David Cone vs. Buddy Schultz — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Buddy Schultz
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

David Cone built a career as a starting pitcher and Buddy Schultz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Buddy Schultz led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 87), strikeout rate (K%+ 143 vs 126), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 114 vs 105). David Cone held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 98). Role difference aside, Buddy Schultz holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Buddy Schultz

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
6.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.56
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.39
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.63
60.63
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
3.68
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
8.7
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.79
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
7.24
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.171
1.171
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1015
38.06
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.21
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
4.05
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.56
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.25
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
33.79
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Buddy Schultz

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
6.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.94
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.61
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
1.52
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.46
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Buddy Schultz

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
575.74
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
3072.73
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
525.96
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
25
454.55
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.7
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
23.53
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
93.19
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
35.74
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
20.85
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.43
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
145.45
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
4.13
4.13
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
48.51
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA