Kevin Appier vs. Spencer Bivens — Career Comparison

Kevin Appier
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Spencer Bivens
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Appier built a career as a starting pitcher and Spencer Bivens as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Spencer Bivens led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 146 vs 94), run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 107), and home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 103). Kevin Appier held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 77). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Spencer Bivens.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Appier and Spencer Bivens

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.62
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.59
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.49
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.48
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.23
55.23
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
3.74
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.68
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
129.2
9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2425
8.41
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9.02
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.8
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.04
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
3.24
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.5
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.18
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1994
6.91
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.8
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.033
1.033
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.37
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.27
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10958
38
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
37.83
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.67
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1168
4.05
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.3
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.23
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.25
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
0.72
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.97
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.294
1.294
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9807
34.01
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
34.5
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83

Fielding Stats for Kevin Appier and Spencer Bivens

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.62
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
129.2
9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.7
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.76
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
0.78
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.6
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.52
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.36
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.48
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.36
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.27
97.27
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.09
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Appier and Spencer Bivens

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
2760
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
81
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
600
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
553.33
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
5.88
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.46
-16.42
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
39
260
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
2.31
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.33
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA