Jay Hook vs. Mark Prior — Career Comparison

Jay Hook
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mark Prior
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Mark Prior a clear advantage over Jay Hook across the core pitching metrics. Mark Prior led in strikeout rate (K%+ 170 vs 82), run prevention (ERA+ 133 vs 75), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 137 vs 82). Mark Prior was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jay Hook and Mark Prior

Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.91
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.34
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.35
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.58
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.74
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.87
31.87
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.15
59.15
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
70
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.36
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
5.23
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.51
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2258
27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
752.2
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
808
9.66
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
7.97
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.34
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.05
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
3.29
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.05
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
4.71
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
10.37
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.29
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.36
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3291
39.35
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2771
37.96
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
5.76
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.79
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.47
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.439
1.439
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2986
35.71
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2475
33.9
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Jay Hook and Mark Prior

Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.91
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.34
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2258
27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
752.2
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.86
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.34
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.16
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.12
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.14
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.02
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.48
95.48
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
70
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Hook and Mark Prior

Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
383.08
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
108
276.92
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
600
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
234
600
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
519.23
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
523.08
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
34
78.46
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
105.13
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
76.15
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.92
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.31
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.64
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.31
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.21
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
7.29
16.82
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.45
31.93
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
35
80.77
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
138.46
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
120
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
125.64
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
16
36.92
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.72
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
10
23.08
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.33
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
26
60
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
6.06
13.99
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.93
30.58
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
41.54
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.51
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
177.69
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
81
207.69
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
16
36.92
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
56.41
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.62
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA