David Cone vs. Adrian Sampson — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Adrian Sampson
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give David Cone a clear advantage over Adrian Sampson across the core pitching metrics. David Cone led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 80), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 93), and run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 105). Adrian Sampson 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 Adrian Sampson

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.21
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.35
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.34
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.67
36.67
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.11
61.11
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
4.43
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
878
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
292.2
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
9.81
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.81
9.81
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.8
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.69
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.34
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.13
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.73
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.33
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1253
38.53
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
4.86
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.17
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
35.49
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Adrian Sampson

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.21
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.38
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
878
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
292.2
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.34
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.11
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.61
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.48
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
1.52
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.45
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.92
97.92
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
0.653
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Adrian Sampson

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
575.74
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3415.38
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
525.96
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
415.38
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.7
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.51
15.97
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
93.19
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
105.96
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.51
9.59
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-39.72
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
1.63
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
48.51
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA