How Mark Prior's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Mark Prior totaled 582 career Hits, well below the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Hits season came in 2006, posting 46, well below the starting pitcher average of 111.3 that year. The highest point came in 2003 at 183, well above the starting pitcher average of 114.4 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 112 in 2004 to 143 in 2005 and 46 in 2006, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 46 to 183 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Mark Prior Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Mark Prior
| Mark Prior
Hits | Mark Prior
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
|---|
| Career | 582 | 7.97 |
| Season Avg. | 116.4 | 7.97 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 889.47 | 7.97 |
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Mark Prior Hits Per Season
Mark Prior's Hits 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 Hits by Team
Mark Prior's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mark Prior Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Mark Prior's career Hits, 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 Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Mark Prior's seasonal Hits 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 Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Mark Prior's MLB career with Hits 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.
