David Cone vs. Joe Smith — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Joe Smith
UnknownThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Joe Smith posted a stronger line than David Cone. Joe Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.1 vs 3.46) and WHIP (1.000 vs 1.271). By the career numbers, Joe Smith 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 Joe Smith

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
1.4
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.6
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.39
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.63
60.63
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.11
93.11
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1115
3.46
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.1
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
8.1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.13
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12184
37.83
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
35.7
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1222
3.79
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10783
33.48
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
33.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.7
35.7

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Joe Smith

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
1.4
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.68
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.61
94.61
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Joe Smith

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
525.96
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.825
0.825
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
81.7
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
70.21
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.77
81.89
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
35.74
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
28.09
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
63.83
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
92.81
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.83
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.43
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
91
116.17
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100