David Cone vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than David Cone. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 3.46) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.271). By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Dave Downs

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.11
93.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1115
3.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12184
37.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1222
3.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10783
33.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Dave Downs

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.11
93.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Dave Downs

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
81.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
70.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
35.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
28.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
63.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA