For various reasons, these four are the four that I want to compare. Who do you all think had the better career, and why? If you could choose one of these guys' MLB careers, which one would you have picked, and why?
(a) Mike Mussina
(b) Curt Schilling
(c) Andy Pettitte
(d) David Cone
All essentially contemporaries (considerable overlap, anyway).
Mussina (1991-2008)
- RS: 3562.2 ip, 270-153 (.638), 3.68 era, 3.57 fip, 123 era+, 1.20 whip, 7.1 k/9, 82.8 bWAR
- PS: 139.2 ip, 7-8 (.467), 3.42 era, 1.10 whip, 9.3 k/9
- 0 CYA, 5x All-Star
- 0 WS champion
- Hall of Famer
Schilling (1988-2007)
- RS: 3261.0 ip, 216-146 (.597), 3.46 era, 3.23 fip, 127 era+, 1.14 whip, 8.6 k/9, 80.5 bWAR
- PS: 133.1 ip, 11-2 (.846), 2.23 era, 0.97 whip, 8.1 k/9
- 0 CYA, 6x All-Star
- 3x WS champion, 1x WS MVP
Pettitte (1995-2013)
- RS: 3316.0 ip, 256-153 (.626), 3.85 era, 3.74 fip, 117 era+, 1.35 whip, 6.6 k/9, 60.6 bWAR
- PS: 276.2 ip, 19-11 (.633), 3.81 era, 1.30 whip, 6.0 k/9
- 0 CYA, 3x All-Star
- 5x WS champion
Cone (1986-2003)
- RS: 2898.2 ip, 194-126 (.606), 3.46 era, 3.57 fip, 121 era+, 1.26 whip, 8.3 k/9, 61.6 bWAR
- PS: 111.1 ip, 7-2 (.778), 3.80 era, 1.36 whip, 7.6 k/9
- 1 CYA, 5x All-Star
- 5x WS champion
(a) Mike Mussina
(b) Curt Schilling
(c) Andy Pettitte
(d) David Cone
All essentially contemporaries (considerable overlap, anyway).
Mussina (1991-2008)
- RS: 3562.2 ip, 270-153 (.638), 3.68 era, 3.57 fip, 123 era+, 1.20 whip, 7.1 k/9, 82.8 bWAR
- PS: 139.2 ip, 7-8 (.467), 3.42 era, 1.10 whip, 9.3 k/9
- 0 CYA, 5x All-Star
- 0 WS champion
- Hall of Famer
Schilling (1988-2007)
- RS: 3261.0 ip, 216-146 (.597), 3.46 era, 3.23 fip, 127 era+, 1.14 whip, 8.6 k/9, 80.5 bWAR
- PS: 133.1 ip, 11-2 (.846), 2.23 era, 0.97 whip, 8.1 k/9
- 0 CYA, 6x All-Star
- 3x WS champion, 1x WS MVP
Pettitte (1995-2013)
- RS: 3316.0 ip, 256-153 (.626), 3.85 era, 3.74 fip, 117 era+, 1.35 whip, 6.6 k/9, 60.6 bWAR
- PS: 276.2 ip, 19-11 (.633), 3.81 era, 1.30 whip, 6.0 k/9
- 0 CYA, 3x All-Star
- 5x WS champion
Cone (1986-2003)
- RS: 2898.2 ip, 194-126 (.606), 3.46 era, 3.57 fip, 121 era+, 1.26 whip, 8.3 k/9, 61.6 bWAR
- PS: 111.1 ip, 7-2 (.778), 3.80 era, 1.36 whip, 7.6 k/9
- 1 CYA, 5x All-Star
- 5x WS champion