Mark Prior

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2002-2006)

W–L 42–29
ERA 3.51
WHIP 1.23
SO 757
Pitcher PIV 16495.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'5" / 230 lb
Born
9/7/1980 in San Diego, CA, USA
MLB Debut
2002-05-22
Last Game
2006-08-10
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Mark William Prior

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
42 29 106 106 5 1 0 657.0 582 256 77 223 757 3.51 16495.0

Career ERA 3.51 vs. league average 4.39 across their career seasons — 20.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2002 CHN NL 6 6 19 19 1 0 0 116.7 98 43 38 147 3.32 4.28 (+22%) 3341.7
2003 CHN NL 18 6 30 30 3 1 0 211.3 183 57 50 245 2.43 4.40 (+45%) 10621.2
2004 CHN NL 6 4 21 21 0 0 0 118.7 112 53 48 139 4.02 4.46 (+10%) 2841.8
2005 CHN NL 11 7 27 27 1 0 0 166.7 143 68 59 188 3.67 4.29 (+14%) 1908.8
2006 CHN NL 1 6 9 9 0 0 0 43.7 46 35 28 38 7.21 4.53 (-59%) -2218.4
Career · 5 seasons 42 29 106 106 5 1 0 657.0 582 256 223 757 3.51 — 16,495

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
108 204 19 41 10 0 1 13 0 8 81 .201 .231 .265 .496 -452

Career AVG .201 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 24.2% below league average.

Career OBP .231 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 30.6% below league average.

Career SLG .265 vs. league average .423 across their career seasons — 37.5% below league average.

Career OPS .496 vs. league average .757 across their career seasons — 34.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2002 CHN NL 19 35 3 6 4 0 0 4 0 2 15 .171 — — — — 0.0
2003 CHN NL 32 72 6 18 4 0 1 6 0 2 27 .250 .264 (-5%) .332 (-19%) .422 (-18%) .754 (-18%) -224.2
2004 CHN NL 21 36 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 20 .139 — — — — 0.0
2005 CHN NL 27 48 5 11 2 0 0 3 0 2 14 .229 — — — — -227.6
2006 CHN NL 9 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .077 — — — — 0.0
Career · 5 seasons 108 204 19 41 10 0 1 13 0 8 81 .201 — — — — -452

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2003 NLCS CHN 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
2003 NLDS2 CHN 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 1 3 3 0 23.3 16 6 9 18 2.31

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2003 NLCS CHN 1 1 2 2 0 14.3 14 5 5 11 3.14
2003 NLDS2 CHN 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 2 1 4 7 1.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home57106102207.208
Away519891916.194

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home55343.23111451094113.80
Away51313.12711111143463.19

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2006-08-10 CHCMILL 100000001
2006-08-05 CHCPITW 201000001
2006-07-31 CHCAZL 200000001
2006-07-26 CHCNYNL 200000001
2006-07-21 CHCWASL 000000000
2006-07-04 CHCHOUL 300000000
2006-06-29 CHCMILL 200000001
2006-06-24 CHCMINL 000000000
2006-06-18 CHCDETL 100000000
2005-09-28 CHCPITL 101000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2006-08-10 CHCMIL L 3.0465410
2006-08-05 CHCPIT W 5.2532351
2006-07-31 CHCAZ L 5.0666353
2006-07-26 CHCNYN — 5.2000530
2006-07-21 CHCWAS — 3.1444320
2006-07-04 CHCHOU L 6.0443470
2006-06-29 CHCMIL L 5.2855491
2006-06-24 CHCMIN L 5.2833140
2006-06-18 CHCDET L 3.2787124
2005-09-28 CHCPIT L 5.0631471

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 106 106 25 52 6 4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2002 CHN P 19 19 1 8 0 0
2003 CHN P 30 30 8 12 3 0
2004 CHN P 21 21 4 18 0 3
2005 CHN P 27 27 9 9 1 0
2006 CHN P 9 9 3 5 2 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 106

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2003 Pitcher of the Month August
2003 Pitcher of the Month September
2003 Player of the Week Week of 2003-09-20
2003 This Year in Baseball Starter of the Year MLB.com GIBBY

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2008 SDN NL $1,000,000
2006 CHN NL $3,650,000
2005 CHN NL $3,550,000
2004 CHN NL $3,150,000
2003 CHN NL $1,450,000
Total Career Earnings $12,800,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Southern California Los Angeles CA 2000, 2001
Vanderbilt University Nashville TN 1999

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2003 Cy Young Award NL 3rd 60.0 160 2
2003 Most Valuable Player NL 9th 44.0 448 0
2002 Rookie of the Year NL 7th 3.0 160 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Mark Prior (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Hunter Brown
    40-34, 3.47 ERA
  2. 75
    Danny Salazar
    38-34, 3.82 ERA
  3. 61
    Justin Steele
    32-22, 3.30 ERA
  4. 60
    Mike Clevinger
    60-44, 3.55 ERA
  5. 59
    Cole Ragans
    22-24, 3.76 ERA
  6. 49
    Hunter Greene
    27-31, 3.82 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Prior

What years did Mark Prior play?
Mark Prior played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2006.
Was Mark Prior a pitcher?
Yes. Mark Prior pitched in the major leagues, recording 42 wins and 757 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mark Prior hit?
Mark Prior hit 1 career home runs with 41 hits.