Jimmy Anderson vs. Mark Prior — Career Comparison

Jimmy Anderson
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mark Prior
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Mark Prior a clear advantage over Jimmy Anderson across the core pitching metrics. Mark Prior led in strikeout rate (K%+ 170 vs 56), run prevention (ERA+ 133 vs 84), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 137 vs 92). Jimmy Anderson held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 137 vs 112). Mark Prior was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Mark Prior

Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.91
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.5
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.39
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.58
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.74
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.72
34.72
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.15
59.15
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.69
78.69
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
5.42
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.51
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1724
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
574.2
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
10.52
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
7.97
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.91
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
3.76
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.05
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
3.77
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
10.37
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.837
0.837
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.34
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.29
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2587
40.52
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2771
37.96
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
5.81
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.79
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.36
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.31
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.28
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.47
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2278
35.68
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2475
33.9
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.52
40.52
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Mark Prior

Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.91
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.5
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1724
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
574.2
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.38
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.34
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.85
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2.3
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.14
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.22
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.6
96.6
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.69
78.69
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Mark Prior

Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
379.27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
108
276.92
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
193
600
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
528.5
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
523.08
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
71.5
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
105.13
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
62.18
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.92
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.33
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.64
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.33
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.21
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.44
13.81
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.45
31.93
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
80.83
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
138.46
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
96.37
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
125.64
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
34.2
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.72
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
18.65
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.33
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
52.85
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.49
4.64
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.93
30.58
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.87
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.51
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
136.79
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
81
207.69
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
4.39
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
46.63
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
56.41
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA