Mark Prior Stats

Mark Prior was born on Sunday, September 7, 1980, in San Diego, California. Prior was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 22, 2002, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Mark Prior baseball stats page.

"For his age he's (Mark Prior) one of the best pitchers I've seen at pitching to the situation. Usually, that's what veteran pitchers do. Instead of trying to get this guy out and that guy out, he has an idea and a plan on what he wants to do." - Manager Dusty Baker on MLB.com (December 4, 2003)

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Mark Prior

Mark Prior Autograph on a 2002 Fleer Authentix (#146)

Mark Prior Autograph on a 2002 Fleer Authentix (#146)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Mark William Prior
Nickname:   None
Born On:   09-07-1980
Place of Birth Data Born In:   San Diego, California
Zodiac:   Virgo
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Vanderbilt & USC
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-05
Player Weight Chart Weight:   225
First Game:   05-22-2002 (Age 21)
Last Game:   Still Active
Draft:   2001 : 1st Round (2nd) / Signing Bonus = $4,000,000
Mark Prior

Mark Prior Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
2002 Cubs 19 19 0 6 6 .500 3.32 1 0 0 116.2 486 98 43 45 14 38 0 147 1 7 0 0
2003 Cubs 30 30 0 18 6 .750 2.43 3 1 0 211.1 863 183 57 67 15 50 4 245 9 9 0 0
2004 Cubs 21 21 0 6 4 .600 4.02 0 0 0 118.2 510 112 53 53 14 48 2 139 2 3 1 0
2005 Cubs 27 27 0 11 7 .611 3.67 1 0 0 166.2 701 143 68 73 25 59 2 188 4 4 1 0
2006 Cubs 9 9 0 1 6 .143 7.21 0 0 0 43.2 211 46 35 39 9 28 2 38 5 8 0 0
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
5 Years 106 106 0 42 29 .592 3.51 5 1 0 657.0 2,771 582 256 277 77 223 10 757 21 31 2 0
Mark Prior

Mark Prior Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
2002 Cubs 19 35 3 6 4 0 0 0 4 2 0 15 2 0 0 1 .171 .216 .286
2003 Cubs 31 72 6 18 4 0 1 0 6 2 0 27 7 0 0 1 .250 .270 .347
2004 Cubs 21 36 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 6 0 0 0 .139 .184 .139
2005 Cubs 26 48 5 11 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 14 6 0 0 0 .229 .260 .271
2006 Cubs 8 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 105 204 19 41 10 0 1 0 13 8 0 81 22 0 0 2 .201 .231 .265
Mark Prior

Mark Prior Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
2002 Cubs P 19 19 350 9 0.5 9 1 8 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.69 1.000
2003 Cubs P 30 30 634 23 0.8 20 8 12 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .870 0.85 0.938
2004 Cubs P 21 21 356 22 1.0 22 4 18 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.67 1.000
2005 Cubs P 27 27 501 19 0.7 18 9 9 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .947 0.97 0.917
2006 Cubs P 9 9 132 10 1.1 8 3 5 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .800 1.64 0.833
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 106 106 1,973 83 0.8 77 25 52 6 4 n/a n/a n/a .928 1.05 --
5 Years 106 106 1,973 83 0.8 77 25 52 6 4 n/a n/a n/a .928 1.05 --
Mark Prior

Mark Prior Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
2002 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 2.3 8.8 3.87 11.34 2.93
2003 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - 0 72.0 2.7 12.0 4.90 10.43 2.13
2004 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 1.8 0.0 2.90 10.54 3.64
2005 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 3.4 16.0 3.19 10.15 3.19
2006 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 2.6 0.0 1.36 7.83 5.77
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 0 0 .000 - - 0 204.0 2.5 15.7 3.39 10.37 3.05
Mark Prior

Mark Prior Miscellaneous Items of Interest

2002 Chicago Cubs 22 Undetermined - -
2003 Chicago Cubs 22 $1,450,000.00 Stats -
2004 Chicago Cubs 22 $3,150,000.00 - -
2005 Chicago Cubs 22 $3,550,000.00 - -
2006 Chicago Cubs 22 $3,650,000.00 - -


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