Mark Prior vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Mark Prior
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Mark Prior built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Strahm as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mark Prior led in strikeout rate (K%+ 170 vs 117), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 137 vs 120), and home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 108). Matt Strahm held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 143 vs 110). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Mark Prior.

Pitching Stats for Mark Prior and Matt Strahm

Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.58
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.15
59.15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
3.51
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
7.97
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.05
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
3.05
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
10.37
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
10.13
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.415
1.415
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.29
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2771
37.96
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
3.79
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.47
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.225
1.225
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2475
33.9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Mark Prior and Matt Strahm

Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.34
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.71
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.17
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.08
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.77
92.77
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Prior and Matt Strahm

Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
108
276.92
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
523.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
105.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.92
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.64
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
28.21
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.45
31.93
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
138.46
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
125.64
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.72
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.33
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.93
30.58
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
20.51
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
207.69
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
56.41
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA