Chris Carpenter vs Kevin Appier

Chris Carpenter and Kevin Appier compared on their MLB careers: Chris Carpenter played 15 seasons, 1997 to 2012, Kevin Appier 16 seasons, 1989 to 2004. Chris Carpenter has 144 wins to Kevin Appier's 169. Chris Carpenter won 2 titles, Kevin Appier won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Chris Carpenter and Kevin Appier career totals

350	GP	414
144	W	169
94	L	137
3.8	ERA	3.7
2219.1	IP	2595.1
1,697	K	1,994
627	BB	933
1.3	WHIP	1.3
0	SV	0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Chris Carpenter and Kevin Appier postseason

18	GP	7
43	R	19
104	H	34

Where each stands all time

Chris Carpenter and Kevin Appier all-time places

161st (1,697)	Strikeouts (pitching)	96th (1,994)
276th (144)	Wins (pitching)	185th (169)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Chris Carpenter: 2 championships; NL Cy Young
Kevin Appier: 1 championship; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Chris Carpenter and Kevin Appier season by season

1st	1997	3	7	5.09	1989	1	4	9.14
2nd	1998	12	7	4.37	1990	12	8	2.76
3rd	1999	9	8	4.38	1991	13	10	3.42
4th	2000	10	12	6.26	1992	15	8	2.46
5th	2001	11	11	4.09	1993	18	8	2.56
6th	2002	4	5	5.28	1994	7	6	3.83
7th	2004	15	5	3.46	1995	15	10	3.89
8th	2005	21	5	2.83	1996	14	11	3.62
9th	2006	15	8	3.09	1997	9	13	3.40
10th	2007	0	1	7.50	1998	1	2	7.80
11th	2008	0	1	1.76	1999	16	14	5.17
12th	2009	17	4	2.24	2000	15	11	4.52
13th	2010	16	9	3.22	2001	11	10	3.57
14th	2011	11	9	3.45	2002	14	12	3.92
15th	2012	0	2	3.71	2003	8	9	5.40
16th	—	—	—	—	2004	0	1	13.50

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA