David Cone vs. Johan Santana — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Johan Santana
Gen XVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Johan Santana comes out ahead of David Cone in this starter comparison. Johan Santana led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 87), run prevention (ERA+ 132 vs 111), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 114 vs 105). David Cone held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 100). The edge goes to Johan Santana.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Johan Santana

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.26
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.6
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.62
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.39
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.35
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.63
60.63
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.06
64.06
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.89
78.89
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1115
3.46
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.2
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2504
7.77
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
7.67
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.8
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.98
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
2.52
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.13
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2668
8.28
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
8.83
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.261
1.261
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.16
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12184
37.83
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
8262
36.71
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1222
3.79
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
3.43
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7563
33.6
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Johan Santana

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
1.26
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.44
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.03
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.61
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
1.55
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
1.52
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
1.47
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.61
94.61
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.56
94.56
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.61
78.61
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Johan Santana

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
575.74
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
360
774.19
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
279
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
248
533.33
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
81.7
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
86.02
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
26
55.91
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.81
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.11
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.44
24.6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
122.58
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
105.96
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
49
105.38
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
11
23.66
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
9
19.35
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
19
40.86
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
17.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
9
19.35
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
167.74
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
3.58
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
22
47.31
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA