David Cone and Nolan Ryan Comparison

Who is the better baseball player David Cone or Nolan Ryan? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer. I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind. I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.

If you are less interested in a David Cone vs. Nolan Ryan comparison and are more interested to see if one is tracking the other, then you are in luck! Click the “View Charts” link in the stat box to see how they compare over their careers. The data table and charts on these pages visualize how each player has progressed through their careers. They also summarizes both players' career performance.

David Cone Nolan Ryan
Bats Left Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Baby Boomers Baby Boomers
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Nolan Ryan

Career
162 Game Avg.
17
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
27
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
450
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
807
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
419
63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
773
63
Career
162 Game Avg.
194
194
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
324
194
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
126
126
Career
162 Game Avg.
292
126
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
60.63
60.63
Career
162 Game Avg.
52.6
60.63
Career
162 Game Avg.
56
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
222
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
61
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1115
168
Career
162 Game Avg.
1911
168
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.19
3.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.89
3.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.6
3.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.3
3.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.232
0.232
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.203
0.232
Career
162 Game Avg.
8696
1314
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16158
1314
Career
162 Game Avg.
2898.67
438.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5386
438.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2504
378
Career
162 Game Avg.
3923
378
Career
162 Game Avg.
7.77
7.77
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.56
7.77
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
258
39
Career
162 Game Avg.
321
39
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.54
0.8
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.57
0.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.4
0.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1137
172
Career
162 Game Avg.
2795
172
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
42
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
78
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.53
3.53
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.67
3.53
Career
162 Game Avg.
2668
403
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5714
403
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.28
8.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9.55
8.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.93
5.93
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.08
5.93
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.313
1.313
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.58
1.313
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
149
23
Career
162 Game Avg.
277
23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
106
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
158
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
32
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
12184
1841
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22575
1841
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
13
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1222
185
Career
162 Game Avg.
2178
185
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.79
3.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.64
3.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
76
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
191
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
82
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
140
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
138
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
263
21
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.256
1.256
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.247
1.256
Career
162 Game Avg.
10783
1629
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19291
1629
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.72
2.72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2.72
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.28
0.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.268
0.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.83
37.83
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.72
37.83

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Nolan Ryan

Career
162 Game Avg.
17
6.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
27
6.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
450
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
807
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
419
150.84
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
773
150.84
Career
162 Game Avg.
8696
3130.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16159
3130.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
2898.67
1043.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5386.33
1043.52
Career
162 Game Avg.
220
79.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
220
79.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
271
97.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
547
97.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
28
10.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
90
10.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
519
186.84
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
857
186.84
Career
162 Game Avg.
491
176.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
767
176.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
94.61
94.61
Career
162 Game Avg.
89.5
94.61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.091
1.091
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.95
1.091
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
6.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
27
6.12
David Cone
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
David Cone
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
David Cone
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
David Cone
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Nolan Ryan

Career
162 Game Avg.
17
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
27
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
451
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
807
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
470
169
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
957
169
Career
162 Game Avg.
412
148
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
852
148
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.155
0.155
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.11
0.155
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.434
0.434
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.349
0.434
Career
162 Game Avg.
64
23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
94
23
Career
162 Game Avg.
55
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10
3
David Cone
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
0
David Cone
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
14
3
David Cone
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.002
0
David Cone
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.021
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
12.51
4.49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16.94
4.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
73
26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
114
26
Career
162 Game Avg.
83
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
132
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.177
0.177
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.138
0.177
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.177
0.177
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.134
0.177
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.354
0.354
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.272
0.354
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.022
0.022
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.023
0.022
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.124
0.124
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.096
0.124
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.258
0.258
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.201
0.258
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.199
0.199
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.191
0.199
Career
162 Game Avg.
28
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
40
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
36
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
50
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
74
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.51
2.7
Nolan Ryan
Career
162 Game Avg.
-11.22
2.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Nolan Ryan
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38
6
David Cone
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
91
33
Career
162 Game Avg.
371
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.16
5.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.58
5.16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.18
0.18
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.1
0.18
Career
162 Game Avg.
38
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
65
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
3
David Cone
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
0
David Cone
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
0