Kevin Appier vs. Skel Roach — Career Comparison

Kevin Appier
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Appier built a career as a starting pitcher and Skel Roach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Skel Roach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 3.74 and 1.314 for Kevin Appier. By the career numbers, Skel Roach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Appier and Skel Roach

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1.44
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
0.59
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.48
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.23
55.23
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.1
97.1
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
3.74
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2425
8.41
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
0.8
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
3.24
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.18
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1994
6.91
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.37
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.27
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10958
38
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
4.05
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.23
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.25
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.72
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9807
34.01
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40

Fielding Stats for Kevin Appier and Skel Roach

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1.44
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.7
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
0.78
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.52
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.48
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.27
97.27
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Appier and Skel Roach

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
2760
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
553.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
5.88
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.46
-16.42
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
39
260
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA