David Cone vs. Mark Portugal — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Mark Portugal
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherSilver Slugger

The numbers give David Cone a clear advantage over Mark Portugal across the core pitching metrics. David Cone led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 95), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 82), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 93). Mark Portugal held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 87). David Cone was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Mark Portugal

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.71
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.39
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.54
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.47
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.43
53.43
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.79
81.79
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
817
4.03
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5479
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1826.1
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1813
8.93
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.8
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
1.03
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
2.99
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.13
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.13
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1134
5.59
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.953
0.953
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.28
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.18
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7726
38.07
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.12
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
896
4.42
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.38
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.23
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.78
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6959
34.29
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Mark Portugal

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.71
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.39
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5479
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1826.1
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.68
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.8
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.03
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
1.95
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.84
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.61
94.61
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.43
94.43
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.078
1.078
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.79
81.79
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Mark Portugal

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
348
394.71
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
470
600
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
412
525.96
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
510.4
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
64
81.7
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
100.95
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
55
70.21
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
74.86
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
22.68
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
26.09
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
29.48
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
132.7
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
124.76
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
28
35.74
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
37.43
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
22
28.09
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
40.83
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
50
63.83
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
75.99
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.5
28.92
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.13
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
16
20.43
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
22.68
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
91
116.17
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
98.68
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
5.16
5.16
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.08
6.08
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
38
48.51
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
61.25
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.54
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.21
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
11
12.48
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA