Grier Friday vs. Mark Prior — Career Comparison
Looking at the career totals, Grier Friday and Mark Prior are fairly close on the surface numbers. Mark Prior posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.51 vs 6.9) and WHIP (1.240 vs 1.900). Grier Friday had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.6 per nine innings vs 1.05). By the career numbers, Mark Prior had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.
Pitching Stats for Grier Friday and Mark Prior
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.1
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
6.9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
3.51
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.7
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
757
10.37
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.37
10.37
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.033
1.033
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.29
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
42.3
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2771
37.96
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.47
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
35.1
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2475
33.9
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.3
42.3
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Fielding Stats for Grier Friday and Mark Prior
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Grier Friday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.857
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Hitting Stats for Grier Friday and Mark Prior
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
234
600
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
37.95
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
12.45
31.93
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
49.5
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
11.93
30.58
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Grier Friday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13