Mark Prior vs. Joe Ryan — Career Comparison

Mark Prior
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Ryan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Mark Prior a clear advantage over Joe Ryan across the core pitching metrics. Mark Prior led in strikeout rate (K%+ 170 vs 125), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 137 vs 111), and home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 89). Joe Ryan held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 143 vs 110). Mark Prior was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mark Prior and Joe Ryan

Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.61
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.6
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.58
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.65
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.51
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.15
59.15
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.1
56.1
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.13
99.13
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.51
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
3.79
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1924
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
641.1
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
7.97
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
7.49
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.05
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.42
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
3.05
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.08
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
10.37
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
10.09
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.29
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2771
37.96
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2603
36.53
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.79
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
3.97
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.47
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.39
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.225
1.225
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2475
33.9
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2407
33.78
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.53
36.53

Fielding Stats for Mark Prior and Joe Ryan

Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.61
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.6
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1924
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
641.1
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.34
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.28
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.71
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.53
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.14
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.05
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.81
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.77
92.77
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.13
99.13
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Prior and Joe Ryan

Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
108
276.92
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
34500
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
523.08
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
105.13
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.92
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.64
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.21
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.45
31.93
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
138.46
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
125.64
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.72
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.33
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.93
30.58
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.51
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
207.69
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
56.41
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA