David Cone vs. Nestor Cortes — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Nestor Cortes
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Nestor Cortes a clear advantage over David Cone across the core pitching metrics. Nestor Cortes led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 129 vs 87), run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 111), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 119 vs 105). David Cone held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 114). Nestor Cortes was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Nestor Cortes

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
2.14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.4
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.52
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.39
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.37
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.73
65.73
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
3.94
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1807
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
602.1
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
8.02
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.8
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.52
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
2.69
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.13
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2668
8.28
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
9.02
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.302
1.302
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.24
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12184
37.83
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2490
37.21
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.24
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
4.06
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.18
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.52
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2279
34.05
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Nestor Cortes

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
2.14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.4
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1807
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
602.1
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
0.84
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.54
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.61
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.85
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
1.52
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.82
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.49
96.49
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.73
65.73
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Nestor Cortes

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
575.74
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
86400
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.7
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.51
15.97
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
93.19
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
105.96
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.51
9.59
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
91
116.17
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA