Kevin Appier vs. Mark Prior — Career Comparison

Kevin Appier
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mark Prior
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Mark Prior a clear advantage over Kevin Appier across the core pitching metrics. Mark Prior led in strikeout rate (K%+ 170 vs 97), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 137 vs 98), and run prevention (ERA+ 133 vs 107). Mark Prior was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Appier and Mark Prior

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
1.39
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.59
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.58
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.48
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.23
55.23
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.15
59.15
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.1
97.1
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
3.74
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.51
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2425
8.41
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
7.97
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.8
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
3.24
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.05
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.18
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1994
6.91
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
10.37
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.128
1.128
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.37
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.29
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10958
38
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2771
37.96
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
4.05
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.79
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.23
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.25
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.72
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.47
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.294
1.294
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9807
34.01
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2475
33.9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Kevin Appier and Mark Prior

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
1.39
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.7
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.34
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.78
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.52
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.14
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.48
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.27
97.27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.1
97.1
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Appier and Mark Prior

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
2760
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
108
276.92
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
553.33
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
523.08
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
105.13
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.92
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.64
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.21
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
5.88
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.45
31.93
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
138.46
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
125.64
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.72
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.33
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.46
-16.42
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.93
30.58
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.51
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
260
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
207.69
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
5
33.33
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
56.41
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA