Mark Prior vs. Todd Ritchie — Career Comparison

Mark Prior
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Todd Ritchie
Gen XVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Mark Prior a clear advantage over Todd Ritchie across the core pitching metrics. Mark Prior led in strikeout rate (K%+ 170 vs 87), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 137 vs 103), and run prevention (ERA+ 133 vs 101). Todd Ritchie held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 122 vs 110). Mark Prior was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mark Prior and Todd Ritchie

Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.98
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.29
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.58
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.46
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.58
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.15
59.15
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.33
44.33
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.22
65.22
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.51
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
4.71
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
835.2
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
7.97
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
929
10.01
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.05
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.12
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
3.05
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.82
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
10.37
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
5.56
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.29
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.5
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.28
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2771
37.96
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3647
39.28
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.31
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.79
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
5.34
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.3
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.47
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.85
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.425
1.425
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2475
33.9
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3309
35.64
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Mark Prior and Todd Ritchie

Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.98
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.29
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
835.2
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.34
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.47
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.34
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.14
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.88
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.81
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.22
65.22
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Prior and Todd Ritchie

Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
108
276.92
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
524.3
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
214
600
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
523.08
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
524.3
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
105.13
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
33
92.52
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.92
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.64
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.02
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.21
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.02
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.45
31.93
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
7.21
20.22
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
138.46
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
38
106.54
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
125.64
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
40
112.15
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.72
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
9
25.23
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.33
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.82
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
15
42.06
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.93
30.58
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
5.96
16.71
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.51
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
7
19.63
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
81
207.69
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
193.46
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.1
3.1
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
56.41
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
20
56.07
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA