Phil Bickford vs. David Cone — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

David Cone built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Bickford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. David Cone led in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 84), strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 112), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 98). Phil Bickford held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 87). Role difference aside, David Cone holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and David Cone

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.89
57.89
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2504
7.77
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2668
8.28
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.33
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
33.86
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and David Cone

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
0.84
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.61
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
1.52
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.61
94.61
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and David Cone

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
575.74
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
81.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
70.21
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0