David Cone vs. Chris Short — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Chris Short
Silent GenerationDelawareThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give David Cone a clear advantage over Chris Short across the core pitching metrics. David Cone led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 97), run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 91). David Cone was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Chris Short

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
1.94
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
1.19
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
0.52
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.51
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.56
50.56
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.48
61.48
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.34
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1115
3.46
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
3.43
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
8.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.71
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
3.12
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.29
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1629
6.31
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.28
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.24
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9801
37.94
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
991
3.84
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.299
1.299
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8900
34.45
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Chris Short

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
1.94
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.43
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.39
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.89
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.82
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.52
96.52
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.938
0.938
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.55
61.55
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Chris Short

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
391.74
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
470
600
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
775
600
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
539.61
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.7
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
68.13
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
62.71
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.87
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.42
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.51
15.97
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
12.14
9.4
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
93.19
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
75.1
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
105.96
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
81.29
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
22.45
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
18.58
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
41.03
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.51
9.59
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.74
-5.22
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.32
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
14
10.84
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
198
153.29
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
3.91
3.91
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
44.13
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.06
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.77
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100