David Cone
1986–2003 · bats L / throws R · ALS, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, NLS, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays
451G
.155AVG
.192OBP
.177SLG
64H
0HR
22RBI
0SB
194–126W–L
2,899IP
2,668K
3.47ERA
419GS
1SV
7Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | 470 | 412 | 28 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 91 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 73 | .155 | .192 | .177 | .369 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,898.7 | 450 | 419 | 56 | 194 | 126 | 1 | 2,504 | 1,222 | 1,116 | 258 | 1,137 | 2,668 | 0 | 0 | 3.47 | 1.256 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1989-04-14 to 1989-04-30
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Perfect Game | 1999-07-18 | 1 in 9,797 games | box score ↗ |
| 84 | 18-Strikeout Game | 1991-10-06 | 1 in 6,627 games | box score ↗ |
| 69 | 16 strikeouts | 1997-06-23 | 1 in 7,982 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 217 | 208 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 46 | .172 | .192 | .199 |
| Away | 234 | 262 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 45 | .142 | .153 | .159 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 69 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | .160 | .172 | .160 |
| May | 77 | 80 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 16 | .101 | .138 | .116 |
| June | 73 | 82 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | .222 | .232 | .278 |
| July | 69 | 85 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16 | .141 | .141 | .169 |
| August | 75 | 81 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | .183 | .198 | .183 |
| September | 79 | 73 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .116 | .123 | .145 |
| October | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .273 | .200 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 26 | 62 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | .218 | .210 | .236 |
| montreal-expos | 26 | 61 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .232 | .246 | .250 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 24 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | .154 | .178 | .179 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| texas-rangers | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| detroit-tigers | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| athletics | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| cleveland-guardians | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  Kansas City Royals | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 21 |
| 1987 |  New York Mets | 21 | 31 | 2 | – | – | – | .065 | 99 | 68 |
| 1988 | New York Mets | 35 | 80 | 12 | – | 2 | – | .150 | 231 | 213 |
| 1989 | New York Mets | 34 | 77 | 18 | – | 4 | – | .234 | 219 | 190 |
| 1990 | New York Mets | 32 | 70 | 14 | – | 5 | – | .200 | 211 | 233 |
| 1991 | New York Mets | 34 | 72 | 9 | – | 5 | – | .125 | 232 | 241 |
| 1992 | New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays | 35 | 65 | 6 | – | 4 | – | .092 | 249 | 261 |
| 1993 | Kansas City Royals | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 254 | 191 |
| 1994 | Kansas City Royals | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 171 | 132 |
| 1995 | New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 229 | 191 |
| 1996 |  New York Yankees | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 72 | 71 |
| 1997 | New York Yankees | 29 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 195 | 222 |
| 1998 | New York Yankees | 31 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | .000 | 207 | 209 |
| 1999 | New York Yankees | 31 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .333 | 193 | 177 |
| 2000 | New York Yankees | 30 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | .333 | 155 | 120 |
| 2001 |  Boston Red Sox | 25 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 135 | 115 |
| 2003 | New York Mets | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | .250 | 18 | 13 |