Jimmy Key Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Jimmy Key played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1998, appearing in 470 games over 15 seasons. He recorded a total of 186 W and 117 L, an ERA of 3.51, 1,538 SO, a WHIP of 1.229, and a WAR of 49.2.

🧾 Basic Profile

Jimmy Key
NameJimmy Key
Date of BirthApril 22, 1961
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsLeft
BatsRight
MLB Debut1984
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Jimmy Key Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Jimmy Key.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 Career Summary

Jimmy Key appeared in 470 games over 15 MLB seasons from 1984 to 1998. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

GS389 (MLB Rank: 153)
GF28 (MLB Rank: 2,750)
W186 (MLB Rank: 157)
L117 (MLB Rank: 364)
SV10 (MLB Rank: 1,293)
ERA3.51 (MLB Rank: 2,555)
IP2591.2 (MLB Rank: 230)
SHO13 (MLB Rank: 470)
CG34 (MLB Rank: 1,161)
SO1,538 (MLB Rank: 218)
BB668 (MLB Rank: 438)
H2,518 (MLB Rank: 234)
HR254 (MLB Rank: 125)
SO95.34 (MLB Rank: 5,080)
BB92.32 (MLB Rank: 10,288)
H98.74 (MLB Rank: 8,220)
HR90.88 (MLB Rank: 4,909)
WHIP1.229 (MLB Rank: 10,434)
WAR49.2 (MLB Rank: 110)

📊 Last Season Summary (1998)

In his final season (1998), Jimmy Key recorded the following stats:

GS11
GF4
W6
L3
ERA4.2
IP79.1
SO53
BB23
H77
HR5
SO96.01
BB92.61
H98.74
HR90.57
WHIP1.261
WAR1.3

📈 Seasonal Highlights

  • Most Wins: 1993, 18 W
  • Most SO: 1993, 173 SO
  • Most IP: 1987, 261 IP
  • Best WAR: 1987, 7.4 WAR
  • Best ERA: 1987, 2.76 ERA

🎯 Postseason Performance

Jimmy Key appeared in 14 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 3.2, pitched 67.5 IP, struck out 35 batters, with 5 W and 3 L.

Jimmy Key Career Pitching Stats Overview

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
1984
4
5
4.65
0.444
10
44
62
-0.9
1.645
8
70
32
37
32
89
4.62
6.4
1.38
0
63
24
0
0
1.2
10.2
4.6
1
1
8
3
285
1985
14
6
3
0.7
0
85
212.2
5
1.119
22
188
50
77
71
141
3.96
3.6
1.7
32
35
0
3
0
0.9
8
2.1
1
2
1
6
856
1986
14
11
3.57
0.56
0
141
232
4.8
1.276
24
222
74
98
92
119
3.9
5.5
1.91
35
36
0
4
2
0.9
8.6
2.9
0
3
1
3
959
1987
17
8
2.76
0.68
0
161
261
7.4
1.057
24
210
66
93
80
164
3.61
5.6
2.44
36
36
0
8
1
0.8
7.2
2.3
5
2
6
8
1033
1988
12
5
3.29
0.706
0
65
131.1
2
1.195
13
127
30
55
48
119
3.87
4.5
2.17
21
21
0
2
2
0.9
8.7
2.1
0
5
2
1
551
1989
13
14
3.88
0.481
0
118
216
1.7
1.171
18
226
27
99
93
95
3.17
4.9
4.37
33
33
0
5
1
0.8
9.4
1.1
1
3
2
4
886
1990
13
7
4.25
0.65
0
88
154.2
1.5
1.235
20
169
22
79
73
97
3.8
5.1
4
27
27
0
0
0
1.2
9.8
1.3
1
1
2
0
636
1991
16
12
3.05
0.571
0
125
209.1
4.3
1.199
12
207
44
84
71
139
3.08
5.4
2.84
33
33
0
2
2
0.5
8.9
1.9
0
3
3
1
877
1992
13
13
3.53
0.5
0
117
216.2
3.9
1.218
24
205
59
88
85
115
4.02
4.9
1.98
33
33
0
4
2
1
8.5
2.5
0
4
0
5
900
1993
18
6
3
0.75
0
173
236.2
6.3
1.107
26
219
43
84
79
139
3.51
6.6
4.02
34
34
0
4
2
1
8.3
1.6
0
1
1
3
948
1994
17
4
3.27
0.81
0
97
168
4.4
1.363
10
177
52
68
61
140
3.73
5.2
1.87
25
25
0
1
0
0.5
9.5
2.8
1
3
0
8
710
1995
1
2
5.64
0.333
0
14
30.1
0
1.516
3
40
6
20
19
83
4.06
4.2
2.33
5
5
0
0
0
0.9
11.9
1.8
0
0
1
1
134
1996
12
11
4.68
0.522
0
116
169.1
2.9
1.352
21
171
58
93
88
107
4.48
6.2
2
30
30
0
0
0
1.1
9.1
3.1
0
2
1
2
715
1997
16
10
3.43
0.615
0
141
212.1
4.6
1.375
24
210
82
90
81
128
4.48
6
1.72
34
34
0
1
1
1
8.9
3.5
1
5
1
4
902
1998
6
3
4.2
0.667
0
53
79.1
1.3
1.261
5
77
23
39
37
108
3.61
6
2.3
11
25
4
0
0
0.6
8.7
2.6
1
3
0
1
327