David Cone vs. Jason Vargas — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Jason Vargas
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give David Cone a clear advantage over Jason Vargas across the core pitching metrics. David Cone led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 87), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 95), and run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 103). Jason Vargas held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 87). David Cone was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Jason Vargas

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.63
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.54
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.54
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.95
92.95
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
784
4.29
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1664
9.12
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.8
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.18
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
2.78
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1147
6.28
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.007
1.007
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.14
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.26
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7002
38.36
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
4.52
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.22
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.25
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.26
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.76
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.322
1.322
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
34.83
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Jason Vargas

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.63
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.3
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.32
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.13
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.61
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
1.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
1.52
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
1.45
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.95
92.95
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Jason Vargas

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
575.74
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
300
1232.88
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
542.47
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
81.7
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
98.63
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
70.21
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
86.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
21.6
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
110.96
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
115.07
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
32.88
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.44
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
12
49.32
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
18.91
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.44
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
193.15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
3.11
3.11
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA