Mike Gonzalez vs. Mark Prior — Career Comparison

Mike Gonzalez
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mark Prior
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mark Prior built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Gonzalez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mark Prior led in strikeout rate (K%+ 170 vs 130), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 137 vs 112), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 110 vs 87). Mike Gonzalez held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 137 vs 112). Role difference aside, Mark Prior holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mike Gonzalez and Mark Prior

Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
10.31
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.34
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.58
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.49
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.15
59.15
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.13
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.14
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
3.51
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
7.51
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
7.97
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.85
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
4.15
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.05
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
10.35
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
10.37
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.611
1.611
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.55
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.29
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1902
38.53
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2771
37.96
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.75
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.59
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
3.79
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.37
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.59
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.47
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.296
1.296
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1646
33.34
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2475
33.9
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.53
38.53
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Mike Gonzalez and Mark Prior

Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
10.31
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.34
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.97
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.2
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.14
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.15
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.61
96.61
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.112
0.112
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Gonzalez and Mark Prior

Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
101800
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
108
276.92
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
523.08
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
105.13
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.92
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.64
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
28.21
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
109.5
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.45
31.93
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
138.46
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
125.64
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.72
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.33
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
79.49
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
109.32
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.93
30.58
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.51
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
81
207.69
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
56.41
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA