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: 14-20 / in Starts: 14-20

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1997 Pitching Game Log

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1997 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	223	1	Apr 2	KCR	@	BAL	L,2-4	GS-5		99	5.0	6	2	2	5	6	1	1	3.60	6.91	27	106	63	15	12	6	9	3	3	0	48			0	0	0	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	0.010	1.20	0.01%	0.69	1b start tie	5b 3 out d2
2	224	6	Apr 7	KCR		BAL	W,6-5	GS-8		4	7.2	8	4	4	2	8	1	0	4.26	4.85	32	116	74	23	11	7	15	6	3	0	53			1	0	0	28	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.30	-0.135	1.28	-0.08%	0.23	1t start tie	8t 1-- 2 out d1
3	225	9	Apr 13	KCR		MIN	W,6-1	GS-8	W(1-0)	5	8.0	5	1	1	3	7	0	0	3.05	3.93	30	114	65	15	13	9	11	5	2	0	72			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.13	0.416	1.19	0.26%	3.48	1t start tie	8t 3 out a2
4	226	14	Apr 19	KCR		ANA	W,7-3	CG	W(2-0)	5	9.0	5	3	3	1	4	1	1	3.03	4.05	34	109	70	16	8	11	17	4	2	0	68			0	0	0	32	0	1	0	0	0	0	.46	0.210	.46	0.13%	2.04	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
5	227	19	Apr 25	KCR	@	OAK	W,10-3	GS-7	W(3-0)	5	7.0	5	2	2	0	7	1	0	2.95	3.85	26	96	66	19	10	7	12	2	3	0	66			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	.58	0.166	.57	0.10%	1.73	1b start a 1	7b 3 out a8
6	228	23	Apr 30	KCR		TOR	L,0-1	CG	L(3-1)	4	9.0	5	1	1	1	7	1	0	2.56	3.74	34	117	75	10	18	13	13	4	4	0	79			0	0	0	32	2	0	0	0	0	1	.83	0.390	.90	0.26%	4.04	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
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
7	229	28	May 5	KCR	@	BOS	W,2-0	SHO	W(4-1)	4	9.0	5	0	0	1	7	0	0	2.14	3.44	30	104	72	24	11	12	10	3	1	0	83			0	1	0	29	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.31	0.723	1.43	0.47%	5.09	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
8	230	33	May 10	KCR	@	NYY	L,2-5	GS-7	L(4-2)	4	7.0	6	3	2	1	6	1	0	2.19	3.47	28	122	69	16	14	9	12	5	1	0	60			3	1	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.18	0.023	1.40	0.02%	0.88	1b start a 1	7b 3 out d1
9	231	37	May 15	KCR		DET	W,10-9	GS-5		4	5.0	4	6	5	4	5	1	1	2.70	3.71	24	105	63	20	9	5	9	4	3	0	38			0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	-0.366	1.40	-0.27%	-3.20	1t start tie	5t 3 out d2
10	232	42	May 21	KCR	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG(8)	L(4-3)	5	8.0	2	1	1	8	7	0	0	2.53	3.78	32	118	65	17	17	8	9	3	3	0	73			2	1	0	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	.94	0.290	1.26	0.23%	3.57	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
11	233	47	May 26	KCR		OAK	L,1-2	GS-9		4	9.0	5	1	0	1	10	0	0	2.26	3.50	34	142	98	29	15	10	13	6	2	0	84			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.21	0.577	1.20	0.35%	4.04	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
12	234	51	May 31	KCR	@	TEX	L,1-3	GS-7	L(4-4)	4	7.0	8	3	3	3	9	2	0	2.38	3.66	31	117	76	20	18	2	17	7	3	0	55			0	1	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.74	0.012	.68	0.01%	1.08	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
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
13	235	55	Jun 5	KCR		TEX	L,3-6	GS-9		4	9.0	4	3	3	5	11	2	0	2.44	3.80	35	143	93	17	26	6	13	3	2	0	73			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.45	0.214	1.33	0.12%	2.04	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
14	236	60	Jun 10	KCR		ANA	L,2-6	GS-8	L(4-5)	4	8.0	9	5	5	3	4	1	0	2.67	3.88	32	116	75	16	8	12	13	4	1	0	45			1	0	0	28	3	0	0	2	1	0	.98	-0.189	.99	-0.12%	-0.52	1t start tie	8t 3 out d3
15	237	64	Jun 15	KCR	@	PIT	W,8-1	GS-5	W(5-5)	4	5.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.56	3.87	17	57	40	9	3	8	8	3	1	0	62			0	0	0	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	.71	0.231	.68	0.13%	2.65	1b start tie	5b 3 out a4
16	238	69	Jun 22	KCR	@	MIL	W,6-5	GS-7		6	6.1	10	4	4	1	4	0	0	2.72	3.79	28	117	71	19	8	8	15	8	3	0	40			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.37	-0.011	1.65	-0.01%	0.68	1b start tie	7b 1-3 1 out a1
