91 — though the career average remained above league norms.

David Cone Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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David Cone ERA Per Season

David Cone's ERA 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 ERA per season line chart

David Cone ERA by Team

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

David Cone ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how David Cone's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
David Cone ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

David Cone ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes David Cone's seasonal ERA 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 ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

David Cone ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of David Cone's MLB career with ERA 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 ERA season-by-season breakdown table