How David Cone's Starts Compares to Similar Players

David Cone totaled 419 career Starts, well above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 1991, posting 34, well above the starting pitcher average of 17.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1986 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 18.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 29 in 2000 to 25 in 2001 and 4 in 2003, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 34 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

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David Cone Starts Per Season

David Cone's Starts 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 Starts per season line chart

David Cone Starts by Team

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

David Cone Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of David Cone's career Starts, 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 Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

David Cone Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

David Cone Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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