David Cone vs. Joe Page — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Joe Page
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

David Cone built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Page as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. David Cone posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.271 compared to 3.53 and 1.453 for Joe Page. By the career numbers, David Cone had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Joe Page

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
3.25
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.6
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.65
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.56
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.77
53.77
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.87
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
3.53
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
2370
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
790
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
727
8.28
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.48
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
3.53
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
4.8
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.13
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
5.91
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3450
39.3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.07
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
4.2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3014
34.34
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Joe Page

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
265.34
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.68
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
15.83
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
96.83
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.45
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
120.1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
112.66
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.61
94.61
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.8
93.8
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.72
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Joe Page

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
575.74
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
683.67
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
251
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
229
547.41
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.552
0.552
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
81.7
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
112.35
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
70.21
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
88.45
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.95
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.17
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.78
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.9
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.34
36.68
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
152.99
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
138.65
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
35.74
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.81
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
22
28.09
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
62.15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
63.83
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
105.18
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.32
36.61
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.43
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.29
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
160.16
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
11
26.29
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA