Kevin Appier vs. Mike Cather — Career Comparison

Kevin Appier
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Cather
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Appier built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Cather as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Cather led in home run suppression (HR9+ 227 vs 103), run prevention (ERA+ 143 vs 107), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 94). Role difference aside, Mike Cather holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Appier and Mike Cather

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
8.27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.59
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.48
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.23
55.23
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
3.74
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.42
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.2
9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2425
8.41
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
7.38
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.38
7.38
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.8
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
3.24
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
3.53
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.18
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1994
6.91
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
6.83
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.128
1.128
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.37
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.27
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10958
38
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
37.58
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.31
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
4.05
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.97
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.23
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.25
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.72
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.294
1.294
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9807
34.01
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
32.73
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for Kevin Appier and Mike Cather

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
8.27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.2
9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.7
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
0.78
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.65
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.52
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.87
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.48
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.76
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.27
97.27
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.213
0.213
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Appier and Mike Cather

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
2760
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
45000
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
553.33
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
5.88
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.46
-16.42
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
39
260
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
2.31
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.33
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA