Blake Parker vs. Mark Prior — Career Comparison

Blake Parker
MillenialArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mark Prior
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mark Prior built a career as a starting pitcher and Blake Parker 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 116), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 137 vs 114), and home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 99). Blake Parker held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 125 vs 110). Role difference aside, Mark Prior holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Blake Parker and Mark Prior

Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
9.12
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.58
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.29
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.26
59.26
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.15
59.15
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.89
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.47
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
3.51
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1036
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
345.1
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
7.84
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
7.97
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.3
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.05
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.94
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
3.05
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
9.98
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
10.37
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.436
1.436
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.29
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.34
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1436
37.42
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2771
37.96
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.36
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.75
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
3.79
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.47
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.225
1.225
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1295
33.75
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2475
33.9
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.42
37.42
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Blake Parker and Mark Prior

Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
9.12
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1036
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
345.1
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.44
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.34
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.71
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.89
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.14
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.86
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.05
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.094
0.094
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Blake Parker and Mark Prior

Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350
210000
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
108
276.92
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
523.08
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
105.13
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.92
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.64
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.21
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.45
31.93
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
138.46
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
125.64
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.72
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.33
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.93
30.58
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.51
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
207.69
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
56.41
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA