David Cone
David Brian Cone
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: January 2, 1963 in Kansas City, MO
High School: Rockhurst (Kansas City, MO)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 3rd round of the 1981 amateur draft.
Signed June 10, 1981. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 8, 1986
Final Game: May 28, 2003
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1986 KCR AL 23 P 11 0 22.2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.59 0.36 .950 1.83 0.68
1987 NYM NL 24 P 21 13 99.1 23 12 10 1 0 .957 1.99 1.05 .957 1.91 0.62
1988 NYM NL 25 P 35 28 231.1 41 17 23 1 0 .976 1.56 1.14 .954 1.96 0.69 AS,CYA-3,MVP-10
1989 NYM NL 26 P 34 33 219.2 36 21 14 1 0 .972 1.43 1.03 .944 1.87 0.63
1990 NYM NL 27 P 31 30 211.2 40 17 20 3 1 .925 1.57 1.19 .957 1.80 0.58
1991 NYM NL 28 P 34 34 232.2 48 18 26 4 2 .917 1.70 1.29 .956 1.86 0.59
1992 TOT MLB 29 P 35 34 249.2 42 18 22 2 1 .952 1.44 1.14 .955 1.89 0.59 AS
1992 NYM NL 29 P 27 27 196.2 38 16 20 2 1 .947 1.65 1.33 .955 1.94 0.60
1992 TOR AL 29 P 8 7 53.0 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 0.68 0.50 .950 1.72 0.56
1993 KCR AL 30 P 34 34 254.0 49 24 24 1 3 .980 1.70 1.41 .951 1.79 0.56
1994 KCR AL 31 P 23 23 171.2 41 20 18 3 3 .927 1.99 1.65 .959 1.72 0.52 AS,CYA-1,MVP-9
1995 TOT AL 32 P 30 30 229.1 42 12 27 3 2 .929 1.53 1.30 .960 1.79 0.53 CYA-4
1995 TOR AL 32 P 17 17 130.1 25 5 18 2 2 .920 1.59 1.35 .960 1.79 0.53
1995 NYY AL 32 P 13 13 99.0 17 7 9 1 0 .941 1.45 1.23 .959 1.79 0.53
1996 NYY AL 33 P 11 11 72.0 12 6 5 1 1 .917 1.38 1.00 .958 1.78 0.52
1997 NYY AL 34 P 29 29 195.0 24 9 13 2 0 .917 1.02 0.76 .958 1.71 0.49 AS
1998 NYY AL 35 P 31 31 207.2 38 12 25 1 3 .974 1.60 1.19 .958 1.78 0.50 CYA-4
1999 NYY AL 36 P 31 31 193.1 20 7 12 1 1 .950 0.88 0.61 .950 1.69 0.47 AS,CYA-6
2000 NYY AL 37 P 30 29 155.0 31 9 20 2 0 .935 1.68 0.97 .958 1.62 0.46
2001 BOS AL 38 P 25 25 135.2 26 14 10 2 0 .923 1.59 0.96 .958 1.75 0.49
2003 NYM NL 40 P 5 4 18.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.50 0.60 .967 1.85 0.48
17 Seasons P 450 419 2898.2 520 220 272 28 17 .946 1.53 1.09 .955 1.80 0.56
17 Seasons TOT 450 419 2898.2 520 220 272 28 17 .946 1.53 1.09 .902 1.80 0.56
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1986 KCR AL 23 11 0 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 NYM NL 24 21 13 21 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 NYM NL 25 35 28 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 NYM NL 26 34 33 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 NYM NL 27 32 30 32 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1991 NYM NL 28 34 34 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 NYM NL 29 27 27 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 TOR AL 29 8 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 KCR AL 30 34 0 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 KCR AL 31 23 0 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 TOR AL 32 17 0 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 NYY AL 32 13 0 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 NYY AL 33 11 0 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 NYY AL 34 29 1 1 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 NYY AL 35 31 1 1 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 NYY AL 36 31 1 1 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 NYY AL 37 30 1 1 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 BOS AL 38 25 1 1 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 NYM NL 40 5 4 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Seasons 451 174 193 450 450 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1986 KCR AL 23 113 69% 21% 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 NYM NL 24 447 74% 27% 12 92% 1 12 1 11 11 8 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 67%
1988 NYM NL 25 996 70% 26% 25 92% 0 17 2 14 21 20 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 100%
1989 NYM NL 26 967 72% 24% 26 77% 2 21 3 15 15 13 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 57%
1990 NYM NL 27 913 67% 24% 20 90% 0 17 0 15 19 13 3 3 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 5 80%
1991 NYM NL 28 1027 69% 24% 30 97% 0 18 2 10 26 23 1 4 0 0 4 1 2 1 2 0 12 100%
1992 NYM NL 29 881 65% 22% 22 95% 0 16 1 11 20 15 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 100%
1992 TOR AL 29 244 67% 18% 4 100% 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 KCR AL 30 1120 72% 24% 23 87% 1 24 1 22 24 11 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 3 0 4 75%
1994 KCR AL 31 714 73% 26% 20 90% 1 20 1 15 18 12 2 3 0 0 3 0 3 1 3 0 5 100%
1995 TOR AL 32 570 74% 24% 21 86% 2 6 1 4 18 13 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 3 67%
1995 NYY AL 32 438 69% 25% 10 90% 1 5 0 5 10 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 50%
1996 NYY AL 33 312 66% 19% 7 71% 0 7 1 4 4 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0%
1997 NYY AL 34 849 63% 24% 15 93% 0 8 1 6 14 12 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 83%
1998 NYY AL 35 898 68% 25% 24 96% 0 11 0 9 23 20 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 3 100%
1999 NYY AL 36 864 68% 23% 13 100% 0 7 1 5 12 11 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 100%
2000 NYY AL 37 766 72% 20% 23 96% 3 8 2 5 20 14 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 100%
2001 BOS AL 38 647 72% 27% 10 90% 0 14 0 14 9 8 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 100%
2003 NYM NL 40 87 70% 30% 3 100% 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
17 Seasons 12853 70% 24% 308 91% 11 217 18 168 270 207 23 28 1 2 25 4 17 10 17 0 71 86%
MLB Averages 75% 30% 90% 85%
PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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