Mark McGwire vs. David Cone — Matchup Analysis
David Cone has completely neutralized McGwire in this matchup. McGwire's numbers against Cone tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.476, 52% below the career mark of 0.982, with a batting average of just 0.143, 46% below their career average and below Cone's career opposing average of 0.232. Cone has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending McGwire down once every 3.6 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 4.8 PA, and McGwire has yet to take Cone deep. Edge: Cone.
How Mark McGwire put the ball into play against David Cone
Balls and Strikes Thrown by David Cone to Mark McGwire
Matchup Details for Mark McGwire and David Cone
Stats that describe the matchup between Mark McGwire and David Cone including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
18
Mark McGwire Career Plate Appearances
7660
David Cone Career Batters Faced
12184
In this matchup
0.143
Mark McGwire Career Batting Average
0.263
David Cone Career Opposing Batting Average
0.232
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
In this matchup
0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Mark McGwire Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.094
David Cone Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.000
Mark McGwire Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.359
David Cone Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.103
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Mark McGwire Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.365
David Cone Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.097
In this matchup
0.222
Mark McGwire Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.255
David Cone Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
In this matchup
1
Mark McGwire Career Hit By Pitch
75
David Cone Career Batters Hit By Pitch
106
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Intentional Walks
150
David Cone Career Intentional Walks Allowed
42
In this matchup
5
Mark McGwire Career Strikeouts
1596
David Cone Career Strikeouts Thrown
2668
In this matchup
3.600
Mark McGwire Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.800
David Cone Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.567
In this matchup
0.600
Mark McGwire Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.830
David Cone Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.430
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.278
Mark McGwire Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.404
David Cone Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.302
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Sacrifice Hits
3
David Cone Career Sacrifice Hits
76
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Sacrifice Flies
78
David Cone Career Sacrifice Flies
82
In this matchup
1
Mark McGwire Career Ground into Double Play
147
David Cone Career Double Plays Enabled
138
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0