David Cone vs. Wayne Simpson — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Wayne Simpson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give David Cone a clear advantage over Wayne Simpson across the core pitching metrics. David Cone led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 87), run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 85). David Cone was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Wayne Simpson

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.73
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.51
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.51
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.44
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.73
53.73
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.7
87.7
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
4.37
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1908
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
8.58
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.8
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.81
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
3.53
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
4.46
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.46
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.52
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.33
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2794
39.54
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
4.84
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.24
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.25
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2418
34.22
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Wayne Simpson

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.73
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.52
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1906
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
635.1
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.68
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.68
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.07
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.98
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.7
87.7
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Wayne Simpson

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
123
436.69
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
169
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
543.2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.7
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
42.6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
39.05
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.55
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.55
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.51
15.97
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.49
5.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
93.19
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
46.15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
105.96
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
63.91
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.55
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.85
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.51
9.59
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.75
-20.41
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.43
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.3
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
319.53
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.88
1.88
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
35.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA