David Cone vs. Lefty Leifield — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Lefty Leifield
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Lefty Leifield posted a stronger line than David Cone. Lefty Leifield posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.47 vs 3.46) and WHIP (1.212 vs 1.271). By the career numbers, Lefty Leifield 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 Lefty Leifield

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.45
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.06
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.6
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.61
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.47
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.11
56.11
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.97
72.97
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.68
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1115
3.46
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
2.47
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5514
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1838
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1673
8.19
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.19
8.19
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
2.71
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.13
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
616
3.02
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
0.637
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.33
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.42
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12184
37.83
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
7411
36.29
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.28
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1222
3.79
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
3.4
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10783
33.48
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6772
33.16
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.29
36.29

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Lefty Leifield

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
2.16
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
1.11
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3711
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1237
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.62
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
4.06
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
4.87
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
4.68
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.97
95.97
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.165
2.165
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.52
51.52
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Lefty Leifield

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
298
260.26
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
470
600
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
687
600
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
611
533.62
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
64
81.7
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
93.45
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
55
70.21
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
75.98
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
9.61
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.86
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
17.47
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.87
31.33
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
118.78
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
137.12
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
28
35.74
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
40.17
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
26.2
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
50
63.83
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
66.38
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.84
31.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.75
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
16
20.43
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
41.92
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
138
120.52
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.98
4.98
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
26
22.71
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.37
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.37
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100