David Cone vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
John Smoltz
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

David Cone and John Smoltz are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 111 for David Cone and 106 for John Smoltz, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 105 and 107 respectively. If forced to pick, John Smoltz gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and John Smoltz

David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
0.55
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.4
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.88
57.88
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1115
3.46
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3074
7.97
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
7.99
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.38
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12184
37.83
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.53
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1222
3.79
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12978
33.63
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for David Cone and John Smoltz

David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.25
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.68
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.12
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.53
66.53
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and John Smoltz

David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
377.89
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
470
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
412
525.96
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.7
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
77.63
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
60.67
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
100.77
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
28
35.74
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
22
28.09
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
31.36
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
50
63.83
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.54
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
16
20.43
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
365
187.66
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
38
48.51
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.51
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.71
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.03
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60