Mark Prior

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 230lb (196cm, 104kg)

Born: September 7, 1980 in San Diego, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (43rd) of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft from University HS (San Diego, CA) and the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (2nd) of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: University HS (San Diego, CA)

Schools: Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: May 22, 2002 (Age 21-257d, 18,074th in major league history)
vs. PIT 6.0 IP, 4 H, 10 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: August 10, 2006 (Age 25-337d)
vs. MIL 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 4 BB, 5 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2002 season

Agents: John Boggs & Associates

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Mark William Prior

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.6

ERA

3.51

106

657.0

757

WHIP

1.225

Summary of 77 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

3 leading off, 0 walk-off, 9 tying, 27 go ahead

1 Tm
CHC	77

Platoon
vs RHB	41
vs LHB	36

Home/Road
Home	50
Away	27

Outs
2	30
0	25
1	22

19 Opps
HOU	11
PHI	10
STL	9
MIL	7
PIT	6
CIN	4
DET	4
LAD	4
CHW	4
ARI	3
ATL	3
MON/WSN	3
SDP	2
NYY	2
COL	1
TEX	1
NYM	1
FLA	1
TOR	1

63 Batters
Keith Ginter	3
Jeff Bagwell	3
Albert Pujols	3
Pat Burrell	3
Bobby Abreu	3
Chase Utley	2
Austin Kearns	2
Shawn Green	2
José Vizcaíno	2
Nate McLouth	1
Mike Edwards	1
Brad Wilkerson	1
Jason Giambi	1
Eduardo Pérez	1
Rob Mackowiak	1
Tom Lampkin	1
Marlon Anderson	1
Jim Edmonds	1
Carlos Guillén	1
Vance Wilson	1
Rafael Palmeiro	1
Maicer Izturis	1
Roger Cedeño	1
Chris Shelton	1
Édgar Rentería	1
Raúl Mondesí	1
Brooks Kieschnick	1
Edwin Encarnación	1
Tadahito Iguchi	1
Lance Berkman	1
Todd Pratt	1
Vinny Castilla	1
Juan Encarnación	1
Richard Hidalgo	1
Jason Bay	1
Adam Everett	1
Geoff Blum	1
Julio Franco	1
John Mabry	1
Carlos Beltrán	1
Brady Clark	1
Ken Griffey Jr.	1
Jermaine Dye	1
Jeff Kent	1
Andruw Jones	1
Abraham Núñez	1
Paul Konerko	1
Geoff Jenkins	1
Jorge Piedra	1
Frank Thomas	1
Corey Koskie	1
Bubba Trammell	1
Carlos Delgado	1
Craig Wilson	1
Orlando Hudson	1
Brian Giles	1
Curtis Granderson	1
Adrián Beltré	1
José Guillén	1
Mike Lamb	1
Ronny Paulino	1
Mike Mahoney	1
Chad Tracy	1

11 Parks
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	50
Busch Stad (STL)	5
Am Fam Field (MIL)	5
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	5
CitizensBank (PHI)	4
PNC Pk (PIT)	2
Stade Olymp. (MON)	2
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
Turner Fld (ATL)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1

Where Hit
7	29
9	20
8	15
89	7
78	6

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	17
1	16
3	14
4	12
5	11
7+	4
6	3

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	34
2·HR gms	10
3·HR gms	5
4·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	51
1--	8
-2-	7
123	4
12-	4
1-3	2
--3	1

117 Runs
RISP	18
0 on	51
1 on	16
2 on	6
3 on	4
Any on	26

Inning
1	15
2	10
3	6
4	12
5	14
6	13
7	5
8	1
9	1

1-3	31
4-6	39
7-end	7

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	2
+2	5
+1	14
Tied	21
-1	14
-2	4
-3	6
-4..	8

Ahead	24
Tied	21
Behind	32

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	16
1-0	9
1-1	8
0-1	8
2-1	7
3-1	7
2-2	7
0-2	4
3-2	4
2-0	4
1-2	3

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
RF	17
1B	10
2B	10
LF	10
3B	10
CF	8
C	5
SS	5
P	1
DH	1

OrderPos
3rd	17
4th	13
6th	12
7th	8
2nd	8
5th	7
8th	6
1st	5
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	15
Medium Lev	33
Low Lev	29

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2002-05-22	Brian Giles	PIT	@	CHC	behind 1-5	t 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	7	5%	13%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
2	2	2	1	2002-06-01	Richard Hidalgo	HOU	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	4,(1-2) BCCX	1	6	9	11%	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
3	3	3	2	2002-06-01	Lance Berkman	HOU	@	CHC	behind 1-2	t 3	1	---	5,(3-1) BCBBX	1	3	8	12%	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
4	4	4	3	2002-06-01	Geoff Blum	HOU	@	CHC	tied 2-2	t 4	0	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	7	5	16%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Hidalgo Scores
5	5	5	1	2002-06-12	Jeff Bagwell	HOU		CHC	behind 0-1	b 1	2	1--	5,(3-1) BCBBX	2	4	3	19%	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); J. Vizcaíno Scores
6	6	6	1	2002-06-19	Rafael Palmeiro	TEX	@	CHC	behind 2-3	t 5	1	---	6,(3-2) CBBBSX	1	4	3	15%	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
7	7	7	1	2002-06-29	Frank Thomas	CHW		CHC	behind 2-3	b 5	0	1--	9,(3-2) FBCBBFFFX	2	3	DH	23%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Durham Scores
8	8	8	1	2002-07-14	Juan Encarnación	FLA	@	CHC	behind 1-4	t 6	0	---	4,(0-2) CFFX	1	3	9	8%	21%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
9	9	9	1	2002-07-24	Marlon Anderson	PHI	@	CHC	tied 1-1	t 7	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	4	21%	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
10	10	10	1	2002-07-30	Bubba Trammell	SDP	@	CHC	behind 2-5	t 6	2	-2-	6,(2-2) BFBSFX	2	6	9	16%	27%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); D. Cruz Scores
11	11	11	2	2002-07-30	Tom Lampkin	SDP	@	CHC	behind 4-5	t 7	0	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	8	2	20%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
12	12	12	1	2002-08-15	Jeff Bagwell	HOU	@	CHC	behind 1-2	t 5	2	-2-	7,(2-2) FSBFBFX	2	4	3	27%	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); O. Merced Scores/unER; J. Bagwell Scores/unER
13	13	13	1	2002-08-21	José Vizcaíno	HOU		CHC	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	1	6	10%	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
14	14	14	1	2002-08-31 (1)	Albert Pujols	STL	@	CHC	ahead 1-0	t 5	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	4	7	13%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	2003-05-12	Geoff Jenkins	MIL		CHC	behind 0-2	b 2	0	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	4	7	10%	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
16	16	2	2	2003-05-12	Brooks Kieschnick	MIL		CHC	behind 2-9	b 4	2	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	9	1	4%	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); W. Helms Scores
17	17	3	1	2003-05-17	Albert Pujols	STL		CHC	behind 0-1	b 8	1	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	3	7	32%	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
18	18	4	1	2003-05-23	José Vizcaíno	HOU		CHC	ahead 3-2	b 1	1	1-3	1,(0-0) X	3	7	6	15%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); L. Berkman Scores; O. Merced Scores
19	19	5	1	2003-06-08	Jason Giambi	NYY	@	CHC	behind 0-6	t 3	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	3	3%	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
20	20	6	2	2003-06-08	Raúl Mondesí	NYY	@	CHC	behind 1-6	t 6	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	6	9	3%	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
21	21	7	1	2003-06-14	Carlos Delgado	TOR		CHC	behind 0-4	b 3	2	1--	5,(2-2) BBSCX	2	4	3	14%	30%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); F. Catalanotto Scores/unER; C. Delgado Scores/unER
22	22	8	1	2003-06-26	Keith Ginter	MIL	@	CHC	behind 0-3	t 6	2	1--	4,(2-1) 1BBCX	2	2	4	17%	28%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Podsednik Scores
23	23	9	1	2003-07-06	Eduardo Pérez	STL	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 2	1	12-	5,(2-2) B+1SFBX	3	7	5	22%	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Martinez Scores; O. Palmeiro Scores
24	24	10	1	2003-07-11	Vinny Castilla	ATL	@	CHC	behind 0-1	t 2	2	1--	3,(0-2) CFX	2	7	5	20%	57%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); J. López Scores
25	25	11	2	2003-07-11	Andruw Jones	ATL	@	CHC	ahead 4-1	t 5	2	-2-	2,(0-1) SX	2	4	8	10%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. DeRosa Scores
26	26	12	1	2003-08-26	Albert Pujols	STL		CHC	behind 0-7	b 6	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	7	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
27	27	13	1	2003-09-06	Keith Ginter	MIL		CHC	behind 1-5	b 7	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	2	4	10%	15%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); S. Podsednik Scores
28	28	14	1	2003-09-16	Roger Cedeño	NYM	@	CHC	behind 0-1	t 3	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	9	11%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
29	29	15	1	2003-09-27 (1)	Craig Wilson	PIT	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 4	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	9	13%	60%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	2004-06-09	Édgar Rentería	STL	@	CHC	ahead 1-0	t 4	2	123	3,(2-0) BBX	4	2	6	26%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); S. Taguchi Scores; Y. Molina Scores; T. Womack Scores
31	31	2	1	2004-07-01	Carlos Beltrán	HOU	@	CHC	behind 0-4	t 6	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	8	5%	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
32	32	3	1	2004-07-06	Keith Ginter	MIL		CHC	ahead 2-0	b 1	2	-2-	5,(3-1) BFBBX	2	6	4	13%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); B. Grieve Scores
33	33	4	1	2004-07-25	Chase Utley	PHI		CHC	ahead 1-0	b 6	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	2	4	10%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
34	34	5	1	2004-07-30	Bobby Abreu	PHI	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	7,(2-2) BCFFFBX	1	3	9	10%	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
35	35	6	2	2004-07-30	Pat Burrell	PHI	@	CHC	ahead 1-0	t 2	1	---	6,(3-2) BFBCBX	1	6	7	10%	68%		Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF)
36	36	7	3	2004-07-30	Pat Burrell	PHI	@	CHC	ahead 2-1	t 4	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	7	11%	71%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
37	37	8	4	2004-07-30	Bobby Abreu	PHI	@	CHC	tied 3-3	t 5	0	12-	3,(2-0) BBX	3	3	9	22%	83%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); J. Rollins Scores; P. Polanco Scores
38	38	9	1	2004-08-15	Adrián Beltré	LAD	@	CHC	behind 0-2	t 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	5	11%	38%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
39	39	10	2	2004-08-15	Shawn Green	LAD	@	CHC	behind 1-4	t 6	2	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	5	9	7%	17%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
40	40	11	1	2004-08-26	Jeff Bagwell	HOU	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 1	1	--3	5,(2-2) FBFBX	2	3	3	12%	67%		Home Run (Line Drive to CF-RF); C. Biggio Scores
41	41	12	1	2004-08-31	Brad Wilkerson	MON		CHC	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	1	3	9%	64%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
42	42	13	2	2004-08-31	Maicer Izturis	MON		CHC	ahead 4-0	b 4	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	4	4%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
43	43	14	1	2004-09-30	Austin Kearns	CIN	@	CHC	behind 0-1	t 7	2	---	4,(2-1) BSBX	1	5	9	20%	43%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
44	44	1	1	2005-04-25	Austin Kearns	CIN	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	9	12%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
45	45	2	1	2005-05-01	Mike Lamb	HOU		CHC	behind 1-3	b 5	2	123	3,(0-2) CSX	4	4	7	46%	79%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); R. Chávez Scores; W. Taveras Scores; C. Biggio Scores
46	46	3	2	2005-05-01	Adam Everett	HOU		CHC	ahead 5-3	b 5	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	7	6	15%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Lane Scores; M. Ensberg Scores
47	47	4	1	2005-05-06	Pat Burrell	PHI	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	4	7	10%	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
48	48	5	1	2005-05-17	Jason Bay	PIT		CHC	tied 1-1	b 6	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	3	7	18%	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
49	49	6	2	2005-05-17	Rob Mackowiak	PIT		CHC	ahead 2-1	b 6	2	---	4,(1-2) FBFX	1	5	5	12%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
50	50	7	1	2005-05-22	Tadahito Iguchi	CHW	@	CHC	behind 0-1	t 4	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	4	12%	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
51	51	8	2	2005-05-22	Jermaine Dye	CHW	@	CHC	tied 1-1	t 5	0	---	4,(2-1) BSBX	1	6	9	14%	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
52	52	9	3	2005-05-22	Paul Konerko	CHW	@	CHC	behind 2-4	t 9	1	---	5,(2-2) FF*BBX	1	4	3	6%	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
53	53	10	1	2005-07-01	José Guillén	WSN	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	9	10%	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
54	54	11	1	2005-07-07 (1)	Julio Franco	ATL		CHC	ahead 3-0	b 5	2	12-	2,(0-1) FX	3	5	3	9%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Giles Scores; A. Jones Scores
55	55	12	1	2005-07-24	Abraham Núñez	STL		CHC	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	4,(0-2) CCFX	1	2	5	10%	63%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
56	56	13	2	2005-07-24	Jim Edmonds	STL		CHC	ahead 1-0	b 1	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	8	9%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
57	57	14	3	2005-07-24	John Mabry	STL		CHC	ahead 2-0	b 1	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	9	8%	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
58	58	15	1	2005-08-04	Bobby Abreu	PHI		CHC	tied 0-0	b 1	0	123	2,(1-0) BX	4	4	9	16%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); J. Rollins Scores; J. Michaels Scores; C. Utley Scores
59	59	16	2	2005-08-04	Todd Pratt	PHI		CHC	ahead 4-2	b 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	7%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
60	60	17	3	2005-08-04	Chase Utley	PHI		CHC	ahead 5-4	b 5	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	3	4	10%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
61	61	18	1	2005-08-09	Ken Griffey Jr.	CIN	@	CHC	behind 1-2	t 6	0	---	4,(2-1) BCBX	1	3	8	16%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
62	62	19	2	2005-08-09	Edwin Encarnación	CIN	@	CHC	behind 2-3	t 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	5	19%	50%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
63	63	20	1	2005-08-14	Mike Mahoney	STL	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	8	2	11%	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
64	64	21	1	2005-08-19	Jorge Piedra	COL		CHC	behind 1-4	b 5	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	9	9%	25%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
65	65	22	1	2005-08-30	Mike Edwards	LAD	@	CHC	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	6	5	9%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
66	66	23	2	2005-08-30	Jeff Kent	LAD	@	CHC	ahead 2-1	t 6	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	3	4	12%	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
67	67	24	1	2005-09-21	Brady Clark	MIL		CHC	behind 1-2	b 4	2	-2-	4,(1-2) CSBX	2	1	8	25%	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); R. Weeks Scores
68	68	25	1	2005-09-28	Nate McLouth	PIT	@	CHC	ahead 2-0	t 5	1	---	4,(2-1) FBBX	1	6	8	9%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
69	69	1	1	2006-06-18	Curtis Granderson	DET	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	7,(3-2) BBCFFBX	1	1	8	9%	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
70	70	2	2	2006-06-18	Carlos Guillén	DET	@	CHC	ahead 1-0	t 1	1	1-3	5,(3-1) FBBBX	3	5	6	16%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); P. Polanco Scores; V. Wilson Scores/unER
71	71	3	3	2006-06-18	Chris Shelton	DET	@	CHC	ahead 4-0	t 1	1	1--	4,(2-1) BBFX	2	7	3	8%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); M. Thames Scores
72	72	4	4	2006-06-18	Vance Wilson	DET	@	CHC	ahead 6-1	t 4	2	-2-	4,(2-1) CBBX	2	3	2	5%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Granderson Scores
73	73	5	1	2006-06-29	Corey Koskie	MIL	@	CHC	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	---	5,(3-1) FBBBX	1	6	5	9%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
74	74	6	1	2006-07-31	Shawn Green	ARI	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	9	10%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
75	75	7	2	2006-07-31	Chad Tracy	ARI	@	CHC	tied 1-1	t 3	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	5	11%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
76	76	8	3	2006-07-31	Orlando Hudson	ARI	@	CHC	ahead 2-1	t 3	2	123	5,(3-1) BBCBX	4	7	4	26%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); L. Gonzalez Scores; C. Jackson Scores; S. Green Scores
77	77	9	1	2006-08-05	Ronny Paulino	PIT	@	CHC	behind 1-4	t 5	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	8%	23%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)