David Cone vs. Aurelio Lopez — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Aurelio Lopez
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

David Cone built a career as a starting pitcher and Aurelio Lopez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. David Cone led in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 68), strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 104), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 87). Aurelio Lopez held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 87). Role difference aside, David Cone holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Aurelio Lopez

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Aurelio Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
4.54
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.6
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.61
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.39
Aurelio Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.36
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.63
60.63
Aurelio Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.27
63.27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Aurelio Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.92
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Aurelio Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
3.56
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2730
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
910
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2504
7.77
Aurelio Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
7.76
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Aurelio Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.8
Aurelio Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.01
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Aurelio Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
3.53
Aurelio Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
3.63
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Aurelio Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.39
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
635
6.28
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Aurelio Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.34
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Aurelio Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.15
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Aurelio Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12184
37.83
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3818
37.76
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Aurelio Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
2.78
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Aurelio Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
3.88
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
Aurelio Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.45
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.25
Aurelio Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.48
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.266
1.266
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10783
33.48
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3348
33.11
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Aurelio Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Aurelio Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Aurelio Lopez

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Aurelio Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
4.54
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2730
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
910
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.37
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.96
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Aurelio Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.61
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.44
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
1.52
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
1.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.61
94.61
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.78
91.78
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Aurelio Lopez

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
451
575.74
Aurelio Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
9835.71
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
525.96
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
24
514.29
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.7
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.51
15.97
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
7.18
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
93.19
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
105.96
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Aurelio Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.51
9.59
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.35
-7.54
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Aurelio Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
278.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
48.51
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Aurelio Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aurelio Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA