Brad Hand vs. Mark Prior — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Mark Prior
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mark Prior built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Hand 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 76), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 137 vs 87), and run prevention (ERA+ 133 vs 98). Brad Hand held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 112). Role difference aside, Mark Prior holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Mark Prior

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.58
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.15
59.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
3.75
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.51
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582
7.97
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.93
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.05
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
782
9.12
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
10.37
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.29
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3266
38.08
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2771
37.96
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
4.15
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.47
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.257
1.257
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2475
33.9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Mark Prior

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.34
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.43
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.14
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Mark Prior

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
108
276.92
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
523.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
105.13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.92
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.64
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.21
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.45
31.93
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
138.46
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
125.64
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.72
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.33
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.93
30.58
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.51
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
81
207.69
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
56.41
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA