David Cone vs. Guy Cooper — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Guy Cooper
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

David Cone built a career as a starting pitcher and Guy Cooper 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 5.33 and 1.444 for Guy Cooper. By the career numbers, David Cone had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Guy Cooper

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.39
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.63
60.63
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
8.67
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
3.53
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.33
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.13
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.67
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.33
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12184
37.83
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
36.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10783
33.48
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
31
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.33
36.33

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Guy Cooper

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
1.4
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8696
27
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2898.2
9
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
0.84
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.61
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
1.52
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.61
94.61
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Guy Cooper

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
575.74
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
900
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.7
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.51
15.97
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
93.19
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
105.96
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
35.74
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
28.09
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
63.83
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.51
9.59
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-60
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
91
116.17
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA