Kevin Appier vs. Mike Venafro — Career Comparison

Kevin Appier
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Venafro
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Appier built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Venafro as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Venafro led in home run suppression (HR9+ 253 vs 103), walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 94), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 98). Kevin Appier held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 67). Role difference aside, Mike Venafro holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Appier and Mike Venafro

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.59
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.48
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.23
55.23
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1078
3.74
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.09
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2425
8.41
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
9.38
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
0.8
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
3.24
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
3.34
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.18
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1994
6.91
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
4.65
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.37
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.27
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.75
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10958
38
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
39.33
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.42
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1168
4.05
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
4.58
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.23
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.25
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
0.72
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.31
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9807
34.01
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
34.28
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Kevin Appier and Mike Venafro

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.44
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.39
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2595.1
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.7
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
0.78
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.85
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.52
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.49
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.48
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.27
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.27
97.27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.09
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Appier and Mike Venafro

Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
2760
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
307
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
600
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
553.33
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
5.88
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.46
-16.42
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
39
260
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
2.31
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Appier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.33
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Appier
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA