Kevin Appier vs. Ken Tatum — Career Comparison

Kevin Appier
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Tatum
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Appier built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Tatum as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Tatum led in home run suppression (HR9+ 305 vs 103), run prevention (ERA+ 152 vs 107), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 106 vs 94). Kevin Appier held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 94). Role difference aside, Ken Tatum holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Appier and Ken Tatum

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.6
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.59
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.51
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.48
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.23
55.23
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
3.74
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.93
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2425
8.41
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
7.32
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
0.8
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.76
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
3.24
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
3.73
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.18
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1994
6.91
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
4.97
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.966
0.966
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.37
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.57
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.27
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.6
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10958
38
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
37.76
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.34
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
4.05
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
3.28
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.23
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.25
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.72
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.294
1.294
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9807
34.01
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1032
32.86
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Kevin Appier and Ken Tatum

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.6
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.7
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
0.78
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.49
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.52
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.88
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.48
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.81
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.27
97.27
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.61
96.61
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.09
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Appier and Ken Tatum

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
2760
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
176
2070.59
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
553.33
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
45
529.41
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.843
0.843
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
129.41
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
5.88
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.66
90.09
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
282.35
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
176.47
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.824
0.824
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
105.88
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.46
-16.42
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.56
88.89
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
39
260
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
200
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.33
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA