Kevin Appier vs. Bobby Tiefenauer — Career Comparison

Kevin Appier
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bobby Tiefenauer
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Appier built a career as a starting pitcher and Bobby Tiefenauer 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 3.84 and 1.310 for Bobby Tiefenauer. 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 Bobby Tiefenauer

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
5.1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.59
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.48
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.71
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.23
55.23
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.47
26.47
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.66
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1078
3.74
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
3.84
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2425
8.41
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
8.89
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.8
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.83
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
3.24
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.48
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.18
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1994
6.91
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
5.81
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.37
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.27
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10958
38
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1338
38.11
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.1
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1168
4.05
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
4.59
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.23
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.25
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.72
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.294
1.294
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9807
34.01
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1239
35.29
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Kevin Appier and Bobby Tiefenauer

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
5.23
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.7
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.67
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
0.78
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.2
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.52
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.99
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.48
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.87
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.27
97.27
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Appier and Bobby Tiefenauer

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
2760
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
179
2237.5
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
553.33
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
39
487.5
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.88
5.88
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
6.56
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
53.33
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.46
-16.42
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.25
-15.61
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
75
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
39
260
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
187.5
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bobby Tiefenauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
33.33
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Tiefenauer
Career
Per 600 PA