How David Cone's Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Compares to Similar Players
David Cone posted a career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings of 8.28, well above the starting pitcher average of 5.11 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Strikeouts Per 9 Innings season came in 1997, posting 10.25, well above the starting pitcher average of 6.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1987 at 6.16, near the starting pitcher average of 5.88 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 6.97 in 2000 to 7.63 in 2001 and 6.5 in 2003. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well above league norms across 16 seasons.
David Cone Lifetime Strikeouts Per 9 Innings
Stats similar to Strikeouts Per 9 Innings for David Cone
| David Cone
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings |
|---|
| Career | 8.28 |
| Season Avg. | 8.28 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 8.28 |
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David Cone Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Per Season
David Cone's Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings by Team
David Cone's career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
David Cone Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how David Cone's career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes David Cone's seasonal Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of David Cone's MLB career with Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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.
