David Cone vs. Ken Trinkle — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Ken Trinkle
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

David Cone built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Trinkle 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 3.74 and 1.493 for Ken Trinkle. 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 Ken Trinkle

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.47
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
42
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.43
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
3.74
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1306
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
435.1
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
9.14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.48
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
3.53
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
4.3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.13
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
2.69
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
39.42
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.13
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
4.38
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1689
34.92
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Ken Trinkle

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
1.4
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8696
27
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2898.2
9
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
0.84
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.61
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
1.52
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.61
94.61
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.86
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Ken Trinkle

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
575.74
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
1440
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
533.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.7
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
70.21
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.51
15.97
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
8.93
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
93.19
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
126.67
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
35.74
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
63.83
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.51
9.59
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
1.96
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.43
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
126.67
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
4.74
4.74
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.21
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
33.33
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA