Nels Potter vs. Mark Prior — Career Comparison

Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mark Prior
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Nels Potter and Mark Prior are fairly close on the surface numbers. Mark Prior posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.51 vs 3.99) and WHIP (1.240 vs 1.366). Nels Potter had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.66 per nine innings vs 1.05). By the career numbers, Mark Prior 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 Nels Potter and Mark Prior

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1.86
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.94
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.49
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.58
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.52
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.68
48.68
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.15
59.15
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.72
50.72
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
3.99
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.51
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1721
9.19
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
7.97
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.66
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
3.11
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.05
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
747
3.99
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
10.37
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.29
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7248
38.69
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2771
37.96
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.67
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
4.5
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.79
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.47
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6645
35.47
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2475
33.9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Nels Potter and Mark Prior

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1971
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.34
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.71
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.14
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.05
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.77
92.77
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nels Potter and Mark Prior

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
337.38
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
108
276.92
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
600
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
234
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
538.66
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
204
523.08
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
122.68
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
41
105.13
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.31
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.92
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
14.38
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.64
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
14.38
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.21
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.96
34.47
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
12.45
31.93
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
137.06
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
138.46
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
157.19
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
49
125.64
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
23.96
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.72
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.46
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.33
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
59.42
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.78
41
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
11.93
30.58
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.55
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.51
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
47.92
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
81
207.69
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
26.84
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
56.41
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA