Kevin Appier vs. Dave Leonhard — Career Comparison

Kevin Appier
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dave Leonhard
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Appier built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Leonhard 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 66), home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 89). Dave Leonhard held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 107). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Kevin Appier.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Appier and Dave Leonhard

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.12
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.77
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.59
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.48
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.37
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.23
55.23
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.79
24.79
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
3.74
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
3.15
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2425
8.41
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
7.66
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.8
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.85
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
3.24
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.01
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.18
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.37
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1994
6.91
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
3.9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.37
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.27
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10958
38
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1403
37.47
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.64
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
4.05
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.34
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.23
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.25
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.72
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.297
1.297
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9807
34.01
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1237
33.04
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.47
37.47

Fielding Stats for Kevin Appier and Dave Leonhard

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.13
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.78
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
336.2
9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.7
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.72
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
0.78
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.74
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.52
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.51
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.48
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.46
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.27
97.27
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.79
24.79
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Appier and Dave Leonhard

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
2760
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
125
806.45
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
553.33
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
77
496.77
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
64.52
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
5.88
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
15.53
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
90.32
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
109.68
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
51.61
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.46
-16.42
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.45
9.35
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.26
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
39
260
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
206.45
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
2.91
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
5
33.33
Dave Leonhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
70.97
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Leonhard
Career
Per 600 PA