David Cone vs. Dave Tomlin — Career Comparison

David Cone built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Tomlin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Their run-prevention marks were nearly identical — ERA+ of 111 for David Cone and 107 for Dave Tomlin, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 105 and 104 respectively. Role difference aside, the slight lean goes to David Cone — but these two were remarkably close on the shared metrics.