David Cone vs. Carlos Silva — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Carlos Silva
Gen XVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give David Cone a clear advantage over Carlos Silva across the core pitching metrics. David Cone led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 60), run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 100), and home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 96). Carlos Silva held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 269 vs 87). David Cone was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Carlos Silva

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.29
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.51
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.51
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
4.68
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
3725
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1241.2
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1496
10.84
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.84
10.84
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.8
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.11
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.73
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
4.02
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.638
0.638
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.23
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.33
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5319
38.55
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.28
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
687
4.98
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.31
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.25
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.16
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.397
1.397
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4959
35.94
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Carlos Silva

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.29
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
3725
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1241.2
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.54
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.17
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.71
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.747
0.747
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Carlos Silva

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
575.74
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
316
2670.42
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
525.96
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
58
490.14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.7
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.51
15.97
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
4.94
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
93.19
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
7
59.15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
105.96
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
9
76.06
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.51
9.59
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-18.46
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.43
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
185.92
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
3.23
3.23
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
48.51
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
76.06
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.21
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA