Smoky Owens vs. Mark Prior — Career Comparison

Smoky Owens
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland BearsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mark Prior
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Smoky Owens posted a stronger line than Mark Prior. Smoky Owens posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.58 vs 3.51) and WHIP (1.184 vs 1.240). By the career numbers, Smoky Owens had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Smoky Owens and Mark Prior

Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.68
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.1
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.71
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.58
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.71
64.71
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.15
59.15
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.78
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.58
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
3.51
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
139.1
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
7.88
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
7.97
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.32
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.78
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
3.05
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
3.04
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
10.37
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.646
0.646
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.29
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
37.01
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2771
37.96
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.55
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
3.79
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.37
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.47
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.184
1.184
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.225
1.225
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
32.88
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2475
33.9
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Smoky Owens and Mark Prior

Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.75
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.12
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
144.1
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.34
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.62
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.12
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.14
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.99
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Smoky Owens and Mark Prior

Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
290
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
276.92
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
540
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
523.08
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
130
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
105.13
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
110
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.92
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.64
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.21
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
34
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.45
31.93
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
150
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
138.46
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
130
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
125.64
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.72
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
40
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.33
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
7
70
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
41.72
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.93
30.58
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.51
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
81
207.69
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
60
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
56.41
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA