Kevin Appier vs. Norm Baker — Career Comparison

Kevin Appier
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Norm Baker
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Kevin Appier built a career as a starting pitcher and Norm Baker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Norm Baker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.325 compared to 3.74 and 1.314 for Kevin Appier. By the career numbers, Norm Baker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Appier and Norm Baker

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1.44
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.04
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.59
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.48
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.54
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.23
55.23
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.28
48.28
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.96
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
3.74
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.39
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
756
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2425
8.41
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
8.86
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
0.8
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
3.24
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.07
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.18
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1994
6.91
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
3.36
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.37
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.27
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10958
38
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1113
39.75
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1168
4.05
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
5.93
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.23
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.25
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.72
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9807
34.01
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1017
36.32
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75

Fielding Stats for Kevin Appier and Norm Baker

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1.44
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.08
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.7
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
0.78
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.32
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.47
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.52
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.06
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.48
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.59
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.27
97.27
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.05
77.05
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Appier and Norm Baker

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
2760
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
31
169.09
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
83
553.33
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
578.18
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
98.18
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
87.27
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
5.88
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.97
21.64
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
109.09
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
120
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
87.27
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
120
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.46
-16.42
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.42
18.67
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
39
260
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
2.31
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.33
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA