Brad Clontz vs. David Cone — Career Comparison

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David Cone built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Clontz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Clontz led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 87), home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 106), and run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 111). David Cone held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 96). Role difference aside, Brad Clontz holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brad Clontz and David Cone

Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
8.82
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.71
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.6
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.39
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.63
60.63
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.34
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
8.95
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.97
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.8
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.89
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
3.53
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.84
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
6.81
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.189
1.189
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.33
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1209
39.19
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.04
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
4.76
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.25
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.81
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
34.29
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83

Fielding Stats for Brad Clontz and David Cone

Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
8.82
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.26
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.72
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.59
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.45
92.45
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.61
94.61
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Clontz and David Cone

Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
11657.14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
575.74
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
525.96
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.7
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
4.11
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.51
15.97
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
93.19
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
35.74
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
63.83
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-3.18
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.51
9.59
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.83
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.43
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0