Luis Aponte vs. Scott Kazmir — Career Comparison

Luis Aponte
Baby BoomersVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Kazmir
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Scott Kazmir built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Aponte as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Aponte led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 125 vs 83), home run suppression (HR9+ 111 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 94). Scott Kazmir held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 113 vs 81). Role difference aside, Luis Aponte holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Luis Aponte and Scott Kazmir

Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
4.5
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
1.6
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
1.59
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.51
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.68
52.68
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.34
99.34
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.27
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
4.02
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5103
27
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1701
9
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9.08
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1611
8.52
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.7
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
1.02
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.78
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
687
3.63
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
4.62
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1618
8.56
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.823
0.823
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.39
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.36
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
928
37.96
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7308
38.67
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.7
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.52
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
830
4.39
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.23
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.06
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.68
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.351
1.351
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
837
34.24
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6476
34.26
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Luis Aponte and Scott Kazmir

Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
4.5
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
1.6
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
1.59
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5103
27
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1701
9
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.94
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.32
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.51
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
0.84
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.13
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.45
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
1.3
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.45
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
1.16
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.8
89.8
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.34
99.34
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Aponte and Scott Kazmir

Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
110
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
2251.85
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
600
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
533.33
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
59.26
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
59.26
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
4.84
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
59.26
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
66.67
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.63
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.63
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
59.26
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.23
-16.55
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.41
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
36
266.67
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
59.26
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA