How Mark Prior's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Mark Prior totaled 106 career Starts, near the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Starts season came in 2003, posting 30, well above the starting pitcher average of 17.0 that year. The lowest point came in 2006 at 9, well below the starting pitcher average of 16.4 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 21 in 2004 to 27 in 2005 and 9 in 2006, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 9 to 30 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Mark Prior Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Mark Prior
| Mark Prior
Starts | Mark Prior
Games Started % |
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| Career | 106 | 100 |
| Season Avg. | 21.2 | 100 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 100 |
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Mark Prior Starts Per Season
Mark Prior's Starts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Mark Prior Starts by Team
Mark Prior's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mark Prior Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Mark Prior's career Starts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Mark Prior Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Mark Prior's seasonal Starts alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Mark Prior Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Mark Prior's MLB career with Starts alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
