Kevin Appier Career Pitching Summary

Kevin Appier played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2004, appearing in 414 games over 16 seasons. He recorded a total of 169 W and 137 L, an ERA of 3.74, 1,994 SO, a WHIP of 1.294, and a WAR of 55.0.

Kevin Appier Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Kevin Appier.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Kevin Appier
    NameKevin Appier
    Date of BirthDecember 6, 1967
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1989

    📊 Career Summary

    Kevin Appier appeared in 414 games over 16 MLB seasons from 1989 to 2004. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS402 (MLB Rank: 139)
    GF2 (MLB Rank: 7,692)
    W169 (MLB Rank: 195)
    L137 (MLB Rank: 230)
    ERA3.74 (MLB Rank: 3,234)
    IP2595.1 (MLB Rank: 228)
    SHO12 (MLB Rank: 517)
    CG34 (MLB Rank: 1,161)
    SO1,994 (MLB Rank: 92)
    BB933 (MLB Rank: 145)
    H2,425 (MLB Rank: 273)
    HR232 (MLB Rank: 173)
    SO96.91 (MLB Rank: 2,818)
    BB93.24 (MLB Rank: 7,609)
    H98.41 (MLB Rank: 8,983)
    HR90.8 (MLB Rank: 5,389)
    WHIP1.294 (MLB Rank: 9,423)
    WAR55.0 (MLB Rank: 82)

    📊 Last Season Summary (2004)

    In his final season (2004), Kevin Appier recorded the following stats:

    GS2
    W0
    L1
    ERA13.5
    IP4
    SO2
    BB3
    H7
    HR0
    SO94.5
    BB96.75
    H915.75
    WHIP2.5
    WAR−0.4

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 1993, 18 W
    • Most SO: 1996, 207 SO
    • Most IP: 1993, 238.2 IP
    • Best WAR: 1993, 9.3 WAR
    • Best ERA: 1992, 2.47 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Kevin Appier appeared in 7 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 5.46, pitched 31.3 IP, struck out 23 batters, with 0 W and 2 L.

    Kevin Appier Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    1989
    1
    4
    9.14
    0.2
    0
    10
    21.2
    -0.8
    2.123
    3
    34
    12
    22
    22
    43
    5.3
    4.2
    0.83
    5
    6
    0
    0
    0
    1.2
    14.1
    5
    0
    0
    1
    0
    106
    1990
    12
    8
    2.76
    0.6
    0
    127
    185.2
    5.3
    1.255
    13
    179
    54
    67
    57
    139
    3.32
    6.2
    2.35
    24
    32
    1
    3
    3
    0.6
    8.7
    2.6
    1
    6
    2
    6
    784
    1991
    13
    10
    3.42
    0.565
    0
    158
    207.2
    3.3
    1.281
    13
    205
    61
    97
    79
    121
    3.06
    6.8
    2.59
    31
    34
    1
    6
    3
    0.6
    8.9
    2.6
    1
    2
    3
    7
    881
    1992
    15
    8
    2.46
    0.652
    0
    150
    208.1
    8
    1.128
    10
    167
    68
    59
    57
    164
    2.98
    6.5
    2.21
    30
    30
    0
    3
    0
    0.4
    7.2
    2.9
    0
    2
    5
    4
    852
    1993
    18
    8
    2.56
    0.692
    0
    186
    238.2
    9.3
    1.106
    8
    183
    81
    74
    68
    179
    2.9
    7
    2.3
    34
    34
    0
    5
    1
    0.3
    6.9
    3.1
    0
    1
    3
    5
    953
    1994
    7
    6
    3.83
    0.538
    0
    145
    155
    4.5
    1.29
    11
    137
    63
    68
    66
    131
    3.48
    8.4
    2.3
    23
    23
    0
    1
    0
    0.6
    8
    3.7
    1
    4
    7
    11
    653
    1995
    15
    10
    3.89
    0.6
    0
    185
    201.1
    4.6
    1.207
    14
    163
    80
    90
    87
    123
    3.48
    8.3
    2.31
    31
    31
    0
    4
    1
    0.6
    7.3
    3.6
    0
    8
    1
    5
    832
    1996
    14
    11
    3.62
    0.56
    0
    207
    211.1
    5.9
    1.263
    17
    192
    75
    87
    85
    137
    3.39
    8.8
    2.76
    32
    32
    0
    5
    1
    0.7
    8.2
    3.2
    1
    5
    2
    10
    874
    1997
    9
    13
    3.4
    0.409
    0
    196
    235.2
    5.6
    1.226
    24
    215
    74
    96
    89
    137
    3.76
    7.5
    2.65
    34
    34
    0
    4
    1
    0.9
    8.2
    2.8
    1
    4
    2
    14
    972
    1998
    1
    2
    7.8
    0.333
    0
    9
    15
    -0.2
    1.733
    3
    21
    5
    13
    13
    62
    5.74
    5.4
    1.8
    3
    3
    0
    0
    0
    1.8
    12.6
    3
    0
    1
    1
    1
    69
    1999
    16
    14
    5.17
    0.533
    0
    131
    209
    1.4
    1.502
    27
    230
    84
    131
    120
    94
    4.87
    5.6
    1.56
    34
    34
    0
    1
    0
    1.2
    9.9
    3.6
    1
    7
    4
    10
    926
    2000
    15
    11
    4.52
    0.577
    0
    129
    195.1
    2.8
    1.546
    23
    200
    102
    109
    98
    104
    5.05
    5.9
    1.26
    31
    31
    0
    1
    1
    1.1
    9.2
    4.7
    0
    9
    10
    6
    884
    2001
    11
    10
    3.57
    0.524
    0
    172
    206.2
    3.5
    1.185
    22
    181
    64
    89
    82
    116
    3.92
    7.5
    2.69
    33
    33
    0
    1
    1
    1
    7.9
    2.8
    0
    15
    4
    12
    856
    2002
    14
    12
    3.92
    0.538
    0
    132
    188.1
    1.8
    1.354
    23
    191
    64
    89
    82
    113
    4.28
    6.3
    2.06
    32
    32
    0
    0
    0
    1.1
    9.1
    3.1
    0
    7
    2
    7
    795
    2003
    8
    9
    5.4
    0.471
    0
    55
    111.2
    0.4
    1.46
    21
    120
    43
    69
    67
    83
    5.86
    4.4
    1.28
    23
    23
    0
    0
    0
    1.7
    9.7
    3.5
    1
    8
    4
    6
    499
    2004
    0
    1
    13.5
    0
    0
    2
    4
    -0.4
    2.5
    0
    7
    3
    8
    6
    38
    4.3
    4.5
    0.67
    2
    2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    15.8
    6.8
    0
    0
    0
    2
    22