David Cone vs. Todd Van Poppel — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Todd Van Poppel
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give David Cone a clear advantage over Todd Van Poppel across the core pitching metrics. David Cone led in run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 83), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 81), and strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 110). Todd Van Poppel held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 93 vs 87). David Cone was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Todd Van Poppel

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
3.56
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.97
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.52
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.3
27.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
5.58
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2721
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
907
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
9.37
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.8
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.42
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
3.53
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
4.57
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.21
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
7.06
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.292
1.292
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.46
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.47
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4049
40.18
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.83
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
5.82
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.25
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.549
1.549
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3505
34.78
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Todd Van Poppel

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
3.56
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.97
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2721
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
907
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.38
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
0.84
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.61
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.21
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
1.52
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.13
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.61
94.61
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.44
93.44
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.3
27.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Todd Van Poppel

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
575.74
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
359
3077.14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
525.96
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
57
488.57
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.7
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
68.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.51
15.97
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
1.85
15.82
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
93.19
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
85.71
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
105.96
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
94.29
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
35.74
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.86
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
12.35
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
188.57
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
3.18
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
48.51
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA