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Kevin Appier 2026 Season · Tacoma Rainiers

Career: 169-137, 3.74 ERA, 1994 K in 2595.1 IP.

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Kevin Appier

#55

P · Tacoma Rainiers (SEA)

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+15.2Career NUT

+2.8 to Nutty

Career

3.74ERA1.29WHIP169W1994K2595.1IP

R/R · 6' 2", 220 lb · b. Dec 6, 1967 · Lancaster, CA · Draft 1987 (1st Rd, #9)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1989	21	KC	—	1	4	9.14	6	5	0	0	0	106	21.2	34	22	12	0	10	2.12
1990	22	KC	+1.2	12	8	2.76	32	24	3	3	1	784	185.2	179	57	54	6	127	1.25
1991	23	KC	+2.1	13	10	3.42	34	31	6	3	1	881	207.2	205	79	61	2	158	1.28
1992	24	KC	+2.0	15	8	2.46	30	30	3	0	0	852	208.1	167	57	68	2	150	1.13
1993	25	KC	+3.4	18	8	2.56	34	34	5	1	0	953	238.2	183	68	81	1	186	1.11
1994	26	KC	+1.7	7	6	3.83	23	23	1	0	0	653	155.0	137	66	63	4	145	1.29
1995	27	KC	+2.1	15	10	3.89	31	31	4	1	0	832	201.1	163	87	80	8	185	1.21
1996	28	KC	+2.7	14	11	3.62	32	32	5	1	0	874	211.1	192	85	75	5	207	1.26
1997	29	KC	+1.6	9	13	3.40	34	34	4	1	0	972	235.2	215	89	74	4	196	1.23
1998	30	KC	—	1	2	7.80	3	3	0	0	0	69	15.0	21	13	5	1	9	1.73
1999	31	KC	-0.3	9	9	4.87	22	22	1	0	0	613	140.1	153	76	51	6	78	1.45
1999	31	OAK	+0.0	7	5	5.77	12	12	0	0	0	313	68.2	77	44	33	1	53	1.60
1999	31	TOT	-0.3	16	14	5.17	34	34	1	0	0	926	209.0	230	120	84	7	131	1.50
2000	32	OAK	-0.6	15	11	4.52	31	31	1	1	0	884	195.1	200	98	102	9	129	1.55
2001	33	NYM	+1.1	11	10	3.57	33	33	1	1	0	856	206.2	181	82	64	15	172	1.19
2002	34	LAA	+0.0	14	12	3.92	32	32	0	0	0	795	188.1	191	82	64	7	132	1.35
2003	35	LAA	-1.4	7	7	5.63	19	19	0	0	0	422	92.2	105	58	36	8	50	1.52
2003	35	KC	—	1	2	4.26	4	4	0	0	0	77	19.0	15	9	7	0	5	1.16
2003	35	TOT	-1.8	8	9	5.40	23	23	0	0	0	499	111.2	120	67	43	8	55	1.46
2004	36	KC	—	0	1	13.50	2	2	0	0	0	22	4.0	7	6	3	0	2	2.50
Career	—	16 yrs	+15.2	169	137	3.74	414	402	34	12	2	10958	2595.1	2425	1078	933	79	1994	1.29

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Appier's career NUT of +15.2

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

3.4

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NUT by Season

+1.2

+2.1

+2.0

+3.4

+1.7

+2.1

+2.7

+1.6

-0.3

-0.6

+1.1

+0.0

-1.8

Awards

1992AL Pitcher of the Month

1993AL Player of the Week

1995AL Pitcher of the Month · AL All-Star

2002World Series Championship

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	GF	HLD	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
1988	20	A+	10	9	2.75	24	24	1	0	0	0	601	147.1	134	45	39	2	112	1.17
1988	20	AA	2	0	1.83	3	3	0	0	0	0	75	19.2	11	4	7	0	18	0.92
1989	21	AAA	8	8	3.95	22	22	3	2	0	0	594	139.0	141	61	42	2	109	1.32
1990	22	AAA	2	0	1.50	3	3	0	0	0	0	69	18.0	15	3	3	1	17	1.00
1998	30	A	0	0	2.25	1	1	0	0	0	0	17	4.0	4	1	0	2	5	1.00
1998	30	AA	0	1	6.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	25	6.0	8	4	2	0	1	1.67
1998	30	AAA	3	2	7.03	6	6	0	0	0	0	148	32.0	41	25	12	0	22	1.66
2004	36	AA	0	0	4.91	4	4	0	0	0	0	67	14.2	19	8	4	0	3	1.57
2004	36	AAA	0	0	6.75	1	1	0	0	0	0	20	4.0	7	3	2	0	2	2.25
2006	38	AAA	1	2	4.54	10	5	0	0	1	1	170	35.2	39	18	24	2	26	1.77

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