David Cone vs. Wilton Lopez — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Wilton Lopez
MillenialNicaraguaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

David Cone built a career as a starting pitcher and Wilton Lopez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Wilton Lopez led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 280 vs 87), home run suppression (HR9+ 140 vs 106), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 127 vs 105). David Cone held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 86). Role difference aside, Wilton Lopez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Wilton Lopez

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
8.61
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.47
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.48
48.48
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.54
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
305.1
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
9.93
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.8
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.68
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
6.51
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.911
0.911
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.1
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12184
37.83
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
37.55
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.48
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
3.86
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1188
35.02
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Wilton Lopez

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
8.61
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
305.1
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.68
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.91
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.62
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.65
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.53
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Wilton Lopez

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
575.74
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
292
29200
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.7
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.51
15.97
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
93.19
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
105.96
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.51
9.59
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-63.2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA