Kevin Appier vs. Ray Hale — Career Comparison

Kevin Appier
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ray Hale
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Appier built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Hale as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kevin Appier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.314 compared to 5.67 and 1.852 for Ray Hale. By the career numbers, Kevin Appier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Appier and Ray Hale

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.83
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.17
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.59
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.48
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.67
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.23
55.23
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.64
63.64
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.67
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1078
3.74
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.67
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2425
8.41
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
13
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
0.8
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
3.24
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.67
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.18
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1994
6.91
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.83
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.37
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.27
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10958
38
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
42.67
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.67
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1168
4.05
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
8.67
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.23
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.25
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.72
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.852
1.852
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9807
34.01
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
38.67
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.67
42.67

Fielding Stats for Kevin Appier and Ray Hale

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.62
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.7
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
0.78
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.21
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.52
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.48
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.27
97.27
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.19
76.19
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Appier and Ray Hale

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
2760
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
11
275
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
553.33
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
20
500
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
5.88
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.15
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.46
-16.42
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-21.53
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
260
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
275
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
2.31
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
2.18
2.18
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.33
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA