David Cone vs. Bill Coyle — Career Comparison

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David Cone built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Coyle 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 9 and 2.125 for Bill Coyle. 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 Bill Coyle

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
15.75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.75
15.75
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.8
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.13
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
46.13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
11.25
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.125
2.125
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
42.75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.13
46.13

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Bill Coyle

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Bill Coyle

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.7
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.51
15.97
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
93.19
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
105.96
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.51
9.59
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA