Fernando Abad vs. Mark Prior — Career Comparison

Fernando Abad
MillenialD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mark Prior
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mark Prior built a career as a starting pitcher and Fernando Abad as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mark Prior led in strikeout rate (K%+ 170 vs 94), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 137 vs 96), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 110 vs 102). Role difference aside, Mark Prior holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Fernando Abad and Mark Prior

Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
10.3
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.58
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.74
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.68
23.68
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.15
59.15
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
3.78
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.51
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
354.2
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
8.7
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
7.97
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.14
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.05
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
3.2
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.05
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
7.41
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
10.37
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.29
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1513
38.39
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2771
37.96
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.61
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
4.01
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.79
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.76
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.47
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.322
1.322
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1356
34.41
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2475
33.9
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Fernando Abad and Mark Prior

Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
10.3
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
354.2
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.34
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.02
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.14
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.19
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.116
0.116
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fernando Abad and Mark Prior

Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406
27066.67
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
108
276.92
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
523.08
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
105.13
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.92
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.64
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.21
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.82
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.45
31.93
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
138.46
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
125.64
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.72
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.33
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.62
-41.33
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.93
30.58
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.51
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
207.69
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
56.41
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA