John Gant vs. Mark Prior — Career Comparison

John Gant
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mark Prior
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Mark Prior a clear advantage over John Gant across the core pitching metrics. Mark Prior led in strikeout rate (K%+ 170 vs 85), walk avoidance (BB%+ 110 vs 63), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 137 vs 93). John Gant held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 154 vs 112). Mark Prior was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Gant and Mark Prior

John Gant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
4.18
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.18
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.58
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.58
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.63
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.15
59.15
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.32
28.32
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
3.89
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.51
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1118
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Innings
372.2
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
7.66
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
7.97
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.82
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
4.83
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.05
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
7.85
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
10.37
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.409
1.409
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.34
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.29
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
38.79
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2771
37.96
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.65
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
4.49
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.79
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.99
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.47
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.387
1.387
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1377
33.25
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2475
33.9
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for John Gant and Mark Prior

John Gant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
4.18
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.18
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1118
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Innings
372.2
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.65
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.34
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.97
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.67
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.14
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.62
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.32
28.32
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Gant and Mark Prior

John Gant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
1544.12
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
108
276.92
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
68
600
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
57
502.94
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
523.08
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
105.13
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.92
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.64
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.65
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.56
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.21
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.45
31.93
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
8
70.59
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
138.46
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
125.64
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.72
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.47
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.33
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.47
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.93
-25.84
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.93
30.58
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.51
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
220.59
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
207.69
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
2.72
2.72
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
97.06
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
56.41
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gant
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA