David Cone vs. Tom Phoebus — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Tom Phoebus
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give David Cone a clear advantage over Tom Phoebus across the core pitching metrics. David Cone led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 103), walk avoidance (BB%+ 87 vs 77), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 96). Tom Phoebus held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 116 vs 106). David Cone was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Tom Phoebus

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.76
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.49
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.45
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.13
74.13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.25
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1115
3.46
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.33
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3090
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1030
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2504
7.77
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
7.76
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.74
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
3.53
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
4.27
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Innings
725
6.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.42
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4375
38.23
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1222
3.79
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.73
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.18
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3835
33.51
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.23
38.23

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Tom Phoebus

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.76
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3089
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029.2
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.68
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.73
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.09
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
1.88
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.83
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.21
97.21
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.13
74.13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Tom Phoebus

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 600 PA
202
327.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 600 PA
370
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
543.24
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
81.7
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
92.43
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
70.21
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
76.22
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.97
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
16.22
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.76
22.32
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
115.14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
113.51
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 600 PA
22
35.68
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
28.09
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
34.05
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
63.83
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
66.49
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
15.42
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.43
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
21.08
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 600 PA
125
202.7
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
2.96
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 600 PA
22
35.68
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.21
Tom Phoebus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
11.35
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Phoebus
Career
Per 600 PA