Kevin Appier vs. Troy Cate — Career Comparison

Kevin Appier
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Troy Cate
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Appier built a career as a starting pitcher and Troy Cate as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Troy Cate posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.688 compared to 3.74 and 1.314 for Kevin Appier. By the career numbers, Troy Cate had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Appier and Troy Cate

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.59
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.48
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.23
55.23
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
3.74
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.38
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2425
8.41
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
10.13
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
0.8
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
3.24
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.06
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.18
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1994
6.91
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
6.75
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.128
1.128
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.37
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.27
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10958
38
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
41.63
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
4.05
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.94
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.23
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.25
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.72
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9807
34.01
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
34.88
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Kevin Appier and Troy Cate

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.7
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.78
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.52
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.48
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.27
97.27
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Appier and Troy Cate

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
2760
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
8400
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
553.33
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
5.88
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.46
-16.42
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
39
260
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
2.31
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.33
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA