How Kevin Appier's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Kevin Appier totaled 2,425 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 2004, posting 7, well below the starting pitcher average of 113.5 that year. The highest point came in 1999 at 230, well above the starting pitcher average of 126.5 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 191 in 2002 to 120 in 2003 and 7 in 2004, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 7 to 230 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Kevin Appier Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Kevin Appier Hits Per Season

Kevin Appier's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Kevin Appier Hits per season line chart

Kevin Appier Hits by Team

Kevin Appier's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Kevin Appier career Hits by team bar chart

Kevin Appier Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Kevin Appier's career Hits, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Kevin Appier Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Kevin Appier Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Kevin Appier's seasonal Hits alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Kevin Appier Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Kevin Appier Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Kevin Appier's MLB career with Hits alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Kevin Appier Hits season-by-season breakdown table