David Cone vs. Mike Smithson — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Mike Smithson
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give David Cone a clear advantage over Mike Smithson across the core pitching metrics. David Cone led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 86), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 71), and run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 84). Mike Smithson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 133 vs 87). David Cone was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Mike Smithson

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.35
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.5
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.91
46.91
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
690
4.58
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4069
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1356.1
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1473
9.77
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.8
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
1.11
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
2.54
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
4.85
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.29
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.33
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.48
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5861
38.89
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
4.94
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.25
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.25
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.7
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5324
35.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Mike Smithson

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.35
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4069
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1356.1
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.11
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.77
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.69
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.058
1.058
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Mike Smithson

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
240
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
600
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
525.96
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.7
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.51
15.97
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
93.19
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
105.96
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.51
9.59
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
91
116.17
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA