Rich Hand vs. Mark Prior — Career Comparison

Rich Hand
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mark Prior
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Mark Prior a clear advantage over Rich Hand across the core pitching metrics. Mark Prior led in strikeout rate (K%+ 170 vs 106), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 137 vs 83), and run prevention (ERA+ 133 vs 94). Mark Prior was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Rich Hand and Mark Prior

Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.92
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.44
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.58
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.72
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.15
59.15
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
4.01
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.51
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1462
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
487.1
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
8.35
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
7.97
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.96
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
4.62
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.05
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.31
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
5.13
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
10.37
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.083
1.083
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.29
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.26
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2125
39.24
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2771
37.96
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.4
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.79
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.52
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.37
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.35
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.47
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1814
33.5
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2475
33.9
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Rich Hand and Mark Prior

Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.92
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.44
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1465
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
488.1
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.61
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.34
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.25
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.99
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.14
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.86
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Hand and Mark Prior

Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
500
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
276.92
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
126
600
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
109
519.05
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
523.08
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
16
76.19
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
105.13
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
13
61.9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.92
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.52
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.64
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.76
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.29
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.21
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
3.84
18.27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.45
31.93
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
20
95.24
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
138.46
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
21
100
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
125.64
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.81
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.72
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.1
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.33
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
13
61.9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
12.4
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.93
30.58
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.29
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.51
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
147.62
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
81
207.69
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
10
47.62
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
56.41
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA