Willie Hernandez vs. Mark Prior — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Mark Prior
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mark Prior built a career as a starting pitcher and Willie Hernandez 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 109), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 137 vs 91), and home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 76). Role difference aside, Mark Prior holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Willie Hernandez and Mark Prior

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.58
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.15
59.15
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
3.51
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
952
8.2
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
7.97
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.84
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.01
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
3.05
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
6.79
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
10.37
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.088
1.088
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.29
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2771
37.96
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
3.79
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.37
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.47
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2475
33.9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Mark Prior

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.34
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Mark Prior

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
108
276.92
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
540
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
523.08
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
105.13
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.92
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.64
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.21
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.49
29.92
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.45
31.93
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
128.57
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
138.46
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
14
120
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
125.64
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.72
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.33
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
30.01
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.93
30.58
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.51
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
207.69
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
56.41
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA