David Cone vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give David Cone a clear advantage over Luis Tiant across the core pitching metrics. David Cone led in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 74), strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 107), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 96). Luis Tiant held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 87). David Cone was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Luis Tiant

David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.59
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1115
3.46
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3075
7.94
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.8
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12184
37.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1222
3.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Luis Tiant

David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.61
94.61
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Luis Tiant

David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
451
575.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
470
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
64
81.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
105.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
28
35.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
22
28.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
50
63.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50