Kevin Appier
Robert Kevin Appier
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: December 6, 1967 in Lancaster, CA
High School: Antelope Valley (Lancaster, CA)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1987 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 4, 1989
Final Game: April 23, 2004
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1989 KCR AL 21 P 6 5 21.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.42 0.17 1.000 1.87 0.67
1990 KCR AL 22 P 32 24 185.2 39 15 21 3 3 .923 1.75 1.13 .954 1.78 0.59 RoY-3
1991 KCR AL 23 P 34 31 207.2 48 20 26 2 0 .958 1.99 1.35 .956 1.80 0.58
1992 KCR AL 24 P 30 30 208.1 41 19 21 1 4 .976 1.73 1.33 .951 1.72 0.56
1993 KCR AL 25 P 34 34 238.2 41 26 14 1 4 .976 1.51 1.18 .951 1.79 0.56 CYA-3,MVP-24
1994 KCR AL 26 P 23 23 155.0 20 7 13 0 1 1.000 1.16 0.87 .955 1.72 0.52
1995 KCR AL 27 P 31 31 201.1 36 16 20 0 3 1.000 1.61 1.16 .958 1.79 0.53 AS
1996 KCR AL 28 P 32 32 211.1 34 19 15 0 2 1.000 1.45 1.06 .959 1.77 0.52
1997 KCR AL 29 P 34 34 235.2 42 24 17 1 3 .976 1.57 1.21 .955 1.71 0.49
1998 KCR AL 30 P 3 3 15.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.60 0.33 1.000 1.80 0.50
1999 TOT AL 31 P 34 34 209.0 35 13 21 1 2 .971 1.46 1.00 .949 1.69 0.47
1999 KCR AL 31 P 22 22 140.1 24 10 13 1 2 .958 1.48 1.05 .950 1.69 0.47
1999 OAK AL 31 P 12 12 68.2 11 3 8 0 0 1.000 1.44 0.92 .945 1.69 0.47
2000 OAK AL 32 P 31 31 195.1 23 8 14 1 1 .957 1.01 0.71 .957 1.62 0.46
2001 NYM NL 33 P 33 33 206.2 34 11 21 2 2 .941 1.39 0.97 .959 1.75 0.46
2002 ANA AL 34 P 32 32 188.1 32 18 14 0 0 1.000 1.53 1.00 .956 1.69 0.48
2003 TOT AL 35 P 23 23 111.2 10 4 6 0 0 1.000 0.81 0.43 .960 1.73 0.49
2003 ANA AL 35 P 19 19 92.2 9 3 6 0 0 1.000 0.87 0.47 .956 1.73 0.49
2003 KCR AL 35 P 4 4 19.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.47 0.25 1.000 1.75 0.50
2004 KCR AL 36 P 2 2 4.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 1.00 .950 1.58 0.45
16 Seasons P 414 402 2595.1 439 202 225 12 25 .973 1.48 1.03 .955 1.74 0.52
16 Seasons TOT 414 402 2595.1 439 202 225 12 25 .973 1.48 1.03 .928 1.74 0.52
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1989 KCR AL 21 6 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 KCR AL 22 32 0 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 KCR AL 23 34 0 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 KCR AL 24 30 0 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 KCR AL 25 34 0 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 KCR AL 26 23 0 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 KCR AL 27 31 0 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 KCR AL 28 32 0 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 KCR AL 29 34 3 3 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 KCR AL 30 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 KCR AL 31 22 1 1 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 OAK AL 31 12 0 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 OAK AL 32 31 2 2 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 NYM NL 33 33 31 31 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 ANA AL 34 32 2 2 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 ANA AL 35 19 2 2 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 KCR AL 35 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 KCR AL 36 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Seasons 414 41 41 414 414 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1989 KCR AL 21 110 80% 25% 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 KCR AL 22 807 77% 34% 27 78% 1 13 1 10 20 13 3 3 1 0 2 2 3 0 3 0 6 100%
1991 KCR AL 23 909 76% 30% 30 93% 1 21 3 15 26 22 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 9 78%
1992 KCR AL 24 880 75% 28% 23 91% 0 19 1 14 21 15 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 4 0 3 100%
1993 KCR AL 25 977 73% 31% 18 72% 0 26 0 23 13 11 1 1 0 1 0 1 4 1 4 0 6 83%
1994 KCR AL 26 682 69% 29% 17 82% 0 7 1 5 13 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 80%
1995 KCR AL 27 849 68% 30% 25 84% 0 15 1 12 20 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 4 75%
1996 KCR AL 28 905 68% 27% 18 89% 0 20 1 18 15 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 7 86%
1997 KCR AL 29 1007 73% 26% 17 94% 0 24 0 21 17 14 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 5 100%
1998 KCR AL 30 71 79% 30% 2 50% 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0%
1999 KCR AL 31 636 79% 33% 14 93% 0 10 0 9 13 9 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 100%
1999 OAK AL 31 328 73% 26% 8 100% 1 3 0 2 8 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
2000 OAK AL 32 907 74% 25% 15 93% 0 8 0 8 14 12 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
2001 NYM NL 33 900 72% 28% 23 91% 0 11 0 10 21 17 4 2 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 0 5 100%
2002 ANA AL 34 825 75% 24% 15 93% 0 3 1 2 15 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50%
2003 ANA AL 35 437 78% 25% 7 86% 0 3 0 3 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50%
2003 KCR AL 35 80 85% 26% 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 KCR AL 36 24 79% 33% 1 100% 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Seasons 11334 73% 28% 260 88% 3 186 9 155 224 181 19 12 1 2 9 8 24 10 24 0 59 85%
MLB Averages 75% 31% 90% 85%
PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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