Kevin Appier vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Kevin Appier
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Appier built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Strong as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kevin Appier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.314 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Kevin Appier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Appier and Joe Strong

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.48
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.23
55.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1078
3.74
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2425
8.41
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.8
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
3.24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1994
6.91
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.128
1.128
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.37
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10958
38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1168
4.05
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.23
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.25
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9807
34.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Kevin Appier and Joe Strong

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
0.78
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.52
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.27
97.27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Appier and Joe Strong

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
2760
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
553.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
5.88
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.46
-16.42
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
260
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
2.31
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA