David Cone vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, David Cone posted a stronger line than Howard Ross. David Cone posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.46 vs 5.84) and WHIP (1.271 vs 1.587). By the career numbers, David Cone had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Howard Ross

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.95
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.13
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12184
37.83
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10783
33.48
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Howard Ross

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.03
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.61
94.61
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Howard Ross

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
81.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
70.21
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
91
116.17
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA