David Cone vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

David Cone built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Stanka as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Stanka posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 3.46 and 1.271 for David Cone. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Joe Stanka

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.39
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.63
60.63
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1115
3.46
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2504
7.77
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.8
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
3.53
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12184
37.83
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1222
3.79
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10783
33.48
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Joe Stanka

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
0.84
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.61
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
1.52
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.61
94.61
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Joe Stanka

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
81.7
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
70.21
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
35.74
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
28.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
63.83
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA