David Cone vs. Ernie Nevers — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Ernie Nevers
Greatest GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, David Cone posted a stronger line than Ernie Nevers. David Cone posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.46 vs 4.64) and WHIP (1.271 vs 1.441). By the career numbers, David Cone 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 Ernie Nevers

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.22
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.61
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.61
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.64
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
178.1
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
9.89
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.66
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.08
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.13
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.97
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.561
0.561
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
38.3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.96
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
5.6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
695
35.07
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.3
38.3

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Ernie Nevers

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
1.4
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8696
27
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2898.2
9
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
0.84
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.61
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
1.52
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.61
94.61
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.87
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.682
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Ernie Nevers

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
45
442.62
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
590.16
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
81.7
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
118.03
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
70.21
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
26.12
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
118.03
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.67
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
29.51
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
23.76
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
177.05
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
3.39
3.39
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Ernie Nevers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevers
Career
Per 600 PA