Dick Cogan vs. David Cone — Career Comparison

Dick Cogan
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational 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 Dick Cogan 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 5 and 1.852 for Dick Cogan. By the career numbers, David Cone had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Cogan and David Cone

Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
1.4
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.83
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
11.33
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.33
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
3.53
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.13
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.67
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.33
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
43.17
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.83
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.852
1.852
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
37
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.17
43.17
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83

Fielding Stats for Dick Cogan and David Cone

Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.4
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.94
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.68
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.64
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.58
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.16
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.48
81.48
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.61
94.61
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.833
1.833
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Cogan and David Cone

Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
184.62
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
34
523.08
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
525.96
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
81.7
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.24
49.85
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
169.23
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
35.74
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
28.09
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
63.83
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
50.19
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.83
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.43
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
91
116.17
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
9.75
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
5.16
5.16
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Dick Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Dick Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0