David Cone vs. Ismael Valdez — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Ismael Valdez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give David Cone a clear advantage over Ismael Valdez across the core pitching metrics. David Cone led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 79), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 74), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 87). Ismael Valdez held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 126 vs 87). David Cone was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Ismael Valdez

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.51
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.52
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.76
49.76
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.62
88.62
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
830
4.09
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
9.22
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.8
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
1.15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
2.58
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.19
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1173
5.78
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.928
0.928
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7760
38.22
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
892
4.39
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.33
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.7
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.311
1.311
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7075
34.85
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Ismael Valdez

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.63
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.36
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.06
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.99
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.65
96.65
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.62
88.62
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Ismael Valdez

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
326
412.66
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
470
600
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
525.96
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
399
505.06
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.7
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
52
65.82
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
42
53.16
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.39
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.51
15.97
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
10.35
13.1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
93.19
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
64
81.01
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
105.96
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
65
82.28
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
20
25.32
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
17
21.52
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
36
45.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.51
9.59
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.1
1.4
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
13
16.46
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
122
154.43
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.89
3.89
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
38
48.51
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.27
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.59
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100