Kevin Appier vs. Nick Avila — Career Comparison

Kevin Appier
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Nick Avila
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Appier built a career as a starting pitcher and Nick Avila as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kevin Appier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.314 compared to 8.49 and 1.714 for Nick Avila. By the career numbers, Kevin Appier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Appier and Nick Avila

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.17
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
0.59
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.77
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.48
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.23
55.23
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1078
3.74
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.49
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2425
8.41
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
13.11
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.11
13.11
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.8
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
3.24
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.18
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1994
6.91
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
10.8
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.8
10.8
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.128
1.128
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.457
1.457
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.37
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.27
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10958
38
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
42.43
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.09
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1168
4.05
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9.26
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.23
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.25
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.72
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9807
34.01
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
38.57
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.441
0.441
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43

Fielding Stats for Kevin Appier and Nick Avila

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.17
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.7
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.77
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.78
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.52
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.48
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.27
97.27
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Appier and Nick Avila

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
2760
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
600
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
553.33
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
5.88
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.46
-16.42
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
39
260
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
2.31
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.33
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA