Ed Head vs. Mark Prior — Career Comparison

Ed Head
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mark Prior
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Ed Head and Mark Prior are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ed Head carried a career ERA of 3.48 against Mark Prior's 3.51. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Ed Head and Mark Prior — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Head and Mark Prior

Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.28
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.52
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.58
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.45
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
54
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.15
59.15
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.92
44.92
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.43
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
3.48
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
3.51
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
8.4
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
7.97
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.4
8.4
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.46
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
3.37
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.05
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
4.03
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
10.37
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.822
0.822
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.29
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1953
37.8
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2771
37.96
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.66
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
3.89
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.79
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.47
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1776
34.37
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2475
33.9
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Ed Head and Mark Prior

Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1971
27
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
9
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.34
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.71
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.14
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.05
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.91
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.77
92.77
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.915
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Head and Mark Prior

Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
460.65
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
108
276.92
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
155
600
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
131
507.1
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
523.08
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
123.87
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
105.13
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
116.13
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.92
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.74
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.64
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.74
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.21
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
37.74
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.45
31.93
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
34
131.61
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
138.46
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
150.97
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
125.64
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.06
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
48.72
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
50.32
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.33
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
108.39
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
79.49
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.46
48.22
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
11.93
30.58
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
27.1
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
20.51
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
96.77
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
81
207.69
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
65.81
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
56.41
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA