Kevin Appier

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1989-2004)

W–L 169–137
ERA 3.74
WHIP 1.29
SO 1,994
Pitcher PIV 34391.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 180 lb
Born
12/6/1967 in Lancaster, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1989-06-04
Last Game
2004-04-23
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Robert Kevin Appier

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
169 137 414 402 34 12 0 2595.3 2,425 1,078 232 933 1,994 3.74 34391.1

Career ERA 3.74 vs. league average 4.31 across their career seasons — 13.3% 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
1989 KCA AL 1 4 6 5 0 0 0 21.7 34 22 12 10 9.14 3.71 (-146%) -861.8
1990 KCA AL 12 8 32 24 3 3 0 185.7 179 57 54 127 2.76 3.86 (+28%) 2608.6
1991 KCA AL 13 10 34 31 6 3 0 207.7 205 79 61 158 3.42 3.91 (+12%) 4619.1
1992 KCA AL 15 8 30 30 3 0 0 208.3 167 57 68 150 2.46 3.75 (+34%) 4184.0
1993 KCA AL 18 8 34 34 5 1 0 238.7 183 68 81 186 2.56 4.19 (+39%) 8102.8
1994 KCA AL 7 6 23 23 1 0 0 155.0 137 66 63 145 3.83 4.51 (+15%) 4127.5
1995 KCA AL 15 10 31 31 4 1 0 201.3 163 87 80 185 3.89 4.45 (+13%) 5086.3
1996 KCA AL 14 11 32 32 5 1 0 211.3 192 85 75 207 3.62 4.61 (+21%) 6709.1
1997 KCA AL 9 13 34 34 4 1 0 235.7 215 89 74 196 3.40 4.39 (+23%) 3871.8
1998 KCA AL 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 15.0 21 13 5 9 7.80 4.43 (-76%) -490.3
1999 KCA AL 9 9 22 22 1 0 0 140.3 153 76 51 78 4.87 4.71 (-4%) -701.1
1999 OAK AL 7 5 12 12 0 0 0 68.7 77 44 33 53 5.77 4.71 (-22%) -122.1
2000 OAK AL 15 11 31 31 1 1 0 195.3 200 98 102 129 4.52 4.77 (+5%) -1363.9
2001 NYN NL 11 10 33 33 1 1 0 206.7 181 82 64 172 3.57 4.42 (+19%) 2705.4
2002 ANA AL 14 12 32 32 0 0 0 188.3 191 82 64 132 3.92 4.28 (+8%) -3.8
2003 ANA AL 7 7 19 19 0 0 0 92.7 105 58 36 50 5.63 4.40 (-28%) -3155.4
2003 KCA AL 1 2 4 4 0 0 0 19.0 15 9 7 5 4.26 4.40 (+3%) -925.1
2004 KCA AL 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 4.0 7 6 3 2 13.50 — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 169 137 414 402 34 12 0 2,595.1 2,425 1,078 933 1,994 3.74 — 34,391

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
414 83 4 8 0 0 0 4 0 1 39 .096 .118 .096 .214 -679

Career AVG .096 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 63.5% below league average.

Career OBP .118 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 64.7% below league average.

Career SLG .096 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — 76.7% below league average.

Career OPS .214 vs. league average .747 across their career seasons — 71.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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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
1989 KCA AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 KCA AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 KCA AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 KCA AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 KCA AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 KCA AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 KCA AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 KCA AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 KCA AL 34 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 KCA AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 KCA AL 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 OAK AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 OAK AL 31 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 — — — — 0.0
2001 NYN NL 33 62 4 7 0 0 0 4 0 1 24 .113 .263 (-57%) .332 (-58%) .426 (-74%) .758 (-67%) -678.7
2002 ANA AL 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 ANA AL 19 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 KCA AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 KCA AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 414 83 4 8 0 0 0 4 0 1 39 .096 — — — — -679

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
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2002 ALCS ANA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 ALDS1 ANA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 WS ANA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 ALDS1 OAK 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 2 7 6 0 32.0 34 19 18 23 5.34

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2002 ALCS ANA 0 1 2 2 0 10.3 10 4 4 3 3.48
2002 ALDS1 ANA 0 0 1 1 0 5.0 5 3 3 3 5.40
2002 WS ANA 0 0 2 2 0 6.3 9 8 5 4 11.37
2000 ALDS1 OAK 0 1 2 1 0 10.3 10 4 6 13 3.48

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home202332402.121
Away212502402.080

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2021304.111635134529913.54
Away2121291.0126256548110033.94

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2004-04-23 KCRMIN — 1.0111000
2004-04-17 KCRMIN L 3.0675320
2003-08-24 KCRMIN — 2.0111211
2003-08-19 KCRNYY L 6.0666303
2003-08-13 KCRNYY W 6.0300120
2003-08-08 KCRTBR L 5.0522120
2003-07-29 LAANYY L 0.2544110
2003-07-24 LAATEX W 6.0422122
2003-07-19 LAABAL L 1.1777000
2003-07-09 LAAKCR — 5.0531130

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 414 402 202 225 12 25

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1989 KCA P 6 5 1 0 0 0
1990 KCA P 32 24 15 21 3 3
1991 KCA P 34 31 20 26 2 0
1992 KCA P 30 30 19 21 1 4
1993 KCA P 34 34 26 14 1 4
1994 KCA P 23 23 7 13 0 1
1995 KCA P 31 31 16 20 0 3
1996 KCA P 32 32 19 15 0 2
1997 KCA P 34 34 24 17 1 3
1998 KCA P 3 3 0 1 0 0
1999 KCA P 22 22 10 13 1 2
1999 OAK P 12 12 3 8 0 0
2000 OAK P 31 31 8 14 1 1
2001 NYN P 33 33 11 21 2 2
2002 ANA P 32 32 18 14 0 0
2003 ANA P 19 19 3 6 0 0
2003 KCA P 4 4 1 0 0 0
2004 KCA P 2 2 1 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 414

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1995 Pitcher of the Month June
1993 Player of the Week Week of 1993-09-18
1992 Pitcher of the Month July
1990 TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2004 KCA AL $300,000
2003 ANA AL $11,500,000
2002 ANA AL $9,500,000
2001 NYN NL $8,500,000
2000 OAK AL $5,600,000
1999 KCA AL $4,800,000
1998 KCA AL $4,800,000
1997 KCA AL $4,800,000
1996 KCA AL $5,051,250
1995 KCA AL $4,387,500
1994 KCA AL $3,800,000
1993 KCA AL $2,000,000
1992 KCA AL $390,000
1991 KCA AL $215,000
1990 KCA AL $100,000
Total Career Earnings $65,743,750

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Antelope Valley College Lancaster CA 1987
California State University Fresno Fresno CA 1986

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1993 Cy Young Award AL 3rd 30.0 140 1
1993 Most Valuable Player AL 24th 1.0 392 0
1990 Rookie of the Year AL 3rd 31.0 140 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Kevin Appier (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Andy Benes
    155-139, 3.97 ERA
  2. 77
    Frank Viola
    176-150, 3.73 ERA
  3. 72
    Barry Zito
    165-143, 4.04 ERA
  4. 72
    Fernando Valenzuela
    173-153, 3.54 ERA
  5. 71
    Tom Candiotti
    151-164, 3.73 ERA
  6. 70
    Ervin Santana
    151-129, 4.11 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Kevin Appier

What years did Kevin Appier play?
Kevin Appier played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2004.
Was Kevin Appier a pitcher?
Yes. Kevin Appier pitched in the major leagues, recording 169 wins and 1994 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Kevin Appier hit?
Kevin Appier hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.