David Cone vs. Ian Thomas — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Ian Thomas
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

David Cone built a career as a starting pitcher and Ian Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. David Cone posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.271 compared to 3.97 and 1.412 for Ian Thomas. By the career numbers, David Cone had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Ian Thomas

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.94
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.97
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
7.94
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
3.53
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.5
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2668
8.28
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.559
1.559
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.46
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
38.65
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.24
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.25
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.382
1.382
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10783
33.48
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
33.35
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.65
38.65

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Ian Thomas

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.94
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.68
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
0.84
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.61
94.61
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.233
0.233
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Ian Thomas

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
575.74
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
4500
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
525.96
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.7
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.51
15.97
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-42.31
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
93.19
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
35.74
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
63.83
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.51
9.59
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-50
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.43
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.21
Ian Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA