Don Arlich vs. David Cone — Career Comparison

Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

David Cone built a career as a starting pitcher and Don Arlich 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 8.1 and 2.100 for Don Arlich. By the career numbers, David Cone had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Don Arlich and David Cone

Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
8.1
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
14.4
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.5
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
3.53
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.13
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.46
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.33
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
45.9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9.9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
40.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83

Fielding Stats for Don Arlich and David Cone

Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.61
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
1.52
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Arlich and David Cone

Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
575.74
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.7
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.51
15.97
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
93.19
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
105.96
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.51
9.59
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0