35. David Cone

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General
Awards
Career Stats

Born: January 2, 1963 in Kansas City, MO USA
Weight: 180 lbs.
Height: 6'1"
Bats: L
Throws: R
Debut: June 08, 1986
Final Game: May 28, 2003

W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	SO
194	126	3.73	450	419	1	2,898.7	2668

David Cone would become known (right or wrong) as a “gun for hire”, a Pitcher who could get you over the hump. While he was often a Cy Young contender the only time he did win the award was in 1994…when he was a member of the Kansas City Royals.

Cone was actually drafted by Kansas City and he would debut for them in 1986 but was traded to the Mets shortly after and where he would first prove himself as a star Pitcher. Cone returned as a Free Agent in 1993 and while his first season back saw him with a losing 11 and 14 record, he was actually third among all AL Pitchers in bWAR and was fourth in Strikeouts. In the strike shortened 1994 season Cone was first in bWAR for Pitchers and won the coveted Cy Young. He also finished ninth in MVP balloting that year.

While he was only a Royal for two years (and 11 Games as a rookie) those two years were more than good enough to place him above far more tenured Pitchers.

The Bullet Points

Position: Pitcher
Acquired: Selected in the Third Round of the Amateur Draft. 6/8/87.
Departed:
Traded to the New York Mets with Chris Jelic for Rick Anderson, Mauro Gozzo and Ed Hearn. 3/27/87.

Acquired (2): Signed as a Free Agent. 12/8/92.
Departed (2): Traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for Tony Medrano, Dave Sinnes and Chris Stynes 4/6/95.
Games Played: 68
Notable Statistics: 27 Wins
19 Losses
3.29 ERA
57 Games Started
10 Complete Games
4 Shutouts
5 Games Finished
448.1 Innings Pitched
344 Strikeouts
3.90 FIP
1.216 WHIP
1.90 SO/BB
14.0 bWAR

No Regular Season Plate Appearances

No Playoff Games
Major Accolades and Awards:
Cy Young (1994)
All-Star (1994)
Highest bWAR for a Pitcher (1994)