David Cone vs. Joe Nuxhall — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Joe Nuxhall
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give David Cone a clear advantage over Joe Nuxhall across the core pitching metrics. David Cone led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 93), run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 80), and home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 89). Joe Nuxhall held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 90 vs 87). David Cone was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Joe Nuxhall

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
2.06
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
1.12
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
0.53
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.46
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.57
53.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.56
54.56
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.32
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
998
3.9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6908
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2302.2
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2310
9.03
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.8
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.82
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
3.03
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.17
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1372
5.36
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.18
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9813
38.35
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.39
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1093
4.27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8967
35.05
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Joe Nuxhall

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
2.29
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
1.15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6203
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2067.2
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.41
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.48
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2.04
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.61
94.61
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.16
93.16
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.829
0.829
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.38
50.38
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Joe Nuxhall

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
386.76
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
470
600
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
861
600
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
533.8
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
64
81.7
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
105.92
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
55
70.21
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
78.75
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
14.63
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.09
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
10.45
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
27.18
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.5
39.37
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
156.1
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
136.59
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
28
35.74
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
52.96
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
22
28.09
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
54.36
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
50
63.83
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
96.86
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.3
37.14
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.79
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
16
20.43
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
27.87
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 600 PA
199
138.68
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
29.97
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
9.06
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.39
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.39
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.79
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50