Joe Hovlik vs. Mark Prior — Career Comparison

Joe Hovlik
Lost GenerationAustria-HungaryThrows RightBats RightChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mark Prior
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mark Prior built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Hovlik as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mark Prior posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.51 and WHIP 1.240 compared to 3.62 and 1.628 for Joe Hovlik. By the career numbers, Mark Prior had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Hovlik and Mark Prior

Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.63
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.58
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.15
59.15
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.62
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.51
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
10.87
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
7.97
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.79
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.05
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.12
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
10.37
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.29
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
41.32
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2771
37.96
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.82
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.93
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.79
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.47
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.628
1.628
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
37.21
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2475
33.9
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.32
41.32
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Joe Hovlik and Mark Prior

Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
18
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.34
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
24.75
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
28.13
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.14
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Hovlik and Mark Prior

Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
480
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
276.92
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
15
450
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
523.08
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
105.13
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.92
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.64
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.21
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
16.68
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.45
31.93
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
138.46
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
180
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
125.64
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
48.72
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.33
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
22.14
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.93
30.58
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
20.51
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
180
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
81
207.69
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
56.41
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA