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David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Pitching Comparison

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Totals

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	David Cone	23-40	1986	2003	194	126	.606	3.46	450	419	9	56	22	1	2898.2	2504	1222	1115	258	1137	42	2668	106	32	149	12184	3845	121	3.57	1.256	7.8	0.8	3.5	8.3
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	126	123	.506	3.79	452	333	48	35	12	8	2240.0	2240	1045	944	211	698	54	1266	29	14	32	9479	3089	98	3.82	1.312	9.0	0.8	2.8	5.1

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	David Cone	25-37	1988	2000	8	3	.727	3.80	21	18	2	1	0	0	111.1	93	52	47	12	58	1	94	2	1	6	480	153		3.35	1.356	7.5	1.0	4.7	7.6
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	1	0	1.000	4.15	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.2	10	4	4	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	37	12		1.86	1.385	10.4	0.0	2.1	6.2

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Value

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	David Cone	23-40	1986	2003	450	419	2898.2	61.6	35.5
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0	22.7	3.3

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Totals Against

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	David Cone	23-40	1986	2003	450	419	2898.2	3845	10782	1716	466	64	343	134	71.91	19	138	76	82	.232	.309	.359	.669	82	.127	.283	1217	3872	788	3747	3845
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0	3089	8571	1610	356	63	197	74	72.69	12	160	101	78	.261	.316	.391	.708	101	.130	.283	1076	3355	630	2967	3089

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	David Cone	25-37	1988	2000	21	18	111.1	153	412											.226	.324					.265				153	153
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2	12	34											.294	.333					.357				12	12

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Starting & Relieving

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	David Cone	23-40	1986	2003	257	61	56.8	17	7	41	0	100.0	9	31
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	182	55	51.4	94	32	34	3	72.7	48	119

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	David Cone	25-37	1988	2000									2	3
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984									0	0

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Ratios

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	David Cone	23-40	1986	2003	450	419	2898.2	21.9	9.3	12.6
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0	13.4	7.4	6.0

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	David Cone	25-37	1988	2000	21	18	111.1	19.6	12.1	7.5
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2	16.2	5.4	10.8

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Pitch Summary

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	David Cone	23-40	1986	2003	450	419	2898.2	5509	110	3307	60.03
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0		91

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	David Cone	25-37	1988	2000	21	18	111.1
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Head-to-Head Pitching

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Totals

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Totals Table
Rk	Player	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	David Cone	0	1	.000	3.55	2	2	0	0	0	0	12.2	10	5	5	1	4	0	14	0	0	0	49	1.105	7.1	0.7	2.8	9.9
2	Ed Whitson	1	0	1.000	2.84	2	2	0	0	0	0	12.2	11	4	4	2	2	0	8	0	0	0	50	1.026	7.8	1.4	1.4	5.7

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Game Logs

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David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	App,Dec	IP	H	R	ER	UER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	PO	TB	GIDP	SH	SF	XBH	GmSc	Pit	Str	WPA	RE24	IR	IS	aLI	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)
1	David Cone	NYM	1989-05-25	GS-6, L	6.0	4	2	2	0	1	2	0	7	0	0	0	23	7	21	2	1	0	1	1	0	8	0	0	0	2	61	108	71	0.0	0.65			0.87
2	Ed Whitson	SDP	1989-05-25	GS-8, W	7.2	6	1	1	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	30	7	29	4	1	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	2	66	96	67	0.4	2.33			1.30
3	David Cone	NYM	1989-05-13	GS-7	6.2	6	3	3	0	0	2	0	7	0	0	0	26	8	24	6	0	0	2	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	55	124	76	-0.2	-0.64			1.16
4	Ed Whitson	SDP	1989-05-13	GS-5	5.0	5	3	3	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	20	6	18	3	1	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	1	2	48	66	47	-0.2	-0.92			0.78

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Batter vs. Pitcher

David Cone (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

David Cone (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	1989	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

David Cone (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Plate Appearances

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David Cone (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1989	1989-05-13	SDP	NYM	down 2-1	t3	---	0	4 (1-2)	Strikeout Looking
2	1989	1989-05-25	SDP	NYM	down 1-0	b3	---	0	2 (0-1)	Foul Popfly: 1B (1B into Foul Terr.)
3	1989	1989-05-25	SDP	NYM	ahead 1-2	b5	---	1	4 (1-2)	Strikeout Looking

Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. David Cone (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. David Cone (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	1989	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	0	0	0	0	0

Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. David Cone (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. David Cone (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1989	1989-05-13	NYM	SDP	ahead 1-2	b2	-2-	2	3 (1-1)	Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
2	1989	1989-05-13	NYM	SDP	ahead 1-3	b5	---	0	1 (0-0)	Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
3	1989	1989-05-25	NYM	SDP	ahead 0-1	t2	12-	2	6 (3-2)	Walk; D. Magadan to 3B; M. Sasser to 2B
4	1989	1989-05-25	NYM	SDP	down 2-1	t5	---	0	5 (1-2)	Flyball: SS (Deep SS)

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Comparison

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Totals

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	David Cone	23-40	1986	2003	193	470	412	28	64	9	0	0	22	0	1	16	91	.155	.192	.177	.369	6	73	8	3	38	1	0
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	377	673	576	24	72	9	0	1	27	0	0	18	169	.125	.152	.146	.297	-16	84	3	0	79	0	0

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	David Cone	25-37	1988	2000	21	18	16	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	.188	.235	.188	.423	3	2	0	1	0	0
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Value

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	David Cone	23-40	1986	2003	193	470	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.1	-51	1	-1	0
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	377	673	-1.4	-1.5	-1.5	0.2	-93	2	-3	0

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Sabermetric

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	David Cone	23-40	1986	2003	193	470	9	83	88	396	15	.199	50	-52	-5.3	.022	4.5	0.00	1
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	377	673	10	90	98	586	18	.175	50	-92	-9.5	.021	3.4		0

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	David Cone	25-37	1988	2000	21	18	0	4	4	16		.200	1			.000	16.0		0
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	3	0	0	0	3		.000	0			.000	3.0		0

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Win Probability

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	David Cone	23-40	1986	2003	193	470	-4.5	-5.3	0.3	-46.15		-52.89	0.90
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	377	673	-8.5	-9.2	0.0	-97.13		-97.15	0.92

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Head-to-Head Batting

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Totals

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Totals Table
Rk	Player	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	David Cone	2	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Ed Whitson	2	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Game Logs

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David Cone vs. Ed Whitson: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	GS	InnPl	BOP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
1	David Cone	NYM	1989-05-25	*	7	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.42	-0.004	2.70	-0.01%	0.11			P
2	Ed Whitson	SDP	1989-05-25	*	8	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.78	-0.059	1.20	-0.05%	-0.56			P
3	David Cone	NYM	1989-05-13	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.78	-0.040	1.42	-0.04%	-0.49			P
4	Ed Whitson	SDP	1989-05-13	*	6	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	-0.025	1.41	-0.02%	-0.20			P

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