Matt Gage vs. Mark Prior — Career Comparison

Matt Gage
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mark Prior
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mark Prior built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Gage as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Gage posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.66 and WHIP 1.382 compared to 3.51 and 1.240 for Mark Prior. By the career numbers, Matt Gage had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Gage and Mark Prior

Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
8.7
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.58
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.15
59.15
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.66
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
3.51
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.2
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
8.35
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
7.97
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.73
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.05
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
8.35
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
10.37
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.342
1.342
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.29
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
38.01
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2771
37.96
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.95
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.02
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
3.79
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.37
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.47
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.342
1.342
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
33.04
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2475
33.9
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.01
38.01
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Matt Gage and Mark Prior

Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
8.7
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.2
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.71
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.34
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.71
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.07
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.14
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.05
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.77
92.77
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Gage and Mark Prior

Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
49
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
276.92
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
600
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
523.08
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
105.13
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.92
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.64
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.21
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.45
31.93
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
138.46
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
125.64
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.72
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.33
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.93
30.58
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.51
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
81
207.69
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
56.41
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA