David Cone vs. Chris Nichting — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Chris Nichting
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

David Cone built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Nichting 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 58), strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 99), and run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 91). Chris Nichting held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 259 vs 87). Role difference aside, David Cone holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Chris Nichting

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
7.39
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.39
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
5.22
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
11.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.8
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.29
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.49
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
6.27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.46
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
40.82
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.61
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.71
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.25
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
1.563
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
37.13
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.82
40.82

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Chris Nichting

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
7.39
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.68
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.61
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.49
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.49
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Chris Nichting

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
575.74
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
11040
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
525.96
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
81.7
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
70.21
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
27.22
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
35.74
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
63.83
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
39
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
48.51
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA