How David Cone's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

David Cone posted a career WHIP of 1.26, near the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1988, posting 1.12, below the starting pitcher average of 1.29 that year. The highest point came in 1986 at 1.85, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.35 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.77 in 2000 to 1.51 in 2001 and 1.83 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 tracked near league norms across 16 seasons.

David Cone Lifetime WHIP

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David Cone
WHIP
Career1.256
Season Avg.1.256
162 Game Avg.1.256
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David Cone WHIP Per Season

David Cone's WHIP 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 WHIP per season line chart

David Cone WHIP by Team

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

David Cone WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how David Cone's career WHIP 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 WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

David Cone WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

David Cone WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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