Kevin Appier vs. Rick Austin — Career Comparison

Kevin Appier
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rick Austin
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Appier built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick Austin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kevin Appier led in run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 82), home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 88). Rick Austin held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 118 vs 97). Role difference aside, Kevin Appier holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Appier and Rick Austin

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.89
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.59
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.48
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.23
55.23
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1078
3.74
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.63
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2425
8.41
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
9.33
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.8
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.13
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
3.24
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.16
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.18
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.99
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1994
6.91
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
7.01
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.128
1.128
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.37
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.27
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10958
38
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
40.9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.38
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1168
4.05
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.83
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.23
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.66
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.25
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.72
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9807
34.01
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
34.15
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.9
40.9

Fielding Stats for Kevin Appier and Rick Austin

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.88
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136.1
9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.7
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
0.78
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.52
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.52
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.48
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.27
97.27
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.09
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Appier and Rick Austin

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
2760
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
89
2427.27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
553.33
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
5.88
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
23.99
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.46
-16.42
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
12.28
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
260
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
300
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
2.31
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.33
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA