Fred Green vs. Mark Prior — Career Comparison

Fred Green
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows 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 Fred Green as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Green posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.574 compared to 3.51 and 1.240 for Mark Prior. By the career numbers, Fred Green had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Green and Mark Prior

Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
5.56
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.58
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.44
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.25
56.25
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.15
59.15
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.48
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
3.51
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.1
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
8.98
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
7.97
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.76
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.98
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.05
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.2
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
4.87
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
10.37
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.984
0.984
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.29
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
39.46
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2771
37.96
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
4.11
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.79
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.47
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
35.41
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2475
33.9
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Fred Green and Mark Prior

Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
5.56
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.1
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.44
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.34
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.64
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.21
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.14
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.09
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Green and Mark Prior

Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
2933.33
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
276.92
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
523.08
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
105.13
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.92
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.64
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.56
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
28.21
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
85.2
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.45
31.93
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
300
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
138.46
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
125.64
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
48.72
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.33
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
79.49
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.8
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.93
30.58
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
20.51
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
433.33
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
207.69
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
1.38
1.38
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
56.41
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA