Joel Hanrahan vs. Mark Prior — Career Comparison

Joel Hanrahan
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Mark Prior
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mark Prior built a career as a starting pitcher and Joel Hanrahan 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 126), run prevention (ERA+ 133 vs 103), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 110 vs 82). Joel Hanrahan held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 114 vs 112). Role difference aside, Mark Prior holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joel Hanrahan and Mark Prior

Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
8.05
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.49
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.58
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
55
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.15
59.15
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.22
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
3.85
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.51
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1214
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
404.2
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
8.21
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
7.97
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.89
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
4.4
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.05
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.22
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
9.81
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
10.37
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.81
9.81
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.579
1.579
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.85
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.29
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1767
39.3
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2771
37.96
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
4.74
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
4.14
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.79
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.42
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.47
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1539
34.23
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2475
33.9
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Joel Hanrahan and Mark Prior

Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
8.05
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1214
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
404.2
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.34
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.69
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.71
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.33
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.14
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.22
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.77
92.77
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joel Hanrahan and Mark Prior

Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
10342.86
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
108
276.92
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
485.71
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
523.08
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
105.13
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.92
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.64
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
28.21
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
48.78
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.45
31.93
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
228.57
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
138.46
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
125.64
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
48.72
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.33
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
79.49
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
55.55
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.93
30.58
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.51
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
81
207.69
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.2
4.2
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
56.41
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Hanrahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Hanrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA