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Kevin Appier

Royals Career team 1989 to 2004
Number #55
Position Starting Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Height 6' 2"
Weight 215 lbs
Birth Place Lancaster, CA
Born Dec 6, 1967

Key Insights

2004
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Barry Bonds has hit .571/.769/1.571 against Appier over 13 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

4 for 7 with 2 home runs and 1 strikeout, against a .666 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Appier has struck Lance Parrish out 9 times in 14 plate appearances, 64.3% of everything between them.

9 strikeouts in 14 plate appearances.
One opponent brings the best out of him

Carl Crawford has hit .000/.000/.000 against Appier over 13 plate appearances, the least any regular opponent has managed.

0 for 13 with 0 home runs and 3 strikeouts, against a .666 OPS median across his matchups.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Danny Tartabull is 0 for 18 against Appier, a .000 average that is the worst any regular opponent has managed.

19 career plate appearances.
Nobody has seen more of him than this opponent

Appier has faced Rafael Palmeiro more than any other hitter: 92 plate appearances, and Rafael Palmeiro has hit .221/.326/.429 in them.

17 hits, 3 home runs and 16 strikeouts across 92 plate appearances.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

The PHI lineup has hit .197 and slugged .225 against Appier across 86 plate appearances, the quietest club on his record.

14 hits, 0 home runs and 16 strikeouts, against a .425 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Dec 6, 1967
Birth Place Lancaster, CA
Height 6' 2"
Weight 215 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft Fresno State