David Cone vs. Blaine Thomas — Career Comparison

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Looking at the career totals, David Cone and Blaine Thomas are fairly close on the surface numbers. Blaine Thomas posted stronger numbers in ERA (0 vs 3.46) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.8). David Cone had the advantage in WHIP (1.271 vs 2.143). By the career numbers, Blaine Thomas had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Blaine Thomas

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.39
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.11
93.11
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1115
3.46
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2504
7.77
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
3.53
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.13
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.33
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12184
37.83
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10783
33.48
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
21.21
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Blaine Thomas

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
1.4
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8696
27
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2898.2
9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
0.84
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.61
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
1.52
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.61
94.61
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Blaine Thomas

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
575.74
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
81.7
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
70.21
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
91
116.17
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA