David Cone vs. Brent Strom — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Brent Strom
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give David Cone a clear advantage over Brent Strom across the core pitching metrics. David Cone led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 101), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 100), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 99). Brent Strom held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 110 vs 87). David Cone was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Brent Strom

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.8
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.35
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.4
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.7
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.07
36.07
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.29
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
3.95
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1503
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
8.66
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.8
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.92
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
3.23
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.31
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
4.99
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.46
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.57
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.1
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2125
38.17
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
4.76
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.43
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.25
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1896
34.06
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.17
38.17

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Brent Strom

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.8
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.35
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1502
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
500.2
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.43
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.4
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.92
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.83
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.33
95.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Brent Strom

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
102
478.13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
128
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
525.96
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
102
478.13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.7
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
8
37.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
6
28.13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.69
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.38
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.51
15.97
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
1.61
7.56
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
93.19
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
11
51.56
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
105.96
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
15
70.31
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.81
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.38
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
9
42.19
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.51
9.59
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.84
-8.6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.43
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.81
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
117.19
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
5.12
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
48.51
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
84.38
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA