Jimmy Key

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: April 22, 1961 in Huntsville, AL us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 10th round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft from S. R. Butler HS (Huntsville, AL) and the Toronto Blue Jays in the 3rd round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Clemson University (Clemson, SC).

High School: S. R. Butler HS (Huntsville, AL)

School: Clemson University (Clemson, SC)

Debut: April 6, 1984 (Age 22-350d, 14,869th in major league history)
vs. CAL 3.1 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: September 20, 1998 (Age 37-151d)
vs. NYY 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1984 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: James Edward Key

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

48.9

186

117

ERA

3.51

470

389

2591.2

1538

WHIP

1.229

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Team Record in Appearances: 24-10 / in Starts: 24-10

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1993 Pitching Game Log

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1993 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	318	1	Apr 5	NYY	@	CLE	W,9-1	GS-8	W(1-0)	99	8.0	3	1	1	0	3	0	0	1.13	2.24	26	71	48	14	3	11	12	3	3	0	75			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	1	1	0	.75	0.212	1.07	0.18%	3.22	1b start tie	8b 3 out a8
2	319	5	Apr 10	NYY	@	CHW	W,12-0	GS-7	W(2-0)	4	7.0	6	0	0	2	6	0	0	0.60	2.19	29	115	72	17	12	11	10	1	2	0	69			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	.86	0.335	1.11	0.26%	3.63	1b start tie	7b 3 out a5
3	320	9	Apr 15	NYY		KCR	L,4-5	GS-8		4	8.0	3	0	0	1	4	0	0	0.39	2.25	28	100	66	18	11	11	12	1	3	0	79			1	0	0	27	1	0	0	1	0	1	.97	0.460	1.43	0.41%	4.10	1t start tie	8t 3 out a3
4	321	14	Apr 21	NYY	@	OAK	W,5-3	GS-7		5	6.2	9	3	3	1	3	2	0	1.21	3.19	27	94	53	17	6	9	14	8	2	0	46			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.23	-0.109	1.26	-0.07%	0.16	1b start a 1	7b -2- 2 out d1
5	322	19	Apr 27	NYY	@	CAL	W,5-0	SHO	W(3-0)	5	9.0	1	0	0	1	8	0	0	0.93	2.81	30	117	74	27	12	14	7	2	1	0	92			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	1	.85	0.443	1.21	0.38%	4.85	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a5
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	323	23	May 2	NYY		SEA	W,3-2	GS-9		4	8.0	7	2	2	0	5	1	0	1.16	2.90	30	110	71	22	6	8	17	5	4	0	65			0	1	0	30	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.19	0.137	1.93	0.13%	2.10	1t start tie	9t --- 0 out tie
7	324	28	May 7	NYY	@	DET	L,6-7	GS-7		4	7.0	6	2	2	1	7	1	0	1.34	2.95	27	102	62	23	8	8	11	5	2	0	63			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	.84	0.289	1.65	0.34%	1.66	1b start tie	7b 3 out a4
8	325	33	May 12	NYY		MIL	L,1-4	GS-7	L(3-1)	4	6.2	8	4	4	2	6	1	0	1.79	3.07	29	119	71	25	10	10	11	3	3	0	46			5	2	0	26	1	1	0	0	1	1	.77	-0.072	1.45	-0.08%	-0.74	1t start tie	7t -2- 2 out d4
9	326	38	May 17	NYY	@	MIN	W,11-5	GS-7	W(4-1)	4	7.0	8	2	2	0	8	0	0	1.87	2.82	28	109	69	22	9	15	5	3	1	0	61			1	0	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.23	0.162	1.95	0.15%	1.70	1b start tie	7b 3 out a8
10	327	43	May 23	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-5	GS-7	L(4-2)	5	7.0	7	4	4	0	5	2	0	2.18	3.06	27	92	54	16	4	9	13	5	2	0	52			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	1	1	0	.86	-0.143	1.89	-0.19%	-0.08	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
11	328	48	May 28	NYY		CHW	W,4-0	SHO	W(5-2)	4	9.0	3	0	0	1	9	0	0	1.94	2.87	30	126	85	25	12	12	8	3	1	0	89			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	0	.50	0.291	.66	0.23%	4.61	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	329	53	Jun 2	NYY		CLE	W,8-5	GS-8	W(6-2)	4	7.2	8	5	2	0	6	1	0	1.98	2.89	31	100	67	16	8	13	12	6	1	0	55			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	1	0	1	.67	0.129	1.11	0.13%	-1.01	1t start tie	8t --- 2 out a3
13	330	58	Jun 8	NYY	@	KCR	W,9-4	GS-6		5	5.2	9	3	3	0	4	0	0	2.14	2.81	25	104	59	14	11	11	10	3	0	0	43			1	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.49	0.019	2.28	0.02%	0.89	1b start tie	6b 12- 2 out tie
14	331	63	Jun 13	NYY	@	MIL	W,9-5	GS-5	W(7-2)	4	5.0	7	4	3	2	1	0	0	2.30	2.86	24	103	56	17	3	9	12	5	2	0	38			2	0	0	22	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.05	-0.108	1.73	-0.11%	-1.39	1b start tie	5b 3 out a3
15	332	68	Jun 18	NYY		MIN	W,5-0	GS-6	W(8-2)	4	6.0	6	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.17	2.81	23	101	68	18	8	12	8	6	0	0	63			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	.63	0.230	1.11	0.25%	3.07	1t start tie	6t 3 out a4
16	333	72	Jun 23	NYY	@	TOR	W,4-3	GS-6	W(9-2)	4	6.0	5	3	3	3	6	1	0	2.30	2.91	25	113	64	13	11	10	6	3	0	0	53			0	1	0	22	1	1	0	0	0	0	.97	0.057	2.61	0.09%	0.20	1b start tie	6b 3 out a1
17	334	77	Jun 28	NYY		DET	W,8-2	GS-8	W(10-2)	4	7.2	4	2	2	4	8	1	0	2.30	2.99	31	124	76	20	12	14	5	3	0	0	67			1	0	0	26	0	0	0	1	1	1	.77	0.134	1.99	0.21%	1.86	1t start tie	8t 1-- 2 out a6
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	335	82	Jul 4	NYY	@	OAK	L,6-7	GS-6		5	6.0	6	2	2	2	3	2	0	2.33	3.19	25	107	63	21	7	13	7	3	2	0	53			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	.99	0.236	2.28	0.33%	0.98	1b start a 2	6b 3 out a3
19	336	87	Jul 9	NYY	@	CAL	W,3-2	CG	W(11-2)	4	9.0	5	2	2	1	6	0	0	2.31	3.11	32	99	65	25	4	18	7	1	3	0	74			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.49	0.534	3.37	0.73%	2.85	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a1
20	337	91	Jul 16	NYY		OAK	W,10-3	GS-7	W(12-2)	6	7.0	5	2	2	1	3	2	0	2.32	3.27	27	93	57	16	6	10	13	3	1	0	61			1	0	0	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	.59	0.173	1.25	0.22%	1.59	1t start tie	7t 3 out a7
21	338	96	Jul 21	NYY		SEA	L,3-10	GS-8	L(12-3)	4	7.2	12	6	6	0	5	2	0	2.56	3.36	34	114	76	22	9	14	15	7	1	0	36			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	2	1	1	1.27	-0.427	3.16	-0.64%	-2.01	1t start tie	8t --- 2 out d3
22	339	101	Jul 26	NYY	@	DET	L,2-5	GS-7	L(12-4)	4	7.0	8	3	3	0	5	1	0	2.62	3.36	29	110	67	16	13	10	14	6	3	0	54			0	0	0	28	2	0	0	1	1	0	1.00	-0.038	2.96	-0.07%	0.66	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
23	340	105	Jul 31	NYY		MIL	W,5-4	GS-7		4	7.0	5	2	2	2	3	1	0	2.62	3.42	26	94	53	19	6	10	11	4	1	0	60			0	1	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	.86	0.233	2.59	0.42%	1.59	1t start tie	7t 3 out a2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
24	341	110	Aug 5	NYY		TOR	W,5-4	CG	W(13-4)	4	9.0	6	4	4	1	7	0	1	2.69	3.36	35	125	76	27	10	16	10	1	4	0	65			2	0	0	32	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.51	0.161	5.78	0.37%	0.61	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
25	342	115	Aug 11	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-3	GS-7	W(14-4)	5	6.2	9	3	3	1	2	1	0	2.74	3.41	30	100	67	22	7	10	17	12	1	0	45			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	.66	0.095	2.12	0.18%	0.45	1b start a 4	7b 12- 2 out a3
26	343	120	Aug 17(1)	NYY		TEX	W,11-4	GS-7	W(15-4)	5	7.0	10	4	4	0	5	1	0	2.83	3.41	31	102	69	16	9	11	15	2	1	0	46			0	0	0	31	4	0	0	0	0	0	.56	0.090	2.05	0.20%	-0.41	1t start tie	7t 3 out a4
27	344	126	Aug 23	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-5	GS-6		5	6.0	5	2	1	2	3	0	0	2.79	3.40	25	99	61	14	8	13	7	6	0	0	57			0	1	1	23	1	0	1	0	0	1	1.31	0.145	4.95	0.33%	1.11	1b start a 1	6b 3 out a1
28	345	131	Aug 28	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-8	GS-4	L(15-5)	4	3.1	10	6	6	1	5	3	0	3.02	3.55	21	86	56	18	7	7	8	7	0	0	20			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	.82	-0.337	3.54	-0.87%	-4.17	1b start tie	4b --- 1 out d5
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
29	346	135	Sep 2	NYY		CHW	W,7-1	GS-8	W(16-5)	4	8.0	3	1	1	3	6	1	0	2.94	3.58	28	112	68	17	16	10	9	2	1	0	75			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	.63	0.243	2.20	0.51%	3.10	1t start tie	8t 3 out a6
30	347	140	Sep 7	NYY	@	TEX	L,4-5	GS-7		4	6.2	10	3	3	1	4	0	0	2.98	3.54	30	111	65	18	3	17	8	5	1	0	45			0	0	0	28	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.67	0.196	7.68	0.54%	1.31	1b start tie	7b 1-- 2 out a1
31	348	145	Sep 13	NYY	@	MIL	W,3-1	GS-6	W(17-5)	5	6.0	4	1	1	1	2	0	0	2.94	3.52	21	87	48	13	8	8	10	4	0	0	61			0	0	1	20	1	0	0	1	0	0	.90	0.244	3.56	0.58%	2.13	1b start tie	6b 3 out a2
32	349	150	Sep 18	NYY		BOS	W,4-3	GS-6		4	6.0	9	3	3	2	10	1	0	2.98	3.50	29	125	72	25	17	7	10	7	0	0	50			0	0	0	26	0	1	0	1	0	1	.79	-0.080	2.66	-0.16%	0.07	1t start tie	6t 3 out d3
33	350	154	Sep 24	NYY	@	TOR	L,3-7	GS-6	L(17-6)	5	6.0	8	4	4	4	3	1	0	3.06	3.57	27	106	60	15	5	9	11	5	3	0	39			1	0	0	21	1	0	0	3	1	0	.91	-0.157	.95	-0.10%	-0.80	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
34	351	159	Sep 29	NYY	@	BAL	W,8-3	GS-7	W(18-6)	4	7.0	4	1	1	3	9	0	0	3.00	3.51	28	117	73	22	17	10	6	3	1	0	71			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	0.317	.00	0.00%	2.85	1b start tie	7b 3 out a3
							24-10		W-L:18-6	4.4	236.2	219	84	79	43	173	26	1	3.00	3.51	948	3587	62%	18%	8%	1.08		20%	7%	0	58		---%	15	6	2	889	35	4	1	25	9	9	.97	4.094	2.30	4.89%	40.75

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