Mark Portugal vs. Mark Prior — Career Comparison

Mark Portugal
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherSilver Slugger
Mark Prior
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Mark Prior a clear advantage over Mark Portugal across the core pitching metrics. Mark Prior led in strikeout rate (K%+ 170 vs 95), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 137 vs 93), and run prevention (ERA+ 133 vs 102). Mark Portugal held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 110). Mark Prior was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mark Portugal and Mark Prior

Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.71
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.39
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.54
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.58
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.47
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.43
53.43
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.15
59.15
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.79
81.79
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
817
4.03
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.51
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1826.1
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1813
8.93
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
7.97
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.03
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
2.99
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
3.05
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1134
5.59
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
10.37
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.953
0.953
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.28
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.29
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.18
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7726
38.07
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2771
37.96
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.12
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
896
4.42
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.79
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.38
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.37
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.23
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.78
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.47
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6959
34.29
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2475
33.9
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Mark Portugal and Mark Prior

Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.71
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.39
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1826.1
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.8
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.34
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.03
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
1.95
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.14
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.84
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.43
94.43
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.078
1.078
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.79
81.79
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Portugal and Mark Prior

Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
394.71
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
108
276.92
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
234
600
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
510.4
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
523.08
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
100.95
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
105.13
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
74.86
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.92
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
22.68
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.64
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
26.09
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.21
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
29.48
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.45
31.93
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
132.7
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
138.46
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
124.76
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
125.64
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
37.43
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.72
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
40.83
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.33
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
75.99
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.5
28.92
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.93
30.58
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
22.68
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.51
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
98.68
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
207.69
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.08
6.08
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
61.25
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
22
56.41
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.54
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
11
12.48
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA