Dan Abbott vs. David Cone — Career Comparison

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David Cone built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Abbott as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. David Cone posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.271 compared to 6.23 and 2.077 for Dan Abbott. By the career numbers, David Cone had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Abbott and David Cone

Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.23
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
13.15
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.15
13.15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.54
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
3.53
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.13
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.08
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.46
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.33
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
46.38
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
9.69
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.077
2.077
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
40.15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.38
46.38
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83

Fielding Stats for Dan Abbott and David Cone

Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.68
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.85
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.85
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Abbott and David Cone

Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
81.7
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
38.75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
105.96
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
28.09
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
63.83
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
53.62
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
91
116.17
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0