NAME : Kevin Appier
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ORIGIN : LANCASTER,CA,USA
BIRTHDAY : 12/6/1931
AGE : 38
HEIGHT : 6"2
WEIGHT : 195
POSITION : Pitcher
ROLE : Middle Reliever
BATS : Right
THROWS : Right
CONTRACT : $6,285,000 through 1971
DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
LOYALTY : Minimal
TEAM LEADER : None at all
CONSISTENCY : Normal
CLUTCH PERFORMANCE : Normal
INJURY RATING : Prone
DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
Range at Pitcher : E (Fielding Pct. : .958)
PITCHING RATINGS :
Duration as Starter : E
Duration as Reliever : E
Holding Runners : B
Groundball Pct. : 61
Avoiding Runs : 1
Avoiding Hits : 4 (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
Avoiding Doubles : 2 (VS. RHB : 3, VS. LHB : 2, Talent Fair)
Avoiding Homeruns : 5 (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
Avoiding BB's : 4 (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Fair)
Getting Strikeouts : 8 (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
Throwing Velocity : 3
Pitch Assortment : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider
PITCHING STATS :
Category ERA W L S G GS IP HA R ER BB K
Overall 3.51 2 0 2 25 1 41.0 45 17 16 17 44
At Home 4.19 2 0 2 11 1 19.1 25 10 9 8 20
Away 2.91 0 0 0 14 0 21.2 20 7 7 9 24
Last Week 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
This Week 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr/Mar 4.32 0 0 0 6 0 8.1 11 4 4 6 5
May 2.93 1 0 0 6 1 15.1 15 6 5 3 19
June 0.00 0 0 2 2 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 3
July 6.75 1 0 0 4 0 4.0 7 3 3 0 5
August 3.60 0 0 0 3 0 5.0 6 2 2 3 3
Sep/Oct 2.57 0 0 0 4 0 7.0 6 2 2 5 9
CAREER STATS :
YEAR ERA W L S G CG SHO IP ER BB K TEAMS
1954 5.39 8 11 0 28 5 0 193.2 116 65 143 Cha
1955 4.90 12 15 0 34 7 1 246.1 134 56 251 Cha
1956 6.63 5 15 0 27 0 0 156.0 115 35 159 Cha
1957 4.22 11 12 0 34 1 0 232.1 109 38 243 Cha
1958 3.01 18 8 0 35 2 2 230.1 77 44 212 Cha,SC
1959 4.21 7 12 0 35 1 0 231.0 108 40 215 Cha
1960 3.44 11 10 0 34 2 1 222.2 85 39 235 Cha
1961 3.57 13 6 0 30 1 1 189.0 75 37 208 Cha
1962 4.86 11 16 0 35 1 0 214.2 116 38 222 Cha
1963 3.43 14 7 0 27 1 0 173.1 66 33 155 Cha,SC
1964 3.88 15 9 0 33 0 0 216.0 93 49 233 Cha
1965 3.00 10 10 0 32 3 1 210.1 70 41 220 Cha
1966 3.03 10 13 0 32 1 0 207.2 70 49 246 Cha
1967 4.34 8 11 0 24 1 0 159.2 77 31 181 Cha
1968 4.83 9 7 0 24 0 0 151.0 81 39 175 Cha
1969 3.82 7 9 1 39 0 0 117.2 50 39 121 Cha
Total ERA : 4.11
Total Wins : 171
Total Losses: 171
Total Saves : 3
Total SHO : 6
Total CG : 26
Total K's : 3263
Total BB's : 690
PLAYER HISTORY
Earned first career win on 4/13/1954
Injured on 4/22/1954 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 4/29/1956 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 8/23/1956 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1957, going 3-0, 1.23
Pitched NO-HITTER against Milwaukee on 6/24/1958, striking out 6
Was selected to the 1958 Allstar game
Injured on 9/2/1961 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 5 weeks
Was selected to the 1963 Allstar game
Injured on 8/25/1963 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
Injured on 8/9/1966 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Circuit Championship with Charlotte in 1968
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