Kevin Appier vs. Lou Lowdermilk — Career Comparison

Kevin Appier
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lou Lowdermilk
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Appier built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Lowdermilk as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou Lowdermilk posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.550 compared to 3.74 and 1.314 for Kevin Appier. By the career numbers, Lou Lowdermilk had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Appier and Lou Lowdermilk

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.25
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.59
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.48
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.23
55.23
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
3.74
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.38
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2425
8.41
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
9.68
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
0.8
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
3.24
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.28
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.18
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1994
6.91
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.48
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.37
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.27
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10958
38
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
38.25
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.46
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1168
4.05
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.29
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.23
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.25
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.72
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9807
34.01
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
33.41
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Kevin Appier and Lou Lowdermilk

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1.44
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7786
27
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2595.1
9
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.7
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.78
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.52
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.48
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.27
97.27
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Appier and Lou Lowdermilk

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
2760
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
20
480
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
553.33
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
22
528
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.88
5.88
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
15.7
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.46
-16.42
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
9.27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
260
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
360
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
2.31
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.33
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA