David Cone vs. Sam Leever — Career Comparison

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On the career pitching numbers, Sam Leever posted a stronger line than David Cone. Sam Leever posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.47 vs 3.46) and WHIP (1.141 vs 1.271). By the career numbers, Sam Leever 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 Sam Leever

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
1.4
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
1.31
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.01
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
0.6
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.66
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.39
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.34
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.63
60.63
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.99
65.99
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.06
77.06
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
0.82
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1115
3.46
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
2.47
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
7982
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2660.2
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2449
8.28
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.99
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.13
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
2.87
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.16
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12184
37.83
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
10662
36.07
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.25
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1222
3.79
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
3.46
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9987
33.78
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.07
36.07

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Sam Leever

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
1.4
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
1.31
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
7998
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2666
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.28
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
2.22
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
2.62
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
2.51
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.62
95.62
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.05
38.05
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Sam Leever

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
389
217.32
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
470
600
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1074
600
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
993
554.75
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
64
81.7
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
102.23
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
55
70.21
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
83.8
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
9.5
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.82
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
18.44
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.71
31.68
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
130.73
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
133.52
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
28
35.74
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
50.28
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
22
28.09
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
43.58
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
50
63.83
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
92.74
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.05
31.87
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.83
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.91
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
16
20.43
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
27.37
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
116.17
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
77.09
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
5.16
5.16
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
7.78
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
25
13.97
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100