David Cone vs. Mike Scott — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Mike Scott
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give David Cone a clear advantage over Mike Scott across the core pitching metrics. David Cone led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 86), run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 94), and home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 94). Mike Scott held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 106 vs 87). David Cone was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Mike Scott

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.51
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.39
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.54
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.47
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.45
53.45
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.93
91.93
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
813
3.54
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6206
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068.2
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1858
8.08
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.75
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
2.73
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.23
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1469
6.39
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.013
1.013
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.17
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12184
37.83
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8571
37.29
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
3.95
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.44
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.25
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.28
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.53
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7746
33.7
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.29
37.29

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Mike Scott

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.51
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.39
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6206
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068.2
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.68
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.68
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
2.08
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.98
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.93
91.93
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Mike Scott

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
348
281.02
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
470
600
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
743
600
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
527.32
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.7
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
65.41
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
52.49
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
11.31
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.62
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.92
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.51
15.97
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.27
13.14
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
93.19
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
81.56
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
105.96
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
87.21
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
26.65
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
22
28.09
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
36.34
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
61.37
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.51
9.59
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.96
-1.58
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
16
20.43
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.8
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
279
225.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.66
2.66
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
47.64
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.23
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.27
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.62
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.81
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.42
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67