Steve Frey vs. Mark Prior — Career Comparison

Steve Frey
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mark Prior
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mark Prior built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Frey 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 75), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 137 vs 89), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 110 vs 80). Steve Frey held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 189 vs 112). Role difference aside, Mark Prior holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Frey and Mark Prior

Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
9.3
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.53
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.58
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.44
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.55
54.55
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.15
59.15
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.83
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
3.76
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.51
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
8.79
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
7.97
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.89
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
4.56
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.05
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.68
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
4.65
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
10.37
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.023
1.023
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.29
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.33
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1335
39.52
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2771
37.96
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.43
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
4.41
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.79
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.59
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.37
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.53
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.1
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.47
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1132
33.51
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2475
33.9
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.52
39.52
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Steve Frey and Mark Prior

Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
9.3
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.47
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.34
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.24
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.78
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.14
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.72
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Frey and Mark Prior

Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
37680
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
108
276.92
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
523.08
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
105.13
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.92
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.64
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.21
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
3.21
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.45
31.93
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
138.46
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
125.64
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.72
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.33
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.12
-14.11
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.93
30.58
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
20.51
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
207.69
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
56.41
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA