Lefty Capers vs. David Cone — Career Comparison

Lefty Capers
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftNorth AmericaLouisville White SoxNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Lefty Capers and David Cone are fairly close on the surface numbers. Lefty Capers carried a career ERA of 3.86 against David Cone's 3.46. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Lefty Capers and David Cone — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Capers and David Cone

Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.07
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
1.4
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.07
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.6
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.11
93.11
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.07
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
3.86
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
8.25
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.11
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.13
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.04
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
38.36
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.61
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.07
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.18
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.262
1.262
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
34.07
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.36
38.36
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83

Fielding Stats for Lefty Capers and David Cone

Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.22
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
1.4
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.94
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.94
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.68
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.69
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.82
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.63
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.61
94.61
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.154
2.154
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.92
76.92
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Capers and David Cone

Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
17
261.54
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
553.85
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
76.92
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.7
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
21.43
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
35.74
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
28.09
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
63.83
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
12.06
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.43
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
91
116.17
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0