Bruce Chen vs. David Cone — Career Comparison

Bruce Chen
Gen XPanamaThrows LeftBats LeftCentral AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give David Cone a clear advantage over Bruce Chen across the core pitching metrics. David Cone led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 98), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 90). Bruce Chen held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 99 vs 87). David Cone was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Chen and David Cone

Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
2.35
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.48
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.48
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.31
50.31
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.75
56.75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786
4.62
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4596
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1532
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1578
9.27
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.51
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.8
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
3.21
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.23
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1140
6.7
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.18
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.26
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6619
38.88
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.33
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
849
4.99
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.26
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.31
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.25
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.54
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5930
34.84
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83

Fielding Stats for Bruce Chen and David Cone

Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
2.35
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4596
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1532
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.36
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
1.14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
1.55
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.61
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
1.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
1.52
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.75
56.75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Chen and David Cone

Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
1636.73
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
575.74
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
147
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
125
510.2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
525.96
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
19
77.55
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.7
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
73.47
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
70.21
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.11
12.68
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.51
15.97
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
20
81.63
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
93.19
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
22
89.8
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
105.96
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
32.65
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
5.58
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.51
9.59
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
236.73
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
77.55
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
48.51
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0