Mark Prior vs. Brandon Woodruff — Career Comparison

Mark Prior
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brandon Woodruff
MillenialMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Brandon Woodruff a clear advantage over Mark Prior across the core pitching metrics. Brandon Woodruff led in home run suppression (HR9+ 132 vs 112), walk avoidance (BB%+ 126 vs 110), and run prevention (ERA+ 138 vs 133). Mark Prior held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 170 vs 132). Brandon Woodruff was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mark Prior and Brandon Woodruff

Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.72
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.53
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.58
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.64
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.15
59.15
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.43
65.43
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.44
89.44
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
3.51
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.1
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
7.97
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
7.01
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.01
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
3.05
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.3
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
757
10.37
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
10.52
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.37
10.37
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.52
10.52
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.29
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2771
37.96
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2984
36.05
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
3.79
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.25
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.47
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.225
1.225
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.034
1.034
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2475
33.9
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2742
33.12
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.05
36.05

Fielding Stats for Mark Prior and Brandon Woodruff

Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.72
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.53
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.34
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.46
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.86
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.14
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.35
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.32
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.32
97.32
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.44
89.44
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Prior and Brandon Woodruff

Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
108
276.92
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
683.72
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
129
600
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
523.08
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
534.88
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.527
0.527
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
105.13
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
22
102.33
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.92
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
79.07
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.64
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.6
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.56
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.21
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.26
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.45
31.93
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.94
32.28
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
138.46
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
29
134.88
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
125.64
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
130.23
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.72
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.26
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.33
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.56
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
11
51.16
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.93
30.58
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
6.36
29.56
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
20.51
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.91
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
207.69
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
237.21
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
56.41
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
8
37.21
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA