Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1989
- College
- Fresno State
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1989
- College
- Fresno State
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 414
- W
- 169
- L
- 137
- ERA
- 3.74
- IP
- 2595.1
- K
- 1,994
- BB
- 933
- WHIP
- 1.29
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | KC | 6 | 1 | 4 | 9.14 | 21.2 | 10 | 12 | 2.12 |
| 1990 | KC | 32 | 12 | 8 | 2.76 | 185.2 | 127 | 54 | 1.25 |
| 1991 | KC | 34 | 13 | 10 | 3.42 | 207.2 | 158 | 61 | 1.28 |
| 1992 | KC | 30 | 15 | 8 | 2.46 | 208.1 | 150 | 68 | 1.13 |
| 1993 | KC | 34 | 18 | 8 | 2.56 | 238.2 | 186 | 81 | 1.11 |
| 1994 | KC | 23 | 7 | 6 | 3.83 | 155.0 | 145 | 63 | 1.29 |
| 1995 | KC | 31 | 15 | 10 | 3.89 | 201.1 | 185 | 80 | 1.21 |
| 1996 | KC | 32 | 14 | 11 | 3.62 | 211.1 | 207 | 75 | 1.26 |
| 1997 | KC | 34 | 9 | 13 | 3.40 | 235.2 | 196 | 74 | 1.23 |
| 1998 | KC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7.80 | 15.0 | 9 | 5 | 1.73 |
| 1999 |  KC/ATH | 34 | 16 | 14 | 5.17 | 209.0 | 131 | 84 | 1.50 |
| 2000 | ATH | 31 | 15 | 11 | 4.52 | 195.1 | 129 | 102 | 1.55 |
| 2001 | NYM | 33 | 11 | 10 | 3.57 | 206.2 | 172 | 64 | 1.19 |
| 2002 | LAA | 32 | 14 | 12 | 3.92 | 188.1 | 132 | 64 | 1.35 |
| 2003 |  LAA/KC | 23 | 8 | 9 | 5.40 | 111.2 | 55 | 43 | 1.46 |
| 2004 | KC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 4.0 | 2 | 3 | 2.50 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 7
- W
- 0
- L
- 2
- ERA
- 5.34
- IP
- 32.0
- K
- 23
- BB
- 18
- WHIP
- 1.63
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 239
- CG
- 34
- SHO
- 12
- K/9
- 6.9
- GB
- 8
- FB
- 9
- G/F
- 0.90
- WP
- 106
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | KC | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1991 | KC | 16 | 6 | 3 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1992 | KC | 23 | 3 | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1993 | KC | 29 | 5 | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1994 | KC | 15 | 1 | 0 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 1995 | KC | 17 | 4 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1996 | KC | 18 | 5 | 1 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1997 | KC | 19 | 4 | 1 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 1998 | KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | KC/ATH | 18 | 1 | 0 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000 | ATH | 17 | 1 | 1 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2001 | NYM | 22 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2002 | LAA | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2003 | LAA/KC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2004 | KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 8 | 9 | 0.9 | 2 |
What were Kevin Appier's career stats?
Kevin Appier played 16 seasons for the Royals, the Athletics, the Mets and the Angels. He had 169 wins and 1,994 strikeouts with a 3.74 ERA over 2,595.1 innings. His best season was 1993: 18 wins, a 2.56 ERA and 186 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
16 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1989 to 2004
Kevin Appier finished top 10 in a stat 8 times.
Championships
- 2002 World Series with the Los Angeles Angels
All-time career rank
- 96th in strikeouts (pitching) (1,994)
- 185th in wins (pitching) (169)
Among the 8,948 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Wins: 1993 (8th)
- ERA: 1992 (10th), 1993 (4th)
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 1993 (9th), 1994 (8th), 1995 (7th), 1996 (8th)
- WHIP: 1993 (7th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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