Terry Fox vs. Mark Prior — Career Comparison

Terry Fox
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mark Prior
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mark Prior built a career as a starting pitcher and Terry Fox as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Terry Fox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.99 and WHIP 1.325 compared to 3.51 and 1.240 for Mark Prior. By the career numbers, Terry Fox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Terry Fox and Mark Prior

Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.62
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.66
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.58
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.43
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.15
59.15
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.34
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.99
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
3.51
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1191
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
8.59
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
7.97
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.77
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.81
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
3.05
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.52
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
4.19
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
10.37
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.29
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1664
37.72
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2771
37.96
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
3.29
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.38
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
3.79
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.47
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.267
1.267
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1528
34.64
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2475
33.9
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Terry Fox and Mark Prior

Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.62
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1192
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
397.1
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.61
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.34
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.95
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.72
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.14
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.56
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.17
94.17
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.456
0.456
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Terry Fox and Mark Prior

Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
1851.22
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
108
276.92
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
65
475.61
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
523.08
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
105.13
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.92
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.64
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.21
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
22.59
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.45
31.93
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
11
80.49
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
138.46
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
17
124.39
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
125.64
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
51.22
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
48.72
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.33
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
2.18
15.94
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.93
30.58
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
65.85
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.51
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
292.68
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
207.69
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
2.05
2.05
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
58.54
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
56.41
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA