David Cone vs. Virgil Trucks — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Virgil Trucks
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, David Cone and Virgil Trucks are fairly close on the surface numbers. David Cone carried a career ERA of 3.46 against Virgil Trucks's 3.39. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate David Cone and Virgil Trucks — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Virgil Trucks

David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
1.73
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.59
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
0.45
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.73
56.73
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.44
63.44
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.42
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.11
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1115
3.46
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1009
3.39
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8047
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2682.1
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
8.11
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.11
8.11
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.63
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
3.53
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
3.65
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.13
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1534
5.15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.21
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.16
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11378
38.18
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.38
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1222
3.79
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
3.77
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.306
1.306
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10243
34.37
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Virgil Trucks

David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
6.31
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.68
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
5.13
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.33
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
7.36
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
7.03
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.86
15.86
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Virgil Trucks

David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
517
307.43
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
470
600
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1009
600
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
949
564.32
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
64
81.7
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
101.68
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
55
70.21
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
86.22
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
13.68
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.19
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
15.46
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.02
19.04
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
120.12
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
108.23
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
28
35.74
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
37.46
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
22
28.09
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
41.63
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
50
63.83
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
77.9
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.54
12.21
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.19
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 600 PA
9
5.35
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
116.17
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
90.98
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
5.16
5.16
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.59
6.59
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
27.35
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.78
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.21
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 600 PA
31
18.43
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.59
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.19
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50