David Cone vs. Harry Swan — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Harry Swan
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueRelief Pitcher

David Cone built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Swan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Swan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 3.46 and 1.271 for David Cone. By the career numbers, Harry Swan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Harry Swan

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.39
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1115
3.46
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2504
7.77
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
3.53
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.13
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2668
8.28
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12184
37.83
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1222
3.79
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10783
33.48
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Harry Swan

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

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Harry Swan

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