How Mark Prior's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
Mark Prior posted a career WHIP of 1.23, near the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 2003, posting 1.1, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.38 that year. The highest point came in 2006 at 1.7, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.41 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.35 in 2004 to 1.21 in 2005 and 1.7 in 2006. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 5 seasons.
Mark Prior Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for Mark Prior
| Mark Prior
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.225 |
| Season Avg. | 1.225 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.225 |
| More Info | See More |
Mark Prior WHIP Per Season
Mark Prior's WHIP 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 WHIP by Team
Mark Prior's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mark Prior WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Mark Prior's career WHIP shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Mark Prior WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Mark Prior's seasonal WHIP 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 WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Mark Prior's MLB career with WHIP 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.
