David Cone vs. Victor Cruz — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Victor Cruz
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

David Cone built a career as a starting pitcher and Victor Cruz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Victor Cruz led in strikeout rate (K%+ 166 vs 126), walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 105). David Cone held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 73). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Victor Cruz.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Victor Cruz

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
6.21
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.6
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.6
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.23
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1115
3.46
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
3.09
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
813
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2504
7.77
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
7.24
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.8
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.93
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
3.53
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
4.35
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
8.24
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1144
37.99
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.25
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1222
3.79
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.45
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.73
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.25
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.63
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.288
1.288
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10783
33.48
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
32.05
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Victor Cruz

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
6.21
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
813
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
0.84
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.7
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.61
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
1.52
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.86
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.61
94.61
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.139
0.139
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Victor Cruz

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
575.74
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
22440
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
525.96
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.7
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.51
15.97
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
93.19
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
105.96
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.51
9.59
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-48.1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
48.51
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA