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Kevin Appier

Robert Kevin Appier (Ape)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 180 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
Teams (by GP): Royals/Angels/Athletics/Mets 1989-2004
Agents: Dennis Gilbert,Jeff Borris [*]
Final Game: April 23, 2004
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 8, 2012, 11:58PM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #113. Dolf Luque… #114. Fernando Valenzuela… #115. Jack Quinn… #116. KEVIN APPIER… #117. Tommy Bridges… #118. Jered Weaver… #119. Jamie Moyer… 

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1989 21 KCR AL 1 4 .200 9.14 6 5 0 0 0 0 21.2 34 22 22 3 12 1 10 0 0 0 106 43 2.123 14.1 1.2 5.0 4.2 0.83
1990 22 KCR AL 12 8 .600 2.76 32 24 1 3 3 0 185.2 179 67 57 13 54 2 127 6 1 6 784 139 1.255 8.7 0.6 2.6 6.2 2.35 RoY-3
1991 23 KCR AL 13 10 .565 3.42 34 31 1 6 3 0 207.2 205 97 79 13 61 3 158 2 1 7 881 121 1.281 8.9 0.6 2.6 6.8 2.59
1992 24 KCR AL 15 8 .652 2.46 30 30 0 3 0 0 208.1 167 59 57 10 68 5 150 2 0 4 852 166 1.128 7.2 0.4 2.9 6.5 2.21
1993 25 KCR AL 18 8 .692 2.56 34 34 0 5 1 0 238.2 183 74 68 8 81 3 186 1 0 5 953 179 1.106 6.9 0.3 3.1 7.0 2.30 CYA-3,MVP-24
1994 26 KCR AL 7 6 .538 3.83 23 23 0 1 0 0 155.0 137 68 66 11 63 7 145 4 1 11 653 131 1.290 8.0 0.6 3.7 8.4 2.30
1995 27 KCR AL 15 10 .600 3.89 31 31 0 4 1 0 201.1 163 90 87 14 80 1 185 8 0 5 832 123 1.207 7.3 0.6 3.6 8.3 2.31 AS
1996 28 KCR AL 14 11 .560 3.62 32 32 0 5 1 0 211.1 192 87 85 17 75 2 207 5 1 10 874 138 1.263 8.2 0.7 3.2 8.8 2.76
1997 29 KCR AL 9 13 .409 3.40 34 34 0 4 1 0 235.2 215 96 89 24 74 2 196 4 1 14 972 137 1.226 8.2 0.9 2.8 7.5 2.65
1998 30 KCR AL 1 2 .333 7.80 3 3 0 0 0 0 15.0 21 13 13 3 5 1 9 1 0 1 69 62 1.733 12.6 1.8 3.0 5.4 1.80
1999 31 TOT AL 16 14 .533 5.17 34 34 0 1 0 0 209.0 230 131 120 27 84 4 131 7 1 10 926 95 1.502 9.9 1.2 3.6 5.6 1.56
1999 31 KCR AL 9 9 .500 4.87 22 22 0 1 0 0 140.1 153 81 76 18 51 3 78 6 0 5 613 103 1.454 9.8 1.2 3.3 5.0 1.53
1999 31 OAK AL 7 5 .583 5.77 12 12 0 0 0 0 68.2 77 50 44 9 33 1 53 1 1 5 313 80 1.602 10.1 1.2 4.3 6.9 1.61
2000 32 OAK AL 15 11 .577 4.52 31 31 0 1 1 0 195.1 200 109 98 23 102 10 129 9 0 6 884 104 1.546 9.2 1.1 4.7 5.9 1.26
2001 33 NYM NL 11 10 .524 3.57 33 33 0 1 1 0 206.2 181 89 82 22 64 4 172 15 0 12 856 117 1.185 7.9 1.0 2.8 7.5 2.69
2002 34 ANA AL 14 12 .538 3.92 32 32 0 0 0 0 188.1 191 89 82 23 64 2 132 7 0 7 795 113 1.354 9.1 1.1 3.1 6.3 2.06
2003 35 TOT AL 8 9 .471 5.40 23 23 0 0 0 0 111.2 120 69 67 21 43 4 55 8 1 6 499 83 1.460 9.7 1.7 3.5 4.4 1.28
2003 35 ANA AL 7 7 .500 5.63 19 19 0 0 0 0 92.2 105 60 58 17 36 4 50 8 1 4 422 78 1.522 10.2 1.7 3.5 4.9 1.39
2003 35 KCR AL 1 2 .333 4.26 4 4 0 0 0 0 19.0 15 9 9 4 7 0 5 0 0 2 77 117 1.158 7.1 1.9 3.3 2.4 0.71
2004 36 KCR AL 0 1 .000 13.50 2 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 7 8 6 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 22 38 2.500 15.8 0.0 6.8 4.5 0.67
16 Seasons 169 137 .552 3.74 414 402 2 34 12 0 2595.1 2425 1168 1078 232 933 51 1994 79 7 106 10958 121 1.294 8.4 0.8 3.2 6.9 2.14
162 Game Avg. 14 11 .552 3.74 35 34 0 3 1 0 216 202 97 90 19 78 4 166 7 1 9 913 121 1.294 8.4 0.8 3.2 6.9 2.14
Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
KCR (13 yrs) 115 92 .556 3.49 287 275 2 32 10 0 1843.2 1671 771 714 138 634 30 1458 39 5 72 7688 131 1.250 8.2 0.7 3.1 7.1 2.30
OAK (2 yrs) 22 16 .579 4.84 43 43 0 1 1 0 264.0 277 159 142 32 135 11 182 10 1 11 1197 96 1.561 9.4 1.1 4.6 6.2 1.35
ANA (2 yrs) 21 19 .525 4.48 51 51 0 0 0 0 281.0 296 149 140 40 100 6 182 15 1 11 1217 99 1.409 9.5 1.3 3.2 5.8 1.82
NYM (1 yr) 11 10 .524 3.57 33 33 0 1 1 0 206.2 181 89 82 22 64 4 172 15 0 12 856 117 1.185 7.9 1.0 2.8 7.5 2.69
AL (15 yrs) AL 158 127 .554 3.75 381 369 2 33 11 0 2388.2 2244 1079 996 210 869 47 1822 64 7 94 10102 121 1.303 8.5 0.8 3.3 6.9 2.10
NL (1 yr) NL 11 10 .524 3.57 33 33 0 1 1 0 206.2 181 89 82 22 64 4 172 15 0 12 856 117 1.185 7.9 1.0 2.8 7.5 2.69

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1989 21 KCR AL 21.2 5 22 13 -1 1.0 -9 -1.1 $
1990 22 KCR AL 185.2 24 67 113 -7 .9 46 4.7 $100,000 RoY-3
1991 23 KCR AL 207.2 31 97 130 -4 1.0 33 3.3 $215,000
1992 24 KCR AL 208.1 30 59 129 -2 1.1 70 7.6 $390,000
1993 25 KCR AL 238.2 34 74 158 4 1.1 84 8.4 $2,000,000 CYA-3,MVP-24
1994 26 KCR AL 155.0 23 68 113 -1 1.1 45 4.4 $3,800,000
1995 27 KCR AL 201.1 31 90 136 6 1.0 46 4.3 $4,387,500 AS
1996 28 KCR AL 211.1 32 87 153 0 1.0 66 6.2 $5,051,250
1997 29 KCR AL 235.2 34 96 151 8 1.0 55 5.3 $4,800,000
1998 30 KCR AL 15.0 3 13 10 0 .7 -3 -0.2 $4,800,000
1999 31 KCR AL 140.1 22 81 96 3 1.0 15 1.4 $4,800,000
1999 31 OAK AL 68.2 12 50 46 -2 1.0 -4 -0.4 $
2000 32 OAK AL 195.1 31 109 139 -6 .9 30 2.7 $5,600,000
2001 33 NYM NL 206.2 33 89 121 0 1.0 32 3.4 $8,500,000
2002 34 ANA AL 188.1 32 89 104 13 1.0 15 1.5 $9,500,000
2003 35 ANA AL 92.2 19 60 51 6 .9 -9 -0.9 $11,500,000
2003 35 KCR AL 19.0 4 9 15 0 .7 6 0.4 $
2004 36 KCR AL 4.0 2 8 3 0 1.3 -5 -0.6 $300,000
16 Seasons 2595.1 402 1168 1681 17 1.0 513 50.4 $65,743,750
Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
KCR (13 yrs) 1843.2 275 771 1220 6 1.0 449 44.1 $30,643,750
OAK (2 yrs) 264.0 43 159 185 -8 .9 26 2.3 $5,600,000
ANA (2 yrs) 281.0 51 149 155 19 1.0 6 0.6 $21,000,000
NYM (1 yr) 206.2 33 89 121 0 1.0 32 3.4 $8,500,000

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
2000 32 OAK AL ALDS L NYY 0 1 .000 3.48 2 1 0 0 0 0 10.1 10 4 4 1 6 1 13 0 0 0 46 1.548 8.7 0.9 5.2 11.3 2.17
2002 34 ANA AL ALDS W NYY 0 0 5.40 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 3 3 1 3 0 3 1 0 0 24 1.600 9.0 1.8 5.4 5.4 1.00
2002 34 ANA AL ALCS W MIN 0 1 .000 3.48 2 2 0 0 0 0 10.1 10 4 4 0 4 0 3 0 0 2 43 1.355 8.7 0.0 3.5 2.6 0.75
2002 34 ANA AL WS W SFG 0 0 11.37 2 2 0 0 0 0 6.1 9 8 8 4 5 1 4 0 0 0 32 2.211 12.8 5.7 7.1 5.7 0.80
2 Seasons (4 Series) 0 2 .000 5.34 7 6 0 0 0 0 32.0 34 19 19 6 18 2 23 1 0 2 145 1.625 9.6 1.7 5.1 6.5 1.28
2 ALDS 0 1 .000 4.11 3 2 0 0 0 0 15.1 15 7 7 2 9 1 16 1 0 0 70 1.565 8.8 1.2 5.3 9.4 1.78
1 ALCS 0 1 .000 3.48 2 2 0 0 0 0 10.1 10 4 4 0 4 0 3 0 0 2 43 1.355 8.7 0.0 3.5 2.6 0.75
1 WS 0 0 11.37 2 2 0 0 0 0 6.1 9 8 8 4 5 1 4 0 0 0 32 2.211 12.8 5.7 7.1 5.7 0.80

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1989 21 KCR AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1990 22 KCR AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 RoY-3
1991 23 KCR AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1992 24 KCR AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1993 25 KCR AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CYA-3,MVP-24
1994 26 KCR AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1995 27 KCR AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1996 28 KCR AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1997 29 KCR AL 34 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 30 KCR AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1999 31 TOT AL 34 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1999 31 KCR AL 22 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1999 31 OAK AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2000 32 OAK AL 31 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 -13 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2001 33 NYM NL 33 67 62 4 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 24 .113 .141 .113 .254 -32 7 0 1 3 0 0 1
2002 34 ANA AL 32 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
2003 35 TOT AL 23 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2003 35 ANA AL 19 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2003 35 KCR AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2004 36 KCR AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
16 Seasons 414 90 83 4 8 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 39 .096 .118 .096 .214 -43 8 0 1 5 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 35 32 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 .096 .118 .096 .214 -43 3 0 0 2 0 0
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
KCR (13 yrs) 287 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
OAK (2 yrs) 43 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 -13 1 0 0 0 0 0
ANA (2 yrs) 51 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 33 67 62 4 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 24 .113 .141 .113 .254 -32 7 0 1 3 0 0
AL (15 yrs) 381 23 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 .048 .048 .048 .095 -75 1 0 0 2 0 0
NL (1 yr) 33 67 62 4 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 24 .113 .141 .113 .254 -32 7 0 1 3 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1997 29 KCR AL 6 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $4,800,000 1
1999 31 KCR AL 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $4,800,000 1
2000 32 OAK AL 6 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $5,600,000 1
2001 33 NYM NL 67 -12 0 0 0 0 8 2 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $8,500,000 1
2002 34 ANA AL 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $9,500,000 1
2003 35 ANA AL 5 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $11,500,000 1
6 Seasons 90 -18 0 0 0 0 11 2 -5 -0.5 -5 -0.5 0.0 $44,700,000
KCR (2 yrs) 8 -3 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $9,600,000
ANA (2 yrs) 9 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $21,000,000
NYM (1 yr) 67 -12 0 0 0 0 8 2 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $8,500,000
OAK (1 yr) 6 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $5,600,000

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rdrs Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1989 KCR AL 21 P 6 21.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.42 0.17 .960 1.87 1.85
1990 KCR AL 22 P 32 185.2 39 15 21 3 3 .923 1.75 1.13 .953 1.78 1.76 RoY-3
1991 KCR AL 23 P 34 207.2 48 20 26 2 0 .958 1.99 1.35 .956 1.80 1.80
1992 KCR AL 24 P 30 208.1 41 19 21 1 4 .976 1.73 1.33 .953 1.72 1.71
1993 KCR AL 25 P 34 238.2 41 26 14 1 4 .976 1.51 1.18 .953 1.79 1.78 CYA-3,MVP-24
1994 KCR AL 26 P 23 155.0 20 7 13 0 1 1.000 1.16 0.87 .956 1.72 1.71
1995 KCR AL 27 P 31 201.1 36 16 20 0 3 1.000 1.61 1.16 .960 1.79 1.77 AS
1996 KCR AL 28 P 32 211.1 34 19 15 0 2 1.000 1.45 1.06 .960 1.77 1.76
1997 KCR AL 29 P 34 235.2 42 24 17 1 3 .976 1.57 1.21 .955 1.71 1.69
1998 KCR AL 30 P 3 15.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.60 0.33 .960 1.80 1.77
1999 TOT AL 31 P 34 34 1 209.0 35 13 21 1 2 .971 1.46 1.00 .952 1.69 1.66 24 9 27% 0
1999 KCR AL 31 P 22 22 1 140.1 24 10 13 1 2 .958 1.48 1.05 .952 1.69 1.66 16 8 33% 0
1999 OAK AL 31 P 12 12 0 68.2 11 3 8 0 0 1.000 1.44 0.92 .952 1.69 1.66 8 1 11% 0
2000 OAK AL 32 P 31 195.1 23 8 14 1 1 .957 1.01 0.71 .956 1.62 1.60
2001 NYM NL 33 P 33 206.2 34 11 21 2 2 .941 1.39 0.97 .959 1.75 1.73
2002 ANA AL 34 P 32 188.1 32 18 14 0 0 1.000 1.53 1.00 .957 1.69 1.67
2003 TOT AL 35 P 23 23 0 111.2 10 4 6 0 0 1.000 -2 -3 0.81 0.43 .957 1.73 1.71 7 3 30% 0
2003 ANA AL 35 P 19 19 0 92.2 9 3 6 0 0 1.000 -2 -4 0.87 0.47 .957 1.73 1.71 6 3 33% 0
2003 KCR AL 35 P 4 4 0 19.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.47 0.25 .960 1.75 1.70 1 0 0% 0
2004 KCR AL 36 P 2 4.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1 50 4.50 1.00 .950 1.58 1.65
16 Seasons P 414 57 1 2595.1 439 202 225 12 25 .973 -1 -1 1.48 1.03 .956 1.74 1.72 31 12 28% 0
16 Seasons TOT 414 57 1 2595.1 439 202 225 12 25 .973 -1 -10 1.48 1.03 .956 1.74 1.72 31 12 28% 0
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rdrs Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
2010 BBWAA ( 0.2%)

All-Star Games
1995 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1993 AL (24, 0%)
0.00 Career Shares (1713th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1993 AL (3, 21%)
0.21 Career Shares (153rd)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1992 AL  7.6 (2nd)
1993 AL  8.4 (2nd)
Career  49.9 (248th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1990 AL  4.7 (6th)
1992 AL  7.6 (2nd)
1993 AL  8.4 (1st)
1994 AL  4.4 (6th)
1995 AL  4.3 (9th)
1996 AL  6.2 (7th)
1997 AL  5.3 (7th)
Career  50.4 (76th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1990 AL  2.76 (4th)
1992 AL  2.46 (2nd)
1993 AL  2.56 (1st)
1996 AL  3.62 (5th)
1997 AL  3.40 (7th)

Wins s c a p y
1993 AL  18 (4th)
1995 AL  15 (8th)
1999 AL  16 (9th)
2000 AL  15 (9th)
Career  169 (185th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1992 AL  .652 (7th)
1993 AL  .692 (8th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1992 AL  1.128 (4th)
1993 AL  1.106 (2nd)
1995 AL  1.207 (6th)
1996 AL  1.263 (6th)
1997 AL  1.226 (7th)
2001 NL  1.185 (9th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1992 AL  7.214 (3rd)
1993 AL  6.901 (2nd)
1994 AL  7.955 (8th)
1995 AL  7.286 (2nd)
1996 AL  8.177 (4th)
1997 AL  8.211 (7th)
2001 NL  7.882 (9th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1990 AL  2.618 (10th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1991 AL  6.848 (5th)
1992 AL  6.480 (7th)
1993 AL  7.014 (7th)
1994 AL  8.419 (3rd)
1995 AL  8.270 (4th)
1996 AL  8.816 (2nd)
1997 AL  7.485 (7th)
Career  6.915 (109th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1993 AL  238.7 (8th)
1997 AL  235.7 (5th)
Career  2,595.3 (210th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1993 AL  186 (6th)
1994 AL  145 (5th)
1995 AL  185 (5th)
1996 AL  207 (3rd)
1997 AL  196 (5th)
Career  1,994 (67th)

Games Started s c a p y
1993 AL  34 (6th)
1995 AL  31 (4th)
1997 AL  34 (5th)
1999 AL  34 (2nd)
Career  402 (122nd)

Complete Games s c a p y
1993 AL  5 (10th)
1995 AL  4 (8th)
1996 AL  5 (8th)
1997 AL  4 (6th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1990 AL  3 (3rd)
1991 AL  3 (2nd)
1993 AL  1 (10th)
1995 AL  1 (9th)
1996 AL  1 (6th)
1997 AL  1 (9th)
2000 AL  1 (4th)
2001 NL  1 (7th)

Home Runs s c a p y
Career  232 (135th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
2000 AL  102 (1st)
Career  933 (140th)

Hits s c a p y
1999 AL  230 (9th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1990 AL  2.352 (7th)
1991 AL  2.590 (8th)
1995 AL  2.313 (7th)
1996 AL  2.760 (4th)
1997 AL  2.649 (8th)
Career  2.137 (207th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1990 AL  0.630 (10th)
1991 AL  0.563 (8th)
1992 AL  0.432 (5th)
1993 AL  0.302 (1st)
1994 AL  0.639 (4th)
1995 AL  0.626 (4th)
1996 AL  0.724 (4th)

Losses s c a p y
1997 AL  13 (7th)
1999 AL  14 (4th)
2002 AL  12 (8th)
Career  137 (219th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1999 AL  120 (5th)
Career  1,078 (181st)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1994 AL  11 (4th)
1996 AL  10 (9th)
1997 AL  14 (1st)
1999 AL  10 (8th)
2001 NL  12 (2nd)
Career  106 (88th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1995 AL  8 (5th)
2000 AL  9 (8th)
2001 NL  15 (5th)
Career  79 (154th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1997 AL  972 (7th)
1999 AL  926 (6th)
Career  10,958 (211th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1990 AL  139 (5th)
1992 AL  166 (2nd)
1993 AL  179 (1st)
1996 AL  138 (6th)
1997 AL  137 (6th)
Career  121 (109th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1990 AL  21 (8th)
1992 AL  38 (3rd)
1993 AL  51 (1st)
1996 AL  35 (8th)
1997 AL  33 (6th)
Career  224 (67th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1990 AL  2.2 (8th)
1992 AL  4.2 (3rd)
1993 AL  5.4 (1st)
1994 AL  2.1 (10th)
1996 AL  3.4 (8th)
1997 AL  3.3 (6th)
Career  23.4 (62nd)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1992 AL  41.50 (3rd)
1993 AL  57.15 (1st)
1995 AL  28.85 (8th)
1996 AL  42.90 (7th)
1997 AL  35.88 (7th)
Career  257.00 (38th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1992 AL  4.8 (1st)
1993 AL  6.2 (1st)
1995 AL  2.8 (10th)
1996 AL  4.4 (7th)
1997 AL  3.5 (7th)
Career  26.9 (36th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1992 AL  3.2 (5th)
1993 AL  5.7 (1st)
1994 AL  2.3 (10th)
1995 AL  3.2 (5th)
1996 AL  3.4 (5th)
1997 AL  3.2 (6th)
Career  22.4 (42nd)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
1992 AL  4.5 (2nd)
1993 AL  5.9 (1st)
1995 AL  2.8 (8th)
1996 AL  4.2 (6th)
1997 AL  3.6 (7th)
Career  26.4 (40th)

Putouts as P s c a p y
1993 AL  26 (3rd)
1997 AL  24 (1st)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1996 AL  1.000 (1st)

Youngest s c a p y
1989 AL  born 1967-12-06 (10th)

                           

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 4 (462), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 104 (202), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 32 (416), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 24 (219), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Pitchers 
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  1. Andy Benes (951)
  2. Kevin Millwood (944)
  3. Frank Viola (940)
  4. Al Leiter (940)
  5. Rick Sutcliffe (937)
  6. Dave Stewart (936)
  7. Jim Lonborg (934)
  8. Bob Forsch (933)
  9. Doug Drabek (933)
  10. Dave Stieb (931)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Gary Gentry (996)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Bill Parsons (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Scott Sanderson (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Mel Stottlemyre (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Bob Welch (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Bob Welch (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Jake Peavy (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Jake Peavy (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Ron Darling (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Ron Darling (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Ron Darling (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Ron Darling (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Andy Benes (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Chuck Finley (941)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Chuck Finley (945)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
199022Kansas City Royals$100,000USA Today
199123Kansas City Royals$215,0001994 Joint Exhibit 1
199224Kansas City Royals$390,0001994 Joint Exhibit 1
199325Kansas City Royals$2,000,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1
199426Kansas City Royals$3,800,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1
199527Kansas City Royals$4,387,5001996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $50,000 earned bonus
199628Kansas City Royals$5,051,2501996 AP survey
199729Kansas City Royals$4,800,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1
199830Kansas City Royals$4,800,0004/3/98 USA Today
199931Kansas City Royals$4,800,0004/6/99 USA Today
200032Oakland Athletics$5,600,0002001 Joint Exhibit 1
200133New York Mets$8,500,0004/6/01 USA Today
200234Anaheim Angels$9,500,0004/3/02 AP
200335Anaheim Angels$11,500,0004/3/03 AP
200436Kansas City Royals$300,0004/7/04 AP
Career to date (may be incomplete)$65,743,750
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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