David Cone vs. Doc Landis — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Doc Landis
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

David Cone built a career as a starting pitcher and Doc Landis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doc Landis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.326 compared to 3.46 and 1.271 for David Cone. By the career numbers, Doc Landis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Doc Landis

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
1.4
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.05
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.73
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.27
29.27
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.11
93.11
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.93
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1115
3.46
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
3.36
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1077
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
10.7
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.7
10.7
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.23
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.13
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.86
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.46
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.8
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1592
39.91
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
6.69
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1543
38.68
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Doc Landis

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
1.4
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.19
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1365
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.68
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.81
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.1
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.36
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.26
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2.91
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.61
94.61
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.09
89.09
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Doc Landis

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
53
167.37
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
190
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
590.53
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
81.7
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
101.05
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
70.21
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
97.89
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.68
17.94
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
104.21
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
110.53
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
11
34.74
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
11
34.74
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
14.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.47
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
91
116.17
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA