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: 15-17 / in Starts: 13-11

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 30, Entered with runners on base: 6

1990 Pitching Game Log

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1990 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	7	17	Apr 28	KCR		TEX	L,2-9	5-7		99	2.1	2	2	0	1	4	0	0	0.00	0.67	11	45	26	4	9	4	2	2	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	1	.33	-0.054	.24	-0.02%	-0.74	5t -2- 2 out d3	7t 3 out d5
2	8	18	Apr 29	KCR		TEX	W,5-2	5-5		0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	1.95	1	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.21	-0.037	1.47	-0.02%	-0.27	5t 1-3 2 out a2	5t 123 2 out a2
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
3	9	20	May 3	KCR		MIL	L,5-9	4-7		3	3.1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	1.75	12	43	28	6	4	8	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.20	0.039	.10	0.01%	1.52	4t --- 2 out d5	7t 3 out d3
4	10	24	May 7	KCR	@	CLE	W,4-2	GS-6		3	6.0	10	1	1	0	4	1	1	0.77	2.98	26	97	65	14	14	10	11	6	0	0	52			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.28	0.232	.38	0.04%	1.87	1b start tie	6b 3 out tie
5	11	28	May 11	KCR	@	CHW	L,4-6	8-GF(8)		3	0.1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0.75	3.31	4	15	7	0	3	0	1	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.56	-0.065	.26	-0.02%	-0.69	8b -2- 2 out d1	8b end d 2
6	12	29	May 12	KCR	@	CHW	L,3-6	3-8		0	4.2	5	1	1	1	3	0	0	1.08	2.99	20	67	47	6	6	11	5	2	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.028	.03	0.01%	1.76	3b -2- 2 out d5	8b --3 1 out d5
7	13	36	May 21	KCR	@	DET	L,6-11	2-3		8	1.1	5	5	5	3	1	3	0	3.50	5.53	12	52	27	7	4	0	8	4	0	0		3	3	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	.43	-0.316	.14	-0.06%	-6.38	2b 123 1 out tie	3b 12- 2 out d8
8	14	37	May 22	KCR	@	DET	W,9-8	3-4		0	1.1	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.72	5.50	8	25	13	2	2	1	6	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.53	-0.105	.12	-0.01%	-1.58	3b --- 0 out d5	4b 123 1 out d3
9	15	42	May 27	KCR		NYY	W,6-2	GS-8	W(1-0)	4	7.0	7	2	2	1	1	0	1	3.42	4.93	29	89	56	10	3	20	6	1	2	0	55			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	1	0	0	.57	0.113	.11	0.01%	0.48	1t start tie	8t 123 0 out a5
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
10	16	47	Jun 1	KCR		OAK	L,3-4	GS-7	L(1-1)	4	7.0	5	4	4	2	3	2	0	3.78	5.27	28	97	60	14	12	14	9	2	0	0	52			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	1	1	1	.51	-0.174	.17	-0.04%	-0.69	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
11	17	50	Jun 5	KCR		CAL	L,4-6	2-4		3	2.1	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	3.79	4.99	10	42	27	4	6	4	4	1	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.78	-0.010	.21	0.00%	0.43	2t 1-3 2 out d4	4t 3 out d3
12	18	54	Jun 9	KCR	@	OAK	L,0-5	GS-6	L(1-2)	3	5.0	5	3	2	5	4	0	0	3.76	4.90	27	108	63	12	12	10	8	4	3	0	46			1	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	2	1.20	-0.124	.19	-0.01%	-1.08	1b start tie	6b 1-- 0 out d3
13	19	59	Jun 15	KCR		MIN	W,5-1	GS-8	W(2-2)	5	8.0	5	1	1	1	6	1	0	3.33	4.64	28	89	62	13	10	12	9	2	3	0	73			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	2	0	0	.77	0.308	.04	0.01%	2.79	1t start tie	8t 3 out a4
14	20	64	Jun 20	KCR		SEA	L,2-3	GS-8	L(2-3)	4	8.0	9	3	2	2	4	1	0	3.18	4.57	35	109	67	18	9	13	16	7	4	0	56			1	0	0	32	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.05	0.042	.09	0.00%	0.79	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
15	21	70	Jun 27	KCR	@	SEA	L,2-3	GS-6		6	5.2	5	2	2	3	5	0	0	3.18	4.40	25	80	51	13	12	7	10	4	3	0	53			2	0	0	22	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.43	-0.068	.09	0.00%	0.47	1b start tie	6b 12- 2 out tie
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
16	22	75	Jul 2	KCR		NYY	W,11-5	GS-6	W(3-3)	4	6.0	8	3	3	1	5	0	0	3.29	4.15	26	93	62	6	14	10	10	2	0	0	48			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	.37	0.103	.00	0.00%	-0.16	1t start tie	6t 3 out a6
17	23	80	Jul 7	KCR	@	DET	W,4-0	SHO	W(4-3)	4	9.0	1	0	0	4	6	0	1	2.91	4.04	33	123	72	13	16	13	9	1	4	0	87			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	2	0	2	.87	0.377	.02	0.01%	4.39	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
18	24	85	Jul 14(2)	KCR	@	BOS	L,7-8	GS-8		6	7.2	10	6	6	2	7	0	0	3.28	3.83	34	128	80	20	12	7	18	11	0	0	40			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.16	-0.014	.05	0.00%	-1.21	1b start tie	8b 1-- 2 out a2
19	25	90	Jul 20(1)	KCR		BOS	W,5-0	SHO	W(5-3)	5	9.0	3	0	0	1	10	0	0	2.97	3.55	31	120	77	24	14	11	9	3	0	0	90			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	.72	0.467	.01	0.00%	4.26	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
20	26	96	Jul 26	KCR	@	TOR	L,5-7	GS-6	L(5-4)	5	6.0	8	7	4	1	4	1	0	3.15	3.59	29	91	62	5	8	16	8	3	1	0	37			1	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	1	1	.92	-0.513	.03	-0.01%	-3.93	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
21	27	102	Jul 31	KCR	@	CLE	W,8-4	GS-7	W(6-4)	4	7.0	8	2	2	3	4	0	0	3.11	3.55	32	111	76	17	7	9	16	6	3	0	54			0	0	0	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	0.187	.02	0.00%	1.35	1b start a 2	7b 3 out a4
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	28	110	Aug 9	KCR		CHW	W,5-3	GS-7	W(7-4)	8	6.1	9	3	3	0	3	0	0	3.18	3.45	28	94	67	12	8	14	11	4	2	0	46			2	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	.89	0.096	.00	0.00%	-0.19	1t start tie	7t 1-- 1 out a2
23	29	115	Aug 13	KCR		TEX	W,5-3	GS-7	W(8-4)	3	6.2	7	3	3	2	6	0	0	3.23	3.37	29	100	60	18	7	8	13	6	2	0	52			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	.82	0.061	.00	0.00%	0.09	1t start tie	7t 1-- 2 out a2
24	30	119	Aug 18	KCR	@	MIL	W,10-1	GS-6	W(9-4)	4	6.0	6	1	1	1	1	1	0	3.14	3.45	22	75	50	13	7	5	15	8	1	0	56			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	3	0	0	.37	0.114	.00	0.00%	1.87	1b start a 3	6b 3 out a6
25	31	124	Aug 23	KCR		SEA	W,4-1	GS-7	W(10-4)	4	6.0	3	1	0	3	5	0	1	3.00	3.44	26	113	72	23	11	9	7	2	1	0	66			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.62	0.051	.00	0.00%	0.86	1t start tie	7t 12- 0 out a1
26	32	129	Aug 29	KCR	@	OAK	W,6-0	SHO	W(11-4)	5	9.0	4	0	0	1	5	0	0	2.81	3.35	31	104	71	14	14	16	9	1	2	0	83			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	0	.46	0.291	.00	0.00%	4.13	1b start tie	9b 3 out a6
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
27	33	134	Sep 3	KCR	@	CHW	L,2-4	GS-7	L(11-5)	4	7.0	9	3	3	1	4	1	1	2.86	3.40	30	107	64	18	6	8	16	7	1	0	50			2	0	0	26	1	0	0	2	2	0	1.18	-0.074	.00	0.00%	0.31	1b start a 2	7b 3 out d1
28	34	139	Sep 8	KCR	@	TEX	L,1-2	GS-9	L(11-6)	4	8.1	3	2	2	1	6	1	0	2.82	3.39	29	103	67	18	9	6	16	2	7	0	74			1	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	0.290	.00	0.00%	2.84	1b start tie	9b 1-- 1 out tie
29	35	144	Sep 14	KCR		CLE	L,4-6	GS-5	L(11-7)	5	4.1	8	5	3	2	1	1	0	2.91	3.48	23	77	53	7	9	8	12	4	0	0	30			0	0	0	20	2	0	0	1	1	1	1.04	-0.333	.00	0.00%	-3.56	1t start tie	5t --3 1 out d4
30	36	149	Sep 19	KCR	@	MIN	L,0-1	GS-9		4	9.0	4	0	0	2	5	0	0	2.76	3.42	32	117	74	17	17	12	13	3	7	0	82			1	0	0	30	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.44	0.695	.00	0.00%	4.61	1b start tie	9b 3 out tie
31	37	154	Sep 25	KCR		OAK	L,0-5	GS-8	L(11-8)	5	8.0	12	4	4	1	7	0	1	2.84	3.35	38	136	82	25	14	13	16	6	2	0	48			2	0	0	34	1	0	1	0	1	0	.79	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.22	1t start tie	8t 3 out d4
32	38	159	Sep 30	KCR	@	CAL	W,2-1	GS-8	W(12-8)	4	8.0	9	1	1	5	8	0	0	2.76	3.32	35	137	81	15	21	12	10	7	0	0	63			0	1	0	29	0	1	0	3	0	1	1.44	0.335	.00	0.00%	2.75	1b start tie	8b 3 out tie
							15-17		W-L:12-8	4.0	185.2	179	67	57	54	127	13	6	2.76	3.32	784	2792	63%	14%	11%	0.95		19%	8%	0	58	10	40%	13	1	0	709	17	1	2	21	9	11	.90	1.882	.06	-0.10%	16.86

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