Kevin Appier vs. Brian Bruney — Career Comparison

Kevin Appier
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brian Bruney
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Appier built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Bruney 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 94 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 87), and home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 86). Brian Bruney held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 97). Role difference aside, Kevin Appier holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Appier and Brian Bruney

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
9.46
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
0.59
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.66
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.48
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.42
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.23
55.23
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.29
61.29
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1078
3.74
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.68
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2425
8.41
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
8.15
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.8
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.94
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
3.24
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
6.48
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.18
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1994
6.91
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
8.73
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.128
1.128
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.691
1.691
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.37
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.49
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.27
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.42
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10958
38
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1186
41.11
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.67
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1168
4.05
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
4.92
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.23
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.42
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.25
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.72
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.59
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9807
34.01
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
962
33.34
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.11
41.11

Fielding Stats for Kevin Appier and Brian Bruney

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
9.46
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.7
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.28
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
0.78
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.52
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.28
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.48
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.18
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.27
97.27
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.89
91.89
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Appier and Brian Bruney

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
2760
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
273
163800
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
553.33
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
5.88
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.46
-16.42
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
39
260
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
2.31
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.33
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA