David Cone vs. Dennis Santana — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Dennis Santana
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

David Cone built a career as a starting pitcher and Dennis Santana as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dennis Santana led in home run suppression (HR9+ 214 vs 106), walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 117 vs 105). David Cone held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 92). Role difference aside, Dennis Santana holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Dennis Santana

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
8.49
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.62
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
875
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.2
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2504
7.77
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
7.28
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.28
7.28
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.68
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
3.53
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
3.61
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.13
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2668
8.28
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
8.3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.37
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.33
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12184
37.83
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1218
37.58
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.81
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
4.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.25
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.4
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.77
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10783
33.48
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
32.86
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Dennis Santana

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
8.49
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
875
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.2
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
0.84
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.71
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.61
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
1.52
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.17
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.61
94.61
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.138
0.138
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Dennis Santana

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
575.74
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
276
27600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
81.7
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
70.21
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
90.41
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
28.09
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
63.83
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
92.31
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA