Kevin Appier

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: December 6, 1967 in Lancaster, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (9th) of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Antelope Valley College (Lancaster, CA).

High School: Antelope Valley HS (Lancaster, CA)

Schools: Antelope Valley College (Lancaster, CA), California State University, Fresno (Fresno, CA)

Debut: June 4, 1989 (Age 21-180d, 15,618th in major league history)
vs. CAL 5.1 IP, 8 H, 3 SO, 4 BB, 4 ER, L

Last Game: April 23, 2004 (Age 36-139d)
vs. MIN 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1990 season

Agents: Dennis Gilbert, Jeff Borris

Full Name: Robert Kevin Appier

Nicknames: Ape

Pronunciation: \Ape-ee-er\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

54.5

169

137

ERA

3.74

414

402

2595.1

1994

WHIP

1.294

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Team Record in Appearances: 20-14 / in Starts: 18-13

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 34, Entered with runners on base: 1

1991 Pitching Game Log

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1991 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	39	3	Apr 10	KCR		CLE	W,1-0	GS-8	W(1-0)	99	8.0	7	0	0	1	4	0	0	0.00	2.23	31	106	71	17	9	19	7	2	1	0	71			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.57	0.581	1.94	0.43%	3.99	1t start tie	8t 3 out a1
2	40	7	Apr 16	KCR	@	BOS	L,2-5	GS-5	L(1-1)	5	5.0	7	5	3	1	4	3	0	2.08	5.09	24	89	56	13	11	6	13	7	0	0	40			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	.64	-0.216	.82	-0.17%	-2.38	1b start tie	5b 3 out d5
3	41	12	Apr 22	KCR	@	CLE	L,4-10	GS-4	L(1-2)	5	3.1	11	6	6	0	1	0	0	4.96	4.51	20	74	51	10	6	5	14	7	3	0	15			0	1	0	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	.99	-0.229	1.11	-0.15%	-3.51	1b start tie	4b 1-- 1 out d5
4	42	16	Apr 27	KCR		BOS	L,4-6	GS-6	L(1-3)	4	5.0	5	2	2	5	4	0	0	4.64	4.45	24	106	62	18	9	8	7	1	1	0	48			0	0	0	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.16	0.117	1.49	0.09%	1.11	1t start tie	6t 1-- 0 out tie
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	43	21	May 2	KCR		TOR	L,1-3	GS-9	L(1-4)	4	8.2	8	3	3	3	0	1	0	4.20	4.72	34	123	73	17	5	17	14	7	1	0	53			0	1	0	29	2	1	0	2	1	0	1.01	0.176	.76	0.08%	2.13	1t start tie	9t --3 2 out d1
6	44	25	May 7	KCR	@	DET	L,4-5	5-GF(8)	L(1-5)	4	3.2	2	1	0	0	7	0	0	3.74	4.10	13	55	35	7	10	3	3	2	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.06	0.072	.68	0.03%	1.45	5b 12- 1 out tie	8b end d 1
7	45	29	May 12	KCR	@	MIL	W,6-4	6-8	H(1)	4	2.0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.79	4.03	9	35	22	5	1	5	4	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.99	-0.063	1.23	-0.02%	-0.40	6b --- 0 out a2	8b 1-- 0 out a1
8	46	34	May 18	KCR		MIL	W,7-4	7-8		5	1.2	6	3	3	0	1	0	0	4.34	3.93	11	34	22	5	6	7	3	2	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.09	-0.269	.99	-0.08%	-1.44	7t --- 0 out tie	8t 12- 2 out tie
9	47	37	May 21	KCR		SEA	W,4-3	CG	W(2-5)	2	9.0	5	3	2	1	5	0	0	3.88	3.57	32	122	77	24	13	12	14	5	2	0	71			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.15	0.200	.47	0.05%	1.49	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
10	48	42	May 27	KCR	@	SEA	W,6-3	CG	W(3-5)	5	9.0	4	3	3	2	3	1	1	3.74	3.74	34	119	73	20	10	8	20	2	5	0	68			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	.88	0.207	.48	0.07%	1.49	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
11	49	47	Jun 1	KCR		MIN	L,4-8	GS-6	L(3-6)	4	6.0	6	5	5	1	5	2	0	4.11	3.96	25	97	62	14	10	6	13	4	3	0	44			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	-0.351	.68	-0.13%	-2.01	1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
12	50	52	Jun 7	KCR		CHW	L,0-2	CG	L(3-7)	5	9.0	5	2	2	2	8	0	0	3.84	3.68	34	123	79	17	16	12	12	5	2	0	75			1	0	0	32	1	0	0	1	0	1	.84	0.169	.43	0.05%	2.49	1t start tie	9t 3 out d2
13	51	57	Jun 13	KCR	@	BAL	W,6-4	GS-7		5	7.0	8	4	4	1	3	0	0	3.96	3.57	30	118	74	20	15	10	16	6	2	0	47			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.06	0.003	.42	0.00%	-0.65	1b start tie	7b 3 out tie
14	52	62	Jun 18	KCR	@	TEX	W,12-5	GS-5	W(4-7)	4	5.0	6	5	5	3	3	1	0	4.26	3.72	25	106	67	16	9	9	10	3	1	0	35			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	1	1	.93	-0.257	.46	-0.08%	-2.56	1b start a 2	5b 3 out a3
15	53	66	Jun 23(1)	KCR		BAL	L,8-11	GS-6		4	5.2	6	1	1	1	3	0	0	4.09	3.63	23	105	60	13	11	7	12	6	2	0	55			0	0	0	21	2	0	0	1	0	0	.71	0.160	.34	0.05%	1.63	1t start tie	6t --3 2 out a4
16	54	72	Jun 29	KCR	@	OAK	L,3-6	GS-7		5	6.2	5	1	0	4	6	0	0	3.80	3.57	28	112	66	8	11	5	13	3	3	0	64			1	0	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.18	0.372	.32	0.06%	3.06	1b start tie	7b 1-- 2 out a3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	55	77	Jul 4	KCR	@	CAL	W,12-5	GS-8	W(5-7)	4	7.1	9	5	4	0	6	0	0	3.88	3.41	30	113	76	12	17	8	16	3	5	0	48			0	1	0	30	3	0	0	0	0	0	.47	0.081	.08	0.01%	-1.56	1b start a 2	8b 1-- 1 out a6
18	56	81	Jul 11	KCR	@	DET	W,9-5	GS-6	W(6-7)	6	5.2	7	5	5	3	6	0	0	4.10	3.35	27	123	76	15	20	5	13	3	6	0	38			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	1	0	.42	0.044	.05	0.00%	-0.72	1b start a 1	6b 123 2 out a6
19	57	86	Jul 16	KCR		TOR	W,2-1	GS-8		4	7.2	4	1	1	1	10	0	0	3.90	3.17	28	111	69	15	20	10	7	3	0	0	76			3	1	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.01	0.263	.09	0.01%	2.76	1t start tie	8t 1-- 2 out d1
20	58	91	Jul 21	KCR		DET	W,8-4	GS-7	W(7-7)	4	6.0	4	3	0	2	5	1	0	3.71	3.23	24	82	45	7	10	5	12	2	2	0	61			0	1	0	22	2	0	0	0	0	1	.71	-0.130	.12	-0.01%	-0.39	1t start tie	7t 1-- 0 out a2
21	59	96	Jul 27	KCR	@	TOR	W,5-2	GS-6		5	5.1	7	2	1	1	4	0	0	3.62	3.17	24	77	53	8	10	7	12	4	1	0	51			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	1	1	1	1.45	-0.141	.30	-0.02%	-0.48	1b start tie	6b 123 1 out tie
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
22	60	101	Aug 2	KCR	@	CLE	W,6-4	GS-8	W(8-7)	5	7.0	9	3	3	0	5	1	1	3.64	3.20	31	112	74	19	13	14	11	6	2	0	52			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	0.205	.23	0.03%	1.14	1b start a 2	8b 1-- 0 out a4
23	61	106	Aug 7	KCR		BOS	W,2-0	SHO	W(9-7)	4	9.0	4	0	0	1	9	0	0	3.41	3.07	31	127	84	15	20	12	9	3	2	0	87			0	1	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	0.657	.31	0.11%	4.49	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
24	62	110	Aug 13(1)	KCR	@	NYY	W,5-0	SHO	W(10-7)	5	9.0	3	0	0	1	6	0	0	3.20	3.00	31	109	74	23	7	13	11	2	4	0	86			1	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	1	.75	0.356	.19	0.05%	4.49	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
25	63	116	Aug 18	KCR	@	BOS	L,1-5	GS-4	L(10-8)	4	4.0	5	5	3	5	5	1	0	3.30	3.11	23	83	50	15	6	5	7	4	1	0	36			0	0	0	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	.99	-0.221	.62	-0.08%	-2.91	1b start tie	4b 3 out d5
26	64	121	Aug 23	KCR		TEX	L,1-6	GS-8	L(10-9)	4	8.0	7	6	3	3	7	0	0	3.30	3.07	33	118	68	18	16	14	9	2	1	0	54			0	0	0	30	4	0	2	1	0	1	.54	-0.138	.10	-0.02%	-2.01	1t start tie	8t 3 out d6
27	65	126	Aug 28	KCR		CHW	W,7-6	GS-3		4	2.2	7	5	3	3	2	0	0	3.41	3.10	19	86	44	10	8	6	8	5	0	0	27			3	0	0	15	2	0	1	0	1	1	.83	-0.310	.22	-0.05%	-3.94	1t start tie	3t 12- 2 out d5
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
28	66	131	Sep 3	KCR	@	CHW	W,8-0	SHO	W(11-9)	5	9.0	5	0	0	3	9	0	0	3.23	3.03	34	137	88	19	15	11	11	3	2	0	83			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	.58	0.305	.04	0.01%	4.40	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a8
29	67	136	Sep 8	KCR	@	BAL	W,3-2	GS-6		4	6.0	9	2	1	1	3	0	0	3.18	3.01	27	107	65	12	10	11	12	9	0	0	50			0	1	0	25	2	0	0	1	0	1	.90	0.006	.02	0.00%	0.87	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
30	68	141	Sep 14	KCR		SEA	L,3-4	GS-3		5	3.0	4	2	2	3	1	0	0	3.22	3.05	16	60	32	10	4	3	9	3	2	0	41			0	0	0	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	-0.081	.00	0.00%	-0.50	1t start tie	3t 3 out d1
31	69	146	Sep 19	KCR	@	SEA	L,5-10	GS-6		4	5.0	8	5	5	4	4	0	0	3.38	3.06	27	96	51	14	11	9	10	2	3	0	31			0	0	0	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.33	-0.192	.00	0.00%	-1.85	1b start tie	6b 1-3 0 out a2
32	70	151	Sep 24	KCR	@	OAK	W,5-4	GS-6	W(12-9)	4	6.0	8	1	1	2	5	0	0	3.32	3.04	28	120	79	24	16	11	10	4	3	0	55			1	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	1	0	.99	0.172	.00	0.00%	1.81	1b start a 3	6b 3 out a4
33	71	156	Sep 29	KCR		CAL	W,8-4	GS-8	W(13-9)	4	7.1	5	3	3	1	10	0	0	3.33	2.94	29	118	79	16	19	7	11	5	3	0	65			0	1	0	28	3	0	0	0	0	1	.61	0.208	.00	0.00%	1.47	1t start tie	8t 1-- 1 out a6
34	72	161	Oct 5	KCR	@	CAL	L,1-5	GS-6	L(13-10)	5	5.0	5	4	4	2	4	2	0	3.42	3.06	22	87	51	14	9	7	9	1	2	0	43			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	.69	-0.195	.00	0.00%	-2.15	1b start tie	6b -2- 0 out d3
							20-14		W-L:13-10,Hld:1	4.4	207.2	205	97	79	61	158	13	2	3.42	3.06	881	3390	62%	14%	11%	0.82		19%	10%	0	54	2	0%	10	8	0	803	41	1	3	12	6	12	.95	1.561	.41	0.32%	10.81

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