Kevin Appier

Former Prospect Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1987-2006 (1989-2004)
Proper Name
Robert Kevin Appier
Nickname
Ape
Positions
P (504)
Height / Weight
6-2 / 220
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Birthdate
December 6,1967   Age:  58.187
High School
Antelope Valley (Lancaster,CA)
Colleges
Drafted/Signed
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
appik001
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[1987] 1st Round Draft Pick (#9 overall) by the Kansas City Royals   [1990] Topps All-Star Rookie   [1992] Opening day starter for the Kansas City Royals   [1993] Opening day starter for the Kansas City Royals   [1994] Opening day starter for the Kansas City Royals   [1995] Opening day starter for the Kansas City Royals   [1996] Opening day starter for the Kansas City Royals   [1997] Opening day starter for the Kansas City Royals   [1999] Opening day starter for the Kansas City Royals   [2000] Opening day starter for the Oakland Athletics   [2002] World Series Champion with Anaheim Angels   [2011] Inducted into the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame

Games - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
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1989KCA6501014.20015.16700083.30.0544434100000020.01.24.01.75131.0031.80
1990KCA3224381128.6001517.46900075.012.5242628282826201350000170.015.27.12.015758.7161.71
1991KCA34316311310.5652014.58810091.219.4313131292827191670000200.17.16.52.417154.7157.45
1992KCA3030300158.6521713.567000100.010.0303029292925221351000208.10.06.9--7060.5763.30
1993KCA3434500188.6922311.676000100.014.7343332323232261770000238.20.07.0--11061.1564.65
1994KCA232310076.5381310.565000100.04.3232323212119161020000155.00.06.7--7055.5257.87
1995KCA31314001510.6001912.613000100.012.9313131292823201340000201.10.06.5--15055.7158.13
1996KCA32325001411.5601715.531000100.015.6323131292927191450000211.10.06.6--9056.3158.25
1997KCA3434400913.4091420.412000100.011.8343434343426241460000235.20.06.9--9056.8558.26
1998KCA3300012.33312.333000100.00.0333330000000015.00.05.0--0037.0036.67
1999KCA,OAK34341001614.5331816.529000100.02.934343333312918610000209.00.06.1--17046.0646.91
2000OAK31311001511.5771813.581000100.03.231313129282721610000195.10.06.3--14048.5548.55
2001NYN33331001110.5241617.485000100.03.033333131312720510000206.20.06.3--8055.5256.48
2002ANA32320001412.5381715.531000100.00.032323229282615300000188.10.05.9--16050.9151.50
2003KCA,ANA232300089.4711310.565000100.00.02322191817133110000111.20.04.9--9044.3943.13
2004KCA2200001.00002.000000100.00.022100000000004.00.02.0--1032.5034.00
Tot: 41440234122169137.552222192.53610097.18.54024003933783703312441314510002,570.724.76.42.1160953.7955.42
g: Games Pitched ... gs: Games Started ... cg: Complete Games ... gr: Games Relieved ... gf: Games Finished ... w: Wins ... l: Losses ... wpct: Win Percentage ... tm-w: Team Wins in games pitched ... tm-l: Team losses in games pitched ... tm-w%: Team win% when pitching ... hold: Holds ... sv: Saves ... blsv: Blown Saves ... gs%: Games Started% ... cg%: Complete Games% ... inn#: Appearances in this inning ... innx: Appearances in 13th+ inning ... ip-s: Innings Pitched as Starter ... ip-r: Innings Pitched as Reliever ... avg_st: Average innings pitched per start ... avg_rel: Average innings pitched per relief appearance ... lmi: Left game mid-inning ... emi: Entered game mid-inning ... gsc1: Average Game Score using Bill James Formula (as starter) ... gsc2: Average Game Score using Tom Tango formula (as starter)

On Base - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
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1989KCA6106914650.434.472341200130265033000201020840.0031618819.3
1990KCA32785709240273.306.348179556101170148171132515393101591830.5115103324659.9
1991KCA34881803268300.304.341205612122170150411133320966100792126.58111336348513.6
1992KCA30852771237268.278.315167682111180114376104220553200531732.081193674779.0
1993KCA34953863265295.278.3101838113123013339382013462000631015.87141336547611.6
1994KCA23653570204221.312.338137634809098226112016465000631625.407930240412.9
1995KCA31832738251277.302.333163808502001053410142412685100792126.5813633544214.7
1996KCA32874783272291.311.333192755251101333751722123143000762026.32121138649811.8
1997KCA34972886293320.301.329215744611901444612421112185101873135.63191139052012.1
1998KCA369622727.391.39121510000144039112100013430.7700314920.4
1999KCA,OAK34926823321358.347.38723084710422014950427241351853101134136.28241942056615.2
2000OAK31884762311341.352.3862001029130170128463234113129020933840.86121640955812.5
2001NYN33856764260287.304.335181641581170115377225164175000832732.53161433643913.9
2002ANA32795715262277.330.348191647111201303712381071210100803543.7513531140614.0
2003KCA,ANA23499446171186.343.373120438411007223421771145110653147.696521528815.3
2004KCA222191011.455.5007301000520000000000500.0011122123.8
Tot: 414109599805343811.314.3452425934799419215016644775223226717757147691152103133832.781771434635618212.9
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
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1989KCA610691918290.621955842283109.43382133319.7003994192016
1990KCA32785709242051891.081014939516269231012716.182098291172114814.2262507167886911491
1991KCA34881803152062240.92135622759928247815817.931612137217121458.3296478565946410987
1992KCA3085277161932500.77150673358027244915017.611011931118121567.72316546871938610370
1993KCA34953863242402510.96135724462133236918619.5222148381231815311.818461788011495113110
1994KCA23653570241441431.01694727446207361014522.21231291609101238.117839486261586868
1995KCA31832738212011861.0898622655228025618522.2429147380202015512.925662685395638685
1996KCA32874783181822000.91118424062225234920723.6828160475112117312.1186587256668410992
1997KCA34972886152122610.811506150678294361319620.1636135611191917011.217466728180114115121
1998KCA369621515170.881034482121913.042540021513.32058510687
1999KCA,OAK34926823182172360.921227143628298361313114.1522100314221916311.721854758688111129101
2000OAK31884762241742460.711754724614270261012914.59219534017151589.515144875557889111115
2001NYN33856764242061981.041334223574282211117220.0924143291171612812.523747646193928693
2002ANA32795715181522380.641535926556239151013216.602195371121412711.0158425861649012380
2003KCA,ANA234994466971710.5710047243441551715511.02631241105905.67628404342709158
2004KCA222193732.332101572029.0902000060.0102221324
Tot: 414109599805264246928420.87167073743574773482408123199418.20283153645819215207194110.7257956668938571071111313871198
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
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1989KCA6106913210060.022001500141502040.00200.004250.00
1990KCA32785709131300092.91100720114132736724.549444.4420420.00
1991KCA3488180310910055.687101161124643008628.67200.00241145.83
1992KCA30852771171700065.49900128264512685620.9000--11327.27
1993KCA34953863111010057.98611109264242956722.7100--18738.89
1994KCA23653570141310070.06501810145122216730.3200--6116.67
1995KCA318327389810069.2440058053542778028.8800--221045.45
1996KCA32874783131210059.19801862104362917927.1500--15853.33
1997KCA34972886121110057.19801791194563209228.7500--11436.36
1998KCA36962000000.0110040260271348.1500--00--
1999KCA,OAK34926823232300071.9990010401256735812033.5200--231147.83
2000OAK318847629900156.3770021742034110029.3300--23939.13
2001NYN33856764222020173.3880000163852878529.6200--15426.67
2002ANA32795715111100045.813121052102632778329.9600--22627.27
2003KCA,ANA234994466600166.7330047061531866534.9500--13430.77
2004KCA2221900000--00001031111763.6400--11100.00
Tot: 41410959980517316490364.197903490711139546503782108728.7413430.772288537.28
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF: Picked off ... WPPB: Advancement on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Runner advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... onbs Runners on base ... R: Runs scored ... RS%: % of times on base run scored ... inh-r Inherited runners ... inhr-s Inherited runners scored ... beq-r Bequeathed runners (runners on base when leaving game) ... beq-s Bequeathed runners scored ... % % related to prior 2 columns

Pitches - Pitching

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Glossary
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1989KCA610691378238140802647841911643.5762.9637.0450.585.921.1622.2653734.91312.328560.50
1990KCA32785709279417691023471295389597136810683.5663.3136.6149.078.116.8621.444726333.511614.82883080.94
1991KCA34881803338621061280574379490660161612343.8462.2037.8047.776.416.9519.550028332.110511.92973620.82
1992KCA30852771320219721230527340464632150811593.7661.5938.4147.176.916.4619.747627332.010912.82643690.72
1993KCA34953863372223461376678420555685179113633.9163.0336.9748.176.118.2218.456730231.710010.53113740.83
1994KCA236535702503154695742233536641711808393.8361.7738.2347.171.116.8616.736820331.1629.52122260.94
1995KCA3183273829841853113048638448250013719863.5962.1037.8745.971.916.2916.841921025.2809.62592850.91
1996KCA32874783299018961094500384504501139210013.4263.4136.5946.671.916.7216.842921624.7809.22553060.83
1997KCA34972886353922411298626385563659167812853.6463.3236.6847.476.617.6918.654229029.811011.32754110.67
1998KCA3696227217210044264854124983.9463.2436.7645.679.016.1819.9422029.0913.022320.69
1999KCA,OAK34926823336820561312508291543704151312123.6461.0538.9544.980.115.0820.953028130.312313.33073970.77
2000OAK31884762333219751357485277569644140611293.7759.2740.7342.280.314.5619.347923126.19510.71932540.76
2001NYN33856764329620301266515381529605150111203.8561.5938.4145.574.615.6318.449724528.69110.62232061.08
2002ANA32795715317619351241531238574592136111233.9960.9339.0742.982.516.7218.647018122.8739.21622460.66
2003KCA,ANA23499446199712187793221263733938457154.0060.9939.0142.384.616.1219.72759318.6428.41372560.54
2004KCA2221986473974181729243.9154.6545.3533.782.88.1419.8929.114.5890.89
Tot: 414109599805410252540015622677642916514774418874145203.7461.9138.0846.076.916.5218.96115313028.6120911.0324140970.79
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At bats ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Air Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%

Games - Batting

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Glossary
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1997KCA3300000100.00.03000000000033000000000
1999KCA1100000100.00.01000000000011000000000
2000OAK2211000100.050.01000000000022000000000
2001NYN292922000100.06.92403000000002929000000000
2002ANA2200000100.00.01010000000022000000000
2003ANA2200000100.00.01010000000022000000000
Tot: 393933000100.07.73105000000003939000000000
G: Games ... GS: Games Started ... CG: Completed Games ... GF: Games Finished ... PH: Pinch Hitter ... PR: Pinch Runner ... DR: Defensive Replacement ... GS%: Games Started % ... CG: Complete Games% ... EXIT PH: Exited for Pinch Hitter ... exit PR: Exited for Pinch Runner ... exit DR: Exited for defensive replacement ... ln1-9: Lineup Slots 1-9 ... Games at position

On Base - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1997KCA36600.000.00000000000000000000000000--000350.01000.00100.00000
1999KCA12200.000.00000000000000000000000000--00000--00--00--000
2000OAK26611.167.16710000001000000000000000--000110.0200.00200.00000
2001NYN296762914.134.209711130070000300000000400.0030033478.510165.9415213.33000
2002ANA24200.000.00000000000000020000000000--000360.01300.0000--000
2003ANA25500.000.00000000000000000000000000--000480.01900.0000--000
Tot: 399083100.111.167811130080000500000000400.0030044676.014564.1418211.11000
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Batting

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Glossary
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1997KCA366610--0005110583.331320000--001000000
1999KCA122210--0001100150.000100000--100000000
2000OAK266520--0004200350.000210000--001001001
2001NYN296762542646.502203928402435.82722230050.05053313123
2002ANA242200--0002200250.0011100020.0002000000
2003ANA255510--0004110480.0023100010.0100000000
Tot: 399083743147.752205535603943.331132730080.07093314124
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Batting

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Glossary
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1997KCA3600000--000000000000--0000000--
1999KCA1200000--000000000000--0000000--
2000OAK2600000--0000100000010.000000010.00
2001NYN296700000--0000101010030.00021141428.57
2002ANA2400000--000000000000--0000000--
2003ANA2500000--000000000000--0000000--
Tot: 399000000--0000201010040.00021141526.67
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... S12: Advanced from 1st to 2nd on singled... S13: Advanced from 1st to 3rd on single ... S23: Advanced from 2nd to 3rd on single ... S2H: Scored from 2nd on single ... D13: Advanced from 1nd to 3rd on double ... D1H: Scored from 1st on double ... ADVX: Advanced an extra base on hit ... ADV-OPP Advancement opportunities on hits ... ADV_PCT: Advanced extra base % ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF%: Picked off ... WPPB: Advanced on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... R: Runs scored ... ONBS: On base ... RUN%: % of times on base run scored

Pitches - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1997KCA362317637511243.8373.9126.0952.233.313.044.34583.300.00010--
1999KCA126420211313.0066.6733.3350.033.30.0016.70150.000.00010--
2000OAK263121101035316135.1767.7432.2651.681.332.269.73583.3116.70020--
2001NYN29672381736541543741136823.5572.6927.3157.160.317.2317.2325074.669.0003047.50
2002ANA24131034222863.2576.9223.0861.575.030.7715.42375.0250.00020--
2003ANA252216626511134.4072.7327.2750.027.39.094.52480.000.01010--
Tot: 399033324192607455491861093.7072.3727.6355.958.618.0214.7436875.6910.0103749.25
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Airballs Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%