David Cone vs. Michael Lorenzen — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Michael Lorenzen
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give David Cone a clear advantage over Michael Lorenzen across the core pitching metrics. David Cone led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 84), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 87), and home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 92). Michael Lorenzen held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 91 vs 87). David Cone was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Michael Lorenzen

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
3.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.08
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.54
49.54
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.13
30.13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
4.08
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2988
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
996
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
8.32
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.8
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
1.13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.5
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
7.46
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.46
7.46
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.218
1.218
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.46
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.33
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.37
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4214
38.08
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.5
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
4.28
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.18
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.85
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3751
33.89
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Michael Lorenzen

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
3.54
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.03
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.68
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.12
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.84
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.03
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.96
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.75
96.75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.555
0.555
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.14
29.14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Michael Lorenzen

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
451
575.74
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
452
1844.9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
147
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
542.86
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
81.7
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
126.53
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
70.21
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
44.9
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.37
66.82
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
232.65
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
163.27
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
35.74
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
22
28.09
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
97.96
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
63.83
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
151.02
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.21
62.09
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.83
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.43
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
191.84
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.13
3.13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.21
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43