David Cone vs. Josh Towers — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Josh Towers
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give David Cone a clear advantage over Josh Towers across the core pitching metrics. David Cone led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 78), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 89), and run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 100). Josh Towers held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 208 vs 87). David Cone was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Josh Towers

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.71
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.38
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.55
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.68
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.58
80.58
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
4.95
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2194
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
731.1
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
887
10.92
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.8
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.51
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
4.79
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.33
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.43
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3158
38.86
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
5.43
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.25
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.84
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2960
36.43
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Josh Towers

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.71
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.38
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2194
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
731.1
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.68
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.05
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.29
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.44
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.34
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.96
95.96
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.58
80.58
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Josh Towers

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
575.74
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
4633.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
533.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.7
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.51
15.97
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.23
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
93.19
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
105.96
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.51
9.59
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.24
-41.21
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
91
116.17
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
5.16
5.16
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
48.51
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.21
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA