David Cone vs. Rick Sutcliffe — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Rick Sutcliffe
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star

The numbers give David Cone a clear advantage over Rick Sutcliffe across the core pitching metrics. David Cone led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 87), run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 85), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 90). David Cone was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Rick Sutcliffe

David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.52
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.31
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.46
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.16
55.16
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.78
85.78
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.24
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223
4.08
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8093
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2697.2
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2662
8.88
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.79
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
3.53
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1081
3.61
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1679
5.6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.023
1.023
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.33
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.1
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11548
38.53
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1324
4.42
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.37
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.25
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.62
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10222
34.1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Rick Sutcliffe

David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.52
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.31
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8093
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2697.2
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.68
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.7
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.35
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
2.11
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
2.05
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.31
97.31
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.78
85.78
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Rick Sutcliffe

David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
425.57
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
470
600
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
657
600
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
412
525.96
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
513.24
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
64
81.7
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
93.15
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
68.49
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
20.09
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.66
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.93
29.16
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
126.03
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
126.03
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
28
35.74
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
38.36
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
22
28.09
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
50.23
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
50
63.83
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
84.93
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.36
25.9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.83
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
16
20.43
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
31.05
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
143
130.59
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
4.59
4.59
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
38
48.51
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
49.32
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.21
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
15
13.7
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100