Kevin Gausman vs. Mark Prior — Career Comparison

Kevin Gausman
MillenialColoradoThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mark Prior
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Mark Prior a clear advantage over Kevin Gausman across the core pitching metrics. Mark Prior led in strikeout rate (K%+ 170 vs 107), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 137 vs 104), and run prevention (ERA+ 133 vs 100). Kevin Gausman held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 110). Mark Prior was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Gausman and Mark Prior

Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.7
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.52
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.53
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.58
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.53
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.78
49.78
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.15
59.15
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.2
89.2
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
810
3.81
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.51
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5733
27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1911
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1835
8.64
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
7.97
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
1.1
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.05
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
2.52
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
3.05
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9.2
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
10.37
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.303
1.303
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.3
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.29
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.18
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7986
37.61
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2771
37.96
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
866
4.08
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.79
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.21
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.59
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.47
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7342
34.58
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2475
33.9
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Kevin Gausman and Mark Prior

Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.7
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.52
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5733
27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1911
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.44
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.34
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.79
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.28
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.14
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.23
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.96
95.96
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.2
89.2
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Gausman and Mark Prior

Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
1770.73
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
108
276.92
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
123
600
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
536.59
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
523.08
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
58.54
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
105.13
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
58.54
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.92
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.64
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.21
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
8.76
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.45
31.93
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
58.54
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
138.46
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
92.68
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
125.64
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.15
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.72
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.51
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.33
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
53.66
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.39
-6.8
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.93
30.58
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.15
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
20.51
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
321.95
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
207.69
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
24.39
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
56.41
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA