David Cone vs. Fred Talbot — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Fred Talbot
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give David Cone a clear advantage over Fred Talbot across the core pitching metrics. David Cone led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 76), run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 81), and home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 78). Fred Talbot held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 94 vs 87). David Cone was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Fred Talbot

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.06
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.4
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.59
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.43
40.43
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.62
64.62
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
4.12
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2561
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
853.2
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
844
8.9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.8
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.01
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
3.52
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
4.73
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.28
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3677
38.77
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.27
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
4.54
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3316
34.96
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Fred Talbot

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.06
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2562
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
854
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.68
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.73
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.51
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.23
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.087
1.087
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.62
64.62
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Fred Talbot

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
207
431.25
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
288
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
525.96
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
241
502.08
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
81.7
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
87.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
30
62.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.5
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.33
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.62
38.79
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
133.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
141.67
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
35.74
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
22
28.09
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.42
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
63.83
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
102.08
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.55
36.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.83
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
16
20.43
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
187.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
21
43.75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100