David Cone vs. Dark Night Smith — Career Comparison

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Looking at the career totals, David Cone and Dark Night Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. David Cone posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.46 vs 7.34) and WHIP (1.271 vs 1.924). Dark Night Smith had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.59 per nine innings vs 0.8). By the career numbers, David Cone had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Dark Night Smith

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.76
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.17
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.34
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.34
7.34
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.2
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
12.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.33
12.33
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.59
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
3.53
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.99
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.13
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
4.99
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.109
1.109
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.46
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
43.73
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.59
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9.98
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.924
1.924
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
38.15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.73
43.73

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Dark Night Smith

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.59
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.79
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.68
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.44
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.15
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
5.12
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.59
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.61
94.61
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.66
89.66
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.889
2.889
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Dark Night Smith

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
225
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
525.96
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
525
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
81.7
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
112.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
70.21
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
43.11
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
137.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
150
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
35.74
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
28.09
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
63.83
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
162.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
50.18
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.43
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
91
116.17
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100