Kevin Appier vs. Matt Langwell — Career Comparison

Kevin Appier
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Langwell
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Appier built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Langwell 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 5.14 and 1.429 for Matt Langwell. 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 Matt Langwell

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
8.36
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
0.59
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.48
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.23
55.23
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1078
3.74
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2425
8.41
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
8.36
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.8
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
3.24
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.5
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.18
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1994
6.91
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.128
1.128
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.37
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.27
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10958
38
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
39.86
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.21
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1168
4.05
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.23
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.25
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.72
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.429
1.429
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9807
34.01
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
34.71
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.86
39.86

Fielding Stats for Kevin Appier and Matt Langwell

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
8.36
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.7
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
0.78
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.52
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.48
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.27
97.27
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.154
0.154
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Appier and Matt Langwell

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
2760
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
7800
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
553.33
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
5.88
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.46
-16.42
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
39
260
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
2.31
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.33
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA