David Cone vs. Billy Pierce — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Billy Pierce
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give David Cone a clear advantage over Billy Pierce across the core pitching metrics. David Cone led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 102), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 97). Billy Pierce held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 87). David Cone was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Billy Pierce

David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
585
1.59
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
1.18
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
0.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
0.46
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.53
55.53
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.85
73.85
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.53
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.1
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.09
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1115
3.46
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1201
3.27
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9920
27
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3306.2
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2989
8.14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
0.77
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1178
3.21
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.13
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1999
5.44
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.961
0.961
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.13
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12184
37.83
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13853
37.7
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.23
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1222
3.79
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1325
3.61
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12645
34.42
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.7
37.7

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Billy Pierce

David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.53
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
1.21
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6250
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2083.1
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.54
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
2.76
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
2.64
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.62
95.62
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.043
1.043
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.78
47.78
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.14
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Billy Pierce

David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616
294.5
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
470
600
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1255
600
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1102
526.85
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
64
81.7
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
97.05
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
55
70.21
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
88.92
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
6.22
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.91
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
8.13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.12
22.53
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
107.09
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
130.04
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
28
35.74
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
44.94
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
22
28.09
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
32.99
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
50
63.83
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
77.93
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.54
23.21
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.91
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
16
20.43
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
31.08
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
116.17
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
232
110.92
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
5.16
5.16
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.41
5.41
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
39.68
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.48
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.21
Billy Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
24
11.47
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.48
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.96
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.43
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33