How David Cone's Hits Compares to Similar Players

David Cone totaled 2,504 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 2003, posting 20, well below the starting pitcher average of 114.4 that year. The highest point came in 1993 at 205, well above the starting pitcher average of 117.2 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 192 in 2000 to 148 in 2001 and 20 in 2003, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 20 to 205 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

David Cone Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Career25047.77
Season Avg.147.297.77
162 Game Avg.901.447.77
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David Cone Hits Per Season

David Cone's Hits 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 Hits per season line chart

David Cone Hits by Team

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

David Cone Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

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

David Cone Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

David Cone Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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