David
Cone
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 190
 
Born: January 2, 1963 in Usa, MO, KANSAS CITY
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1990   
All-Star Selections 1988   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1986 23 WAS NL $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 5 5 5 8 8 8
1987 24 WAS NL $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6
1988 25 WAS NL $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6
1989 26 WAS NL $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6
1990 27 WAS NL $ 1,440,000 9 7 7 7 4 4 4 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,440,000 9 7 7 7 5 5 5 8 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1986 23 WAS NL 3 1 .750 5 5 1 1 0 37.7 30 14 2 22 30 3.35 .216 .321 .309 .630 2.9
    AAA   9 5 .643 21 21 0 0 0 142.7 113 45 3 71 160 2.84 .214 .307 .280 .587  
1987 24 WAS NL 8 10 .444 31 31 1 0 0 197.3 190 87 17 93 138 3.97 .250 .333 .376 .709 8.6
1988 25 WAS NL 14 8 .636 30 30 3 1 0 204.0 182 87 15 87 155 3.84 .242 .322 .383 .705 11.9
1989 26 WAS NL 9 9 .500 40 13 0 0 3 142.3 134 73 23 79 121 4.62 .244 .338 .444 .782 5.4
1990 27 WAS NL 14 9 .609 31 28 2 2 1 174.3 151 71 18 82 140 3.67 .229 .315 .376 .692 12.2
5 Years Sim 48 37 .565 137 107 7 4 4 755.7 687 332 75 363 584 3.95 .240 .327 .388 .714 41.0
1 Years AAA 9 5 .643 21 21 0 0 0 142.7 113 45 3 71 160 2.84 .214 .307 .280 .587  
Season Average 9 7 .563 27 21 1 0 0 151.1 137 66 15 72 116 3.95 .240 .327 .388 .714  
Career Highs 14 10 .750 40 31 3 2 3 204.0 190 87 23 93 155 4.62 .250 .338 .444 .782  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   256 150 37 118 275   .210 .280 .367 .646
vs LH   431 182 38 245 309   .263 .358 .403 .762
Home 25 22 .532 67 52 6 4 3 383.6 324 157 42 180 285 3.68 .228 .315 .385 .700
Away 23 15 .605 70 55 1 0 1 372.0 363 175 33 183 299 4.23 .252 .337 .391 .727
Mar/Apr 4 6 .400 17 17 0 0 0 100.3 117 62 11 47 80 5.56 .287 .361 .477 .838
May 11 8 .579 22 22 1 0 0 142.3 123 54 11 71 110 3.41 .229 .319 .359 .678
June 9 5 .643 25 16 2 0 1 128.3 113 52 8 57 100 3.65 .238 .320 .354 .673
July 5 5 .500 21 15 0 0 0 108.0 102 57 15 48 96 4.75 .245 .323 .434 .757
August 6 8 .429 25 17 0 0 1 124.7 115 58 17 74 84 4.19 .244 .346 .400 .747
Sep/Oct 13 5 .722 27 20 4 4 2 152.0 117 49 13 66 114 2.90 .212 .296 .333 .629
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1986 23 WAS NL P 5 5 37.7 1 3 1 0 .800 0.96    
1987 24 WAS NL P 31 31 197.3 18 25 0 3 1.000 1.96    
1988 25 WAS NL P 30 30 204.0 8 20 1 1 .966 1.24    
1989 26 WAS NL P 40 13 142.3 7 18 1 2 .962 1.58    
1990 27 WAS NL P 31 28 174.3 11 20 1 0 .969 1.60    
Career Totals   137 107 755.7 45 86 4 6 .970 1.56    
Career Highs   40 31 204.0 18 25 1 3 1.000 1.96    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1988 25 WAS NL 0 0 .000 2 2 0 0 0 9.3 9 7 2 8 7 6.75 .250 .386 .444 .831
1989 26 WAS NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.7 5 1 0 0 2 3.38 .385 .385 .462 .846
1990 27 WAS NL 0 1 .000 3 3 0 0 0 19.3 24 9 0 5 11 4.19 .304 .345 .418 .763
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 6 5 0 0 0 31.3 38 17 2 13 20 4.89 .297 .362 .430 .791
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1990-6-14
Winning Pct
1988-10-.636
Complete Games
1988-10-3
1990-2-2
Shutouts
1988-9-1
1990-2-2
Homeruns Allowed
1989-7-23
Walks Allowed
1987-6-93
1988-10-87
1990-4-82
Hits per 9IP
1990-9-7.8
Strikeouts per 9IP
1990-10-7.2
OAVG
1990-9-.229
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 17    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by Washington in 1986
Injured on 5/29/1986 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 5-6 weeks
Injured on 8/10/1986 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Earned first career win on 9/6/1986
Injured on 8/2/1987 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Was selected to the 1988 Allstar game
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,440,000 through salary arbitration
7/31/1990: Signed a contract extension with Washington , $1,600,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1990, going 4-0, 0.28
Won World Championship with Washington in 1990