Mark Gardner vs. Mark Prior — Career Comparison

Mark Gardner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mark Prior
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Mark Prior a clear advantage over Mark Gardner across the core pitching metrics. Mark Prior led in strikeout rate (K%+ 170 vs 103), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 137 vs 88), and run prevention (ERA+ 133 vs 91). Mark Prior was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mark Gardner and Mark Prior

Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
1.76
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
1.4
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.5
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.58
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.47
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.56
51.56
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.15
59.15
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.71
79.71
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
894
4.56
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.51
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5294
27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1764.2
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1752
8.94
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
7.97
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.94
8.94
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
1.21
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.05
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
628
3.2
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.05
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.19
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1256
6.41
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
10.37
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.068
1.068
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.15
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.29
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.33
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7540
38.45
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2771
37.96
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
4.9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.79
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.37
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.34
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.48
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.47
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6708
34.21
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2475
33.9
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Mark Gardner and Mark Prior

Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
1.76
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
1.4
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5294
27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1764.2
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.34
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.03
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.59
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.14
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.56
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.884
0.884
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.71
79.71
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Gardner and Mark Prior

Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350
356.54
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
108
276.92
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
589
600
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
234
600
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
515.45
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
523.08
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
63.16
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
105.13
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
57.05
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.92
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.06
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.64
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.04
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.02
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.11
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.21
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
10.47
10.66
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.45
31.93
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
73.34
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
138.46
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
83.53
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
125.64
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
22.41
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.72
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
22.41
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.33
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
43.8
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.77
-2.82
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.93
30.58
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.07
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
16.3
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.51
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
206
209.85
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
207.69
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
62.14
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
22
56.41
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.04
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.17
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA