Mark Prior vs. Ryan Rowland-Smith — Career Comparison

Mark Prior
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ryan Rowland-Smith
MillenialAustraliaThrows LeftBats LeftOceaniaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Mark Prior a clear advantage over Ryan Rowland-Smith across the core pitching metrics. Mark Prior led in strikeout rate (K%+ 170 vs 75), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 137 vs 80), and run prevention (ERA+ 133 vs 97). Mark Prior was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mark Prior and Ryan Rowland-Smith

Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.94
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.14
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.58
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.15
59.15
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.38
41.38
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.51
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
4.57
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1110
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
7.97
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
9.44
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.05
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.24
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.05
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
3.36
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
10.37
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
5.57
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.992
0.992
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.29
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.36
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2771
37.96
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1618
39.36
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.49
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.79
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
5.11
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.49
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.47
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.8
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2475
33.9
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1436
34.93
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Mark Prior and Ryan Rowland-Smith

Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.94
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.14
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1110
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.34
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.71
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.54
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.14
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.05
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.75
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.77
92.77
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.78
83.78
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Prior and Ryan Rowland-Smith

Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
108
276.92
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
14520
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
523.08
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
105.13
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.92
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.64
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.21
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.45
31.93
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
138.46
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
125.64
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.72
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.33
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.93
30.58
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.51
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
207.69
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
56.41
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Career
Per 600 PA