17	239	74	Jun 27	KCR		MIL	W,16-3	GS-6	W(6-5)	4	6.0	5	1	0	2	2	0	1	2.59	3.80	26					9	7	0	3	5	60			1	0	0	23	1	0	0	2	0	1	.72	0.194	.74	0.12%	2.36	1t start tie	6t 3 out a12
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
18	240	79	Jul 2	KCR	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS-6	L(6-6)	4	6.0	9	3	3	1	5	1	0	2.68	3.81	27	105	65	16	13	7	14	9	1	0	46			1	0	0	26	2	0	1	0	0	0	.86	-0.050	.57	-0.02%	0.14	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
19	241	83	Jul 10	KCR		CHW	L,3-6	GS-7	L(6-7)	7	7.0	9	5	4	1	7	0	0	2.80	3.70	31	102	67	30	8	11	12	5	1	0	47			2	1	0	29	2	0	0	0	1	1	.85	-0.161	.36	-0.04%	-1.08	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
20	242	88	Jul 15	KCR		MIL	L,2-5	GS-8	L(6-8)	4	7.2	7	5	5	1	4	3	0	2.97	3.90	31	110	74	17	13	9	17	4	2	0	48			1	0	0	30	3	0	0	0	0	0	.92	-0.159	.11	-0.01%	-0.64	1t start tie	8t --- 2 out d3
21	243	93	Jul 20	KCR	@	SEA	L,4-5	GS-5	L(6-9)	4	4.1	5	5	5	5	7	1	0	3.18	3.97	23	107	59	13	17	7	4	0	1	0	35			2	0	0	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.06	-0.223	.07	-0.01%	-2.51	1b start a 1	5b 1-3 1 out d3
22	244	98	Jul 26	KCR	@	TOR	L,5-6	GS-7		5	7.0	5	2	2	3	5	1	0	3.15	4.01	29	115	70	15	16	9	12	3	2	0	61			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	0.191	.06	0.01%	1.85	1b start a 1	7b 3 out a3
23	245	104	Jul 31	KCR		BOS	W,3-2	GS-9		4	9.0	9	1	1	1	6	0	0	3.04	3.90	34	127	82	20	12	10	17	8	3	0	70			0	1	0	33	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.34	0.602	.07	0.02%	4.04	1t start tie	9t 3 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
24	246	109	Aug 5	KCR		NYY	L,1-4	GS-8	L(6-10)	4	7.1	7	4	4	2	5	0	0	3.12	3.85	30	109	74	23	13	8	15	8	2	0	51			0	1	0	28	2	0	0	0	0	0	.75	-0.033	.03	0.00%	-0.09	1t start tie	8t 1-- 1 out d3
25	247	114	Aug 10	KCR	@	BOS	L,4-6	GS-5		4	4.2	6	4	3	3	2	1	0	3.19	3.93	23	109	69	16	7	5	13	5	0	0	37			0	0	0	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	-0.124	.06	-0.01%	-0.71	1b start tie	5b 1-3 2 out d1
26	248	119	Aug 16	KCR	@	DET	W,2-1	GS-8	W(7-10)	5	8.0	8	1	1	0	7	0	0	3.10	3.82	31	122	83	28	11	8	16	7	2	0	69			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.35	0.555	.04	0.01%	3.39	1b start a 1	8b 3 out a1
27	249	124	Aug 21	KCR		BAL	L,3-4	GS-8	L(7-11)	4	7.2	9	4	4	3	6	0	0	3.16	3.78	33	117	72	17	11	10	14	8	3	0	48			0	0	0	29	3	0	0	0	0	0	.77	-0.102	.01	0.00%	0.37	1t start tie	8t --- 2 out d2
28	250	129	Aug 27	KCR	@	BAL	L,3-7	GS-7		5	7.0	4	3	3	2	6	1	0	3.18	3.79	26	106	68	13	13	4	14	2	4	0	61			0	1	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	.85	0.073	.00	0.00%	0.77	1b start tie	7b 3 out tie
Sept				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
29	251	134	Sep 1	KCR	@	CIN	W,7-4	GS-5	W(8-11)	4	5.0	6	3	3	1	2	1	0	3.24	3.83	22	82	52	10	9	9	10	5	1	0	44			0	0	0	20	3	0	0	0	0	0	.80	-0.106	.00	0.00%	-0.38	1b start a 1	5b 3 out d2
30	252	139	Sep 6	KCR		OAK	L,3-9	GS-5	L(8-12)	4	4.2	11	7	7	2	2	0	0	3.47	3.82	27	101	62	19	4	9	14	7	2	0	14			0	0	0	25	6	0	0	0	0	0	.94	-0.260	.00	0.00%	-4.55	1t start tie	5t -2- 2 out d7
31	253	143	Sep 11	KCR	@	ANA	W,4-2	GS-7	W(9-12)	4	6.1	9	1	1	0	7	1	0	3.41	3.80	25					7	4	0	0	7	58			0	1	0	25	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.34	0.191	.00	0.00%	1.71	1b start tie	7b 1-3 1 out a2
32	254	148	Sep 16	KCR	@	TEX	L,2-4	GS-7		4	7.0	6	2	2	2	6	1	0	3.38	3.81	28	102	65	11	13	7	13	8	2	0	61			0	0	0	26	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.00	0.165	.00	0.00%	2.08	1b start tie	7b 3 out tie
33	255	154	Sep 21	KCR		CLE	W,1-0	GS-7		4	7.0	4	0	0	1	10	0	0	3.28	3.71	25	120	82	19	16	5	9	3	2	0	78			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.17	0.465	.00	0.00%	3.92	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
34	256	159	Sep 26	KCR	@	CHW	L,2-7	GS-5	L(9-13)	4	5.0	7	6	5	4	5	1	0	3.40	3.76	27	108	63	11	11	8	10	6	2	0	32			0	0	0	22	1	0	1	0	1	1	.86	-0.321	.00	0.00%	-3.34	1b start tie	5b 3 out d4
							14-20		W-L:9-13	4.4	235.2	215	96	89	74	196	24	4	3.40	3.76	972	3541	63%	16%	11%	0.67		23%	10%	12	56		---%	14	9	0	886	46	1	2	19	4	6	1.01	3.458	.60	1.67%	35.88

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