David Cone vs. Joe Pate — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Joe Pate
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

David Cone built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Pate 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 3.51 and 1.488 for Joe Pate. 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 Pate

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
4.27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.49
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.39
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.63
60.63
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.65
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
3.51
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
166.2
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
9.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
3.53
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
3.89
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.13
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.05
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
39.85
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.86
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
4
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.488
1.488
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
35.8
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.85
39.85

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Joe Pate

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
1.4
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8696
27
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2898.2
9
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
0.84
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.61
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
1.52
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.61
94.61
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.848
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Joe Pate

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
575.74
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
1102.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
525.96
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
81.7
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
97.67
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
41.78
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
153.49
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
28.09
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
63.83
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
111.63
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.94
40.96
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.43
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
91
116.17
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
5.16
5.16
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.33
14.33
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA