Kevin Appier vs. David Lee — Career Comparison

Kevin Appier
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
David Lee
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Appier built a career as a starting pitcher and David Lee 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 78), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 92), and strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 97). David Lee held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 103). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Kevin Appier.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Appier and David Lee

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
7.49
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.59
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.48
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.23
55.23
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1078
3.74
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.37
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2425
8.41
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
9.13
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.8
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
3.24
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.62
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.18
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1994
6.91
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
7.57
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.57
7.57
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.128
1.128
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.465
1.465
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.37
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.27
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.86
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10958
38
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
41.36
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.26
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1168
4.05
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.76
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.23
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.25
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.72
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.639
1.639
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9807
34.01
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
34.34
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.36
41.36

Fielding Stats for Kevin Appier and David Lee

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
7.49
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.7
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.78
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.52
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.25
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.48
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.27
97.27
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.146
0.146
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Appier and David Lee

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
2760
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
9600
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
553.33
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.88
5.88
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.46
-16.42
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
5.56
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
260
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
2.31
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.33
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA