David Cone vs. Brian Lawrence — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Brian Lawrence
Gen XColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

David Cone and Brian Lawrence are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 111 for David Cone and 108 for Brian Lawrence, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 105 and 108 respectively. If forced to pick, Brian Lawrence gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Brian Lawrence

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.42
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.47
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.59
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.25
44.25
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
4.19
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
2889
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
963
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1023
9.56
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.8
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.94
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
2.5
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.32
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
597
5.58
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.12
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.33
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.43
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
38.53
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
4.53
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.36
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.25
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.94
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3742
34.97
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Brian Lawrence

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.42
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
2889
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
963
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.59
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
2.27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.19
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.393
1.393
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Brian Lawrence

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
170
312.88
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
326
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
531.9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.7
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
38
69.94
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
30
55.21
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.88
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.72
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.51
15.97
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
7.88
14.51
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
93.19
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
48
88.34
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
105.96
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
51
93.87
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
16
29.45
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
28.09
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
36.81
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
63.83
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
64.42
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.51
9.59
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
1.22
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.43
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.93
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
97
178.53
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
22
40.49
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.68
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.21
Brian Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.04
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA