Jimmy Key
James Edward Key
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: April 22, 1961 in Huntsville, AL
High School: Butler (Huntsville, AL)
School: Clemson University
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 3rd round of the 1982 amateur draft.
Signed June 12, 1982. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 6, 1984
Final Game: September 20, 1998
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1984 TOR AL 23 P 63 0 62.0 21 9 11 1 0 .952 2.90 0.32 .957 1.79 0.70
1985 TOR AL 24 P 35 32 212.2 70 15 52 3 3 .957 2.84 1.91 .953 1.86 0.70 AS
1985 TOR AL 24 DH 1 AS
1986 TOR AL 25 P 36 35 232.0 60 18 42 0 4 1.000 2.33 1.67 .955 1.83 0.68
1987 TOR AL 26 P 36 36 261.0 64 17 44 3 5 .953 2.10 1.69 .955 1.84 0.67 CYA-2
1988 TOR AL 27 P 21 21 131.1 24 5 19 0 1 1.000 1.64 1.14 .958 1.78 0.67
1989 TOR AL 28 P 33 33 216.0 57 11 44 2 2 .965 2.29 1.67 .960 1.87 0.66
1990 TOR AL 29 P 27 27 154.2 31 8 22 1 3 .968 1.75 1.11 .952 1.78 0.59
1991 TOR AL 30 P 33 33 209.1 61 22 37 2 3 .967 2.54 1.79 .956 1.80 0.58 AS
1992 TOR AL 31 P 33 33 216.2 46 18 27 1 2 .978 1.87 1.36 .952 1.72 0.56
1993 NYY AL 32 P 34 34 236.2 51 14 33 4 1 .922 1.79 1.38 .955 1.79 0.56 AS,CYA-4,MVP-11
1994 NYY AL 33 P 25 25 168.0 48 6 40 2 3 .958 2.46 1.84 .956 1.72 0.52 AS,CYA-2,MVP-6
1995 NYY AL