Ned Garver vs. Mark Prior — Career Comparison

Ned Garver
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mark Prior
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Mark Prior a clear advantage over Ned Garver across the core pitching metrics. Mark Prior led in strikeout rate (K%+ 170 vs 70), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 137 vs 91), and run prevention (ERA+ 133 vs 91). Mark Prior was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ned Garver and Mark Prior

Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.46
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
1.2
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.47
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.58
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.57
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
45.1
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.15
59.15
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.09
82.09
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.56
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1027
3.73
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.51
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7432
27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2477.1
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2471
8.98
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
7.97
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.77
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
3.2
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.05
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
881
3.2
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
10.37
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.18
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.29
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.15
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10583
38.45
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2771
37.96
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.15
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1184
4.3
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.79
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.47
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9661
35.1
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2475
33.9
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Ned Garver and Mark Prior

Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.04
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
1.24
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3581
27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1193.2
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.53
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.34
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
3.54
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
5.28
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.14
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
5.07
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.14
96.14
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.94
40.94
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.31
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ned Garver and Mark Prior

Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
285.65
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
108
276.92
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
600
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
234
600
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
827
515.8
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
523.08
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
112.27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
41
105.13
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
89.19
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.92
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
16.84
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.64
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.87
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.37
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.56
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
23.08
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.21
Ned Garver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.04
40.56
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
12.45
31.93
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
145.95
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
54
138.46
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
160.29
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
49
125.64
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Ned Garver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
54.26
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
19
48.72
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
44.91
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.33
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
94.8
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
31
79.49
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.09
44.34
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
11.93
30.58
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.62
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
47.4
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.51
Ned Garver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
67.98
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
207.69
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.83
8.83
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
33.06
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
56.41
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.12
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ned Garver
Career
Per 600 PA
24
14.97
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.62
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.62
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ned Garver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA