Kevin Appier vs. Wilton Lopez — Career Comparison

Kevin Appier
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Wilton Lopez
MillenialNicaraguaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Appier built a career as a starting pitcher and Wilton Lopez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Wilton Lopez led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 280 vs 94), home run suppression (HR9+ 140 vs 103), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 127 vs 98). Kevin Appier held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 86). Role difference aside, Wilton Lopez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Appier and Wilton Lopez

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
8.61
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.59
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.47
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.48
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.5
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.23
55.23
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.48
48.48
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
3.74
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.54
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
305.1
9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2425
8.41
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
9.93
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
0.8
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.8
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
3.24
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.68
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.18
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1994
6.91
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
6.51
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.911
0.911
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.37
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.27
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10958
38
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
37.55
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.48
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
4.05
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.86
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.23
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.25
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
0.72
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.294
1.294
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9807
34.01
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1188
35.02
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Kevin Appier and Wilton Lopez

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
8.61
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
305.1
9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.7
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.91
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
0.78
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.62
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.52
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.65
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.48
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.53
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.27
97.27
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.56
95.56
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Appier and Wilton Lopez

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
2760
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
292
29200
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
553.33
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
5.88
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.46
-16.42
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-63.2
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
260
Wilton Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
2.31
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.33
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilton Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA