David Cone vs. Ron Piche — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Ron Piche
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

David Cone built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Piche 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 4.19 and 1.627 for Ron Piche. 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 Ron Piche

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.45
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
4.19
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.1
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
8.78
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.8
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.94
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
3.53
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
5
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.85
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
6.38
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.28
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.7
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.28
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.29
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
35.42
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.7
40.7

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Ron Piche

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.45
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.1
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.68
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.5
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.44
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.4
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.33
98.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Ron Piche

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
575.74
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
1736.17
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
47
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
536.17
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.7
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.51
15.97
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
1.46
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
93.19
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
105.96
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
4
51.06
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
3
38.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.51
9.59
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-35.7
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.43
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
38.3
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
331.91
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA