David Cone

David Brian Cone
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: January 2, 1963 in Kansas City, MO
Drafted: 3rd round 1981 by the Kansas City Royals
Acquired: traded from the Royals with Chris Jelic for Ed Hearn, Rick Anderson, and Mauro Gozzo, March 1987
Departed: traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for Jeff Kent and a player to be named later (Ryan Thompson), August 1992
Acquired: as a free agent, February 2003
Departed: retired, May 2003

Superior pitcher who won 20 games for the Mets in the '80s, and then won 20 for the Yankees ten years later. In between he had seasons where he led the major leagues in strikeouts, had a 19-strikeout game, and won a Cy Young award. He also has one of the majors' rarest gems, a perfect game, to his credit. And then he cemented his standing as an all-time hero to Mets fans (as if he needed to do more) by coming back with them as a 40-year-old and winning a spot in the starting rotation once again, however briefly. He's pictured here on a Pinnacle Idols card with The Great One, Jackie Gleason. Many more cards featuring David more prominently are displayed below.

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PITCHING RECORD (team-leading totals in red)

YEAR CLUB     G  GS CG     IP   W   L  PCT    H    R   ER   SO   BB ShO SV   ERA
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1986 K C AL  11   0  0   22.2   0   0 ----   29   14   14   21   13   0  0  5.56
1987 *METS*  21  13  1   99.1   5   6 .455   87   46   41   68   44   0  1  3.71
1988 *METS*  35  28  8  231.1  20   3 .870  178   67   57  213 80   4  0  2.22
1989 *METS*  34  33 7 219.2 14   8 .636  183   92   86  190   74   2  0  3.52
1990 *METS*  31  30  6  211.2  14  10 .583  177   84   76  233   65   2  0  3.23
1991 *METS*  34  34  5 232.2 14  14 .500  204   95   85  241 73 2  0  3.29
1992 2teams  35  34  7  249.2  17  10 .630  201   91   78  261  111   5  0  2.81
1993 K C AL  34  34  6  254.0  11  14 .440  205  102   94  191  114   1  0  3.33
1994 K C AL  23  23  4  171.2  16   5 .762  130   60   56  132   54   3  0  2.94
1995 2teams  30  30  6  229.1  18   8 .692  195   95   91  191   88   2  0  3.57
1996 N Y AL  11  11  1   72.0   7   2 .778   50   25   23   71   34   0  0  2.88
1997 N Y AL  29  29  1  195.0  12   6 .667  155   67   61  222   86   0  0  2.82
1998 N Y AL  31  31  3  207.2  20   7 .741  186   89   82  209   59   0  0  3.55
1999 N Y AL  31  31  1  193.1  12   9 .571  164   84   74  177   90   1  0  3.44
2000 N Y AL  30  29  0  155.0   4  14 .286  192  124  119  120   82   0  0  6.91
2001 Bos AL  25  25  0  135.2   9   7 .563  148   74   65  115   57   0  0  4.31
2003 *METS*   5   4  0   18.0   1   3 .250   20   13   13   13   13   0  0  6.50
================================================================================
METS TOTALS 187 169 34 1209.1  81  51 .614 1011  472  421 1172  431  15  1  3.13
OTHER CLUBS 263 250 22 1689.1 113  75 .601 1493  750  694 1496  706   7  0  3.70
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CAREER TOTS 450 419 56 2898.2 194 126 .606 2504 1222 1115 2668 1137  22  1  3.46

seasons highlighted in blue denote he was selected Rounding Third's Mets Pitcher of the Year

SPLIT SEASONS (team-leading totals in red)

YEAR CLUB     G  GS CG     IP   W   L  PCT    H    R   ER   SO   BB ShO SV   ERA
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1992 *METS*  27  27  7  196.2  13   7 .650  162   75   63  214 82 5  0  2.88
1992 Tor AL   8   7  0   53.0   4   3 .571   39   16   15   47   29   0  0  2.55
1995 Tor AL  17  17  5  130.1   9   6 .600  113   53   49  102   41   2  0  3.38
1995 N Y AL  13  13  1   99.0   9   2 .818   82   42   24   89   47   0  0  3.82

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This is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture. The cards listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final deal. Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den. At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas. If an orange card is struck through, it has also departed the collection. I am still accepting donations, should you feel so moved. Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

1985 TCMA Omaha Royals	1987 Donruss	1987 Topps Traded	1988 Score	1988 Topps

1985 TCMA Omaha Royals #25

1986 ProCards Omaha Royals

1987 Donruss #502
1987 Donruss #502 (BGS 8.5; from the 2001 Donruss Anniversary Originals)
1987 Donruss The Rookies #35
1987 Sportflics Rookies #39
1987 Topps Traded #24T

1988 Donruss #653
1988 Donruss Baseball's Best #40
1988 Fleer #131
1988 Kahn's Mets #44
1988 Score #49
1988 Topps #181
1988 Topps Tiffany #181
1988 Toys R Us Rookies #8

1989 Fleer Box	1989 Pacific Cards & Comics	1989 Topps Glossy Send-Away All-Stars	1989 Upper Deck

1989 Bowman #375
1989 Cadaco Discs
1989 Classic Orange #125
1989 Donruss #9 (Diamond Kings)
1989 Donruss #388a ("INC." and "*Denotes")
1989 Donruss All-Stars #44
1989 Donruss Baseball's Best #96
1989 Donruss Diamond Kings Jumbos #9
1989 Fleer #31
1989 Fleer #636 (Super Star Special)
1989 Fleer Baseball's Exciting Stars #8
1989 Fleer Box #C-7
1989 Fleer Heroes of Baseball #9
1989 Fleer Tiffany Collector's Edition #31
1989 Hills Team MVP's #9
1989 Holsum Super Stars Discs #19
1989 J. J. Nissen Super Stars #19
1989 Kahn's Mets #44
1989 O-Pee-Chee #384
1989 O-Pee-Chee Sticker Cards #58
1989 Pacific Cards & Comics #6
1989 Panini Stickers #129
1989 Score #221
1989 Score Superstars #2
1989 Score Young Superstars Series I #9
1989 Sportflics #51
1989 Star David Cone #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11
1989 Topps #710
1989 Topps American Baseball #17
1989 Topps Glossy Send-Away All-Stars #6
1989 Topps Mini Leaders #24
1989 Topps Sticker Cards #58
1989 Topps Stickers #96 (uncut; Bobby Bonilla on obverse)
1989 Upper Deck #584

1990 Boxscore Promo	1990 Fleer League Leaders	1990 Leaf	1990 Upper Deck

1990 Bowman #125
1990 Boxscore Enterprises Promo #78
1990 Donruss #265a ("INC.")
1990 Donruss #265b ("INC")
1990 Donruss NL Best #43
1990 Fleer #200
1990 Fleer Canadian #200
1990 Fleer League Leaders #7
1990 Kahn's Mets #44
1990 Leaf #40
1990 Panini Stickers #301
1990 Publications International Stickers
1990 Score #430
1990 Sportflics #201
1990 Topps #30
1990 Topps Big #11
1990 Topps Mini Leaders #65
1990 Topps Stickers #93 (uncut)
1990 Upper Deck #224

1991 Fleer	1991 Score		1991 Stadium Club Members Only

1991 Bowman #460
1991 Donruss #154a ("INC")
1991 Donruss #154b ("INC.")
1991 Fleer #143
1991 Fleer Ultra #213
1991 Kahn's Mets #17
1991 Leaf #253
1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #81
1991 Panini Stickers #80
1991 Score #409 (K-Men)
1991 Score #549
1991 Simon and Schuster More Little Big Leaguers
1991 Topps #680
1991 Topps Micro #680
1991 Topps Stadium Club Members Only
1991 Upper Deck #366

1992 Classic	1992 Ultra All-Stars	1992 Score	1992 Score Impact Players

1992 Bowman #238
1992 Classic Dark Blue #143
1992 Classic Red & Blue #T45
1992 Classic White #T27
1992 Confex The Baseball Enquirer #49
1992 Donruss #97
1992 Donruss Triple Play #35
1992 Donruss Triple Play #64 (Fun at the Ballpark; with Jeff Innis and John Franco)
1992 Fleer #501
1992 Fleer #687 (Record Setter)
1992 Fleer Ultra #230
1992 Fleer Ultra All-Stars #19
1992 High 5 Peel-Off Stickers
1992 Kahn's Mets #17
1992 Leaf #92
1992 O-Pee-Chee #195
1992 O-Pee-Chee Premier #175
1992 Pinnacle #450
1992 Pinnacle #590 (Idols)
1992 Pinnacle #611 (Grips)
1992 Score #680
1992 Score #795 (Highlights)
1992 Score Impact Players #90
1992 Score Superstars #16
1992 Topps #195
1992 Topps Gold #195
1992 Topps Gold Winners #195
1992 Topps Kids #16
1992 Topps Micro #195
1992 Topps Stadium Club #17
1992 Upper Deck #364
1992 Upper Deck #364 (gold hologram)
1992 Upper Deck MVP Holograms #17
1992 US Playing Card Company All-Stars (five of hearts)

1993 Donruss Blue Jays	1993 Score Select	1993 Select Rookie & Traded	1993 Upper Deck

1993 Bowman #97
1993 Cardtoons #18
1993 Classic Dark Blue #T23
1993 Dawson's Printing Memphis Chicks Modern All-Stars
1993 Donruss #712
1993 Donruss Toronto Blue Jays Commemorative Set #15
1993 Fleer #691
1993 Fleer Final Edition #F-216
1993 Fleer Flair #214
1993 Fleer Ultra #558
1993 Leaf #250
1993 O-Pee-Chee #107
1993 O-Pee-Chee Premier #92
1993 Pinnacle #489 (Hometown Heroes)
1993 Pinnacle #544
1993 Police Kansas City Royals #17
1993 Score #654
1993 Score Select #361
1993 Score Select League Leaders #77
1993 Score Select Rookie & Traded #18T
1993 Topps #720
1993 Topps Finest #115 (All-Star)
1993 Topps Gold #720
1993 Topps Magazine #TM99 (World Champs)
1993 Topps Stadium Club #703
1993 Topps Team Stadium Club Kansas City Royals #17
1993 Topps Traded #125T
1993 Upper Deck #534
1993 Upper Deck Fun Packs #179 (Glow Stars)
1993 Upper Deck Fun Packs #182
1993 Upper Deck SP #228

1994 Bowman's Best Red	1994 Fleer Ultra	1994 Leaf	1994 Stadium Club Golden Rainbow

1994 Bowman #593
1994 Bowman's Best Red #46
1994 Donruss #194
1994 Donruss Studio #182
1994 Donruss Triple Play #232
1994 Fleer #152
1994 Fleer Flair #297
1994 Fleer Smoke 'n Heat #2
1994 Fleer Ultra #362
1994 Leaf #274
1994 Pacific Crown Collection #281
1994 Pinnacle #325
1994 Score #405
1994 Score Select #76
1994 Topps #510
1994 Topps Gold #510
1994 Topps Stadium Club Golden Rainbow #292
1994 Upper Deck #413
1994 Upper Deck Collector's Choice #81
1994 Upper Deck Collector's Choice Silver Signature #81
1994 Upper Deck Electric Diamond #413

1995 Bowman's Best Red Refractor	1995 Ultra All-Stars	1995 Score Summit Sample	1995 Topps Embossed Golden Idols	1995 Upper Deck SP

1995 Bazooka #57
1995 Bowman #407
1995 Bowman's Best Red Refractors #31
1995 Bicycle Aces (nine of spades)
1995 Donruss #289
1995 Donruss Diamond Kings #DK-25
1995 Donruss Dominators #1
1995 Donruss Mound Marvels #2
1995 Donruss Studio #33
1995 Fleer All-Stars #19
1995 Fleer Award Winners #3
1995 Fleer Flair #313
1995 Fleer/SkyBox Emotion #92
1995 Fleer Ultra #55
1995 Fleer Ultra All-Stars #6
1995 Fleer Update #U-29
1995 Fleer Update Diamond Tribute #4
1995 Leaf Checklist #2
1995 Pacific Crown Collection #199
1995 Pinnacle Select Certified #16
1995 Score #443
1995 Score Hall of Gold #HG 93
1995 Score Summit Sample #80
1995 Sportflics #26
1995 Sportflics UC3 #13
1995 Sports Illustrated for Kids #381
1995 Tombstone Super-Pro Series #2
1995 Topps #5
1995 Topps #392 (All-Stars)
1995 Topps Embossed #98
1995 Topps Embossed Golden Idols #98
1995 Topps Stadium Club #204
1995 Topps Stadium Club #216 (Best Seat in the House)
1995 Topps Stadium Club #620 (Transaction)
1995 Topps Traded #110T
1995 Upper Deck #178, #288
1995 Upper Deck Collector's Choice #66 (AL Cy Young)
1995 Upper Deck Collector's Choice #536
1995 Upper Deck Collector's Choice Special Edition #210
1995 Upper Deck Collector's Choice Special Edition Silver Signature #210
1995 Upper Deck Collector's Choice trade exchange card #TC2
1995 Upper Deck Electric Diamond #178
1995 Upper Deck SP #202
1995 Upper Deck SP Superbafoil #202

1996 Fleer Smoke 'n Heat	1996 Pacific Crown Collection	1996 Score Dugout Collection	1996 Stadium Club Cereal Box Parallel

1996 Bazooka #58
1996 Bowman #57
1996 Donruss #39
1996 Fleer #181
1996 Fleer/Skybox Circa #62
1996 Fleer/Skybox Metal Universe Platinum Edition #85
1996 Fleer Smoke 'n Heat #3
1996 Fleer Ultra #381
1996 Leaf #154
1996 Leaf Limited #28
1996 Leaf Preferred #26
1996 Leaf Signature Series #103
1996 Leaf Signature Series Gold Press Proof #103
1996 Leaf Studio #58
1996 Pacific Crown Collection #374
1996 Panini Stickers #158
1996 Pinnacle #212
1996 Pinnacle Aficionado #12
1996 Pinnacle Foil #212
1996 Pinnacle Select #66
1996 Pinnacle Summit #48
1996 Pinnacle Zenith #96
1996 Pro Stamps #139
1996 Score #176
1996 Score #196 (Radar Rating)
1996 Score #364 (Star Struck)
1996 Score Dugout Collection #99
1996 Sportflix #24
1996 Topps #124
1996 Topps Chrome #33
1996 Topps Finest Refractors #120 (Intimidators)
1996 Topps Stadium Club #151
1996 Topps Stadium Club Cereal Box Parallel #151
1996 Upper Deck #405
1996 Upper Deck Collector's Choice #235
1996 Upper Deck SP #129

1997 Bowman Chrome International	1997 New Pinnacle Museum Collection	1997 Topps Finest	1997 Stadium Club

1997 Bowman Chrome International #76
1997 Donruss #70
1997 Donruss #435 (King of the Hill)
1997 Donruss Elite Gold Stars #124
1997 Donruss Limited #2 (Counterparts)
1997 Donruss New York Yankees Team Set #125
1997 Donruss Preferred Bronze #15
1997 Donruss Press Proofs Silver #70 (1 of 2000)
1997 Fleer #162
1997 Fleer Flair Showcase Section 1, Row 0, Seat 63 (Showcase/Showstopper)
1997 Fleer Flair Showcase Section 1, Row 1, Seat 63 (Grace/Showtime)
1997 Fleer Ultra #391
1997 Fleer Ultra Gold Medallion #G391
1997 New Pinnacle #14
1997 New Pinnacle Museum Collection #14
1997 Pacific Crown Collection #148
1997 Pinnacle Select #6
1997 Pinnacle Xpress #60
1997 Score #178
1997 Strat-O-Matic game card
1997 Topps #360
1997 Topps Chrome #123
1997 Topps Finest Embossed #145 (Hurlers; silver)
1997 Topps Stadium Club #231
1997 Upper Deck #382a (Capture the Flag; gold back)
1997 Upper Deck #438
1997 Upper Deck Collector's Choice #400
1997 Upper Deck Collector's Choice New York Yankees Team Set #NY 13
1997 Wheaties/Topps

1998 Flair Showcase	1998 Ultra Gold Medallion	1998 Collector's Choice	1998 Upper Deck UD^3

1998 Donruss #60
1998 Donruss Preferred #91 (Grandstand)
1998 Fleer Flair Showcase Section 2, Row 1, Seat 107 (Grace/Showstopper)
1998 Fleer Flair Showcase Section 2, Row 3, Seat 107 (Flair/Showpiece)
1998 Fleer/Skybox Metal Universe #114
1998 Fleer Tradition #77
1998 Fleer Tradition #302 (Smoke 'n Heat)
1998 Fleer Ultra Gold Medallion #119G
1998 Leaf #26
1998 Leaf Rookies & Stars #91
1998 Pacific Crown Collection #145
1998 Pacific Omega #163
1998 Pacific Omega Red #163
1998 Pacific Online Red #499
1998 Pinnacle Plus #7
1998 Pinnacle Snapshots New York Yankees #12, #14
1998 Score Rookie & Traded #RT195
1998 Topps #391
1998 Topps Finest #71
1998 Topps Finest No-Protector #71
1998 Topps Stadium Club #323
1998 Upper Deck Collector's Choice #446
1998 Upper Deck Special FX #94
1998 Upper Deck SP^X Finite #106 (7532/9000)
1998 Upper Deck SP^X Finite Spectrum #106 (1322/2250)
1998 Upper Deck UD³ #61 (The Establishment; light f/x)

1999 Fleer Tradition Update	1999 Pacific Omega	1999 Skybox Molten Metal Xplosion	1999 Upper Deck Century Legends

1999 Bowman #66
1999 Bowman International #66
1999 Fleer Brilliants #78
1999 Fleer Flair Showcase Row 1, Seat 99 (Showcase/Showdown; 5161 of 6000)
1999 Fleer Flair Showcase Row 2, Seat 99 (Passion/Showtime)
1999 Fleer Flair Showcase Row 3, Seat 99 (Power/Showpiece)
1999 Fleer Sports Illustrated #144
1999 Fleer Tradition #124
1999 Fleer Tradition Update #U-144 (Season Highlights)
1999 Pacific #289
1999 Pacific Crown Collection #187
1999 Pacific Omega #160
1999 Pacific Prisms #97
1999 Pacific Private Stock PS-206 #76
1999 Skybox Molten Metal #13
1999 Skybox Molten Metal Xplosion #13
1999 Skybox Premium #171
1999 Skybox Thunder #236
1999 Topps #101
1999 Topps Finest #236
1999 Topps Opening Day #59
1999 Topps Stadium Club #177
1999 Topps Stadium Club Chrome Refractor #SCC 9
1999 Topps Stars #98
1999 Topps Stars #98 (one star)
1999 Upper Deck #438
1999 Upper Deck Century Legends #93

2000 Pacific Private Stock	2001 Upper Deck	2003 Upper Deck 40 Man

2000 Fleer Focus #43
2000 Fleer Focus Masterpiece Mania (Green) #43 (038/300)
2000 Fleer Mystique #22
2000 Fleer/Skybox Impact #93
2000 Fleer/Skybox Impact Mighty Fine in '99 #4
2000 Fleer Ultra #51
2000 MLB Showdown 1st Edition #297 (holographic foil)
2000 MLB Showdown Strategy #S35 ("In the Groove")
2000 Pacific #290
2000 Pacific Crown Collection #187
2000 Pacific Invincible Diamond Aces #14
2000 Pacific Invincible Diamond Aces Limited Variation #14 (292/399)
2000 Pacific Paramount Season in Review #19
2000 Pacific Private Stock #98
2000 Skybox Dominion #16 (Highlights)
2000 Skybox Dominion #167
2000 Skybox Metal #146
2000 Skybox Metal Emerald #146
2000 Topps #138
2000 Topps #217 (Highlights)
2000 Topps Chrome #138
2000 Topps Opening Day #58
2000 Topps Stars #45
2000 Topps Subway Series #46
2000 Upper Deck #182
2000 Upper Deck #267 (checklist)
2000 Upper Deck Game Jersey #C-DC (game-used jersey)
2000 Upper Deck Gold Reserve #119
2000 Upper Deck MVP #217
2000 Upper Deck Victory #325

2001 Donruss #84
2001 Donruss Career Stat Line #84 (044/184)
2001 Donruss Elite #84
2001 Donruss Rookie Reprints #RR17 (reprint of 1987 Donruss card; 0709/1987)
2001 Fleer Platinum #209
2001 Fleer Platinum Parallel #209 (156/201)
2001 Pacific #284
2001 Playoff Absolute Memorabilia #84
2001 Topps #65
2001 Topps Traded and Rookies #T122 (reprint of 1987 Topps Traded #24T)
2001 Topps Traded and Rookies Chrome #T122 (reprint of 1987 Topps Traded #24T)
2001 Topps Traded and Rookies Gold #T122 (reprint of 1987 Topps Traded #24T; 1888/2001)
2001 Upper Deck #339
2001 Upper Deck MVP #96

2002 Donruss Best of Fan Club #161
2002 Donruss Fan Club #161
2002 Donruss Fan Club Credits #161 (064/100)
2002 Fleer Platinum #4
2002 Fleer Premium Legendary Dynasties Gold #30 (026/300)
2002 Fleer Tradition #139
2002 MLB Showdown #053
2002 Topps #14
2002 Topps Gold Label Class 1 Gold #106 (064/100)
2002 Topps Heritage #308
2002 Upper Deck #176

2003 Upper Deck #464
2003 Upper Deck 40 Man #636
2003 Upper Deck Sweet Spot Classic #19
2003 Upper Deck Yankees Signature Series Pride of New York #PN-CO (autographed)

2004 Upper Deck Yankees Classics #12

2005 Donruss Greats #16
2005 Donruss Throwback Threads Century Stars #CS-44
2005 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites #7
2005 Upper Deck Classics #108 (Retro Star Rookies)
2005 Upper Deck Classics Classic Counterparts #CC-CG (with Dwight Gooden; 0012/1999)
2005 Upper Deck Sweet Spot Classic Classic Materials #CM-DC (game-worn jersey, with pinstripe)
2005 Upper Deck Sweet Spot Classic Classic Materials #CM-DC (game-worn jersey, without pinstripe)

2017 Topps Archives

2006 Fleer Greats of the Game Copper #26 (240/299)
2006 Hero Decks Mets Heroes (ace of hearts)

2007 Danbury Mint 22K Gold Cards #123

2013 Hero Decks Mets Heroes (ace of hearts)

2015 Topps Free Agent 40 #F40-13
2015 Topps Stadium Club #3

2017 Topps Archives #42

2021 Topps Allen & Ginter #314

Other David Cone memorabilia in my collection:

autographed 8 x 10
1989 Phoenix Magnets
original bookmark by Eileen Patterson
2000 Plymouth Portfolio ("Flamethrowers"; with Pedro Martinez)

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