Kevin Appier vs. Don Lee — Career Comparison

Kevin Appier
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Don Lee
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Don Lee a clear advantage over Kevin Appier across the core pitching metrics. Don Lee led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 94), home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 103), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 98). Kevin Appier held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 96). Don Lee was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Appier and Don Lee

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.65
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.05
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.59
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.43
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.48
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.48
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.23
55.23
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.75
39.75
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
3.74
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
3.61
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2485
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
828.1
9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2425
8.41
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
827
8.99
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.8
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.88
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
3.24
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.05
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.18
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1994
6.91
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
467
5.07
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.903
0.903
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.37
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.23
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.27
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.34
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10958
38
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3553
38.6
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.63
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1168
4.05
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
4.2
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.23
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.25
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.72
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9807
34.01
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3241
35.21
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Kevin Appier and Don Lee

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.65
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.05
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2485
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
828.1
9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.7
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.47
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
0.78
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.52
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.52
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.05
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.48
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.99
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.27
97.27
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.83
96.83
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.75
39.75
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.09
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Appier and Don Lee

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
2760
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
244
592.71
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
600
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
553.33
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
548.99
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
89.88
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
72.87
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.57
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
5.88
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.54
20.75
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
111.74
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
104.45
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
29.15
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.58
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
58.3
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.46
-16.42
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
12.88
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.57
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
260
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
194.33
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
3.09
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
5
33.33
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.01
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.86
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA