David Cone vs. Declan Cronin — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Declan Cronin
Gen ZNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

David Cone built a career as a starting pitcher and Declan Cronin 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 4.98 and 1.488 for Declan Cronin. 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 Declan Cronin

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.19
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.98
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
9.52
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
3.53
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
3.54
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2668
8.28
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
8.85
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.33
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.77
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
39.5
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.22
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.86
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.44
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
34.97
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Declan Cronin

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.19
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.68
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.77
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
0.84
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.61
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.55
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
1.52
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.61
94.61
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Declan Cronin

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
65
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
600
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
525.96
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.7
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.51
15.97
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
93.19
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
105.96
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.51
9.59
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
91
116.17
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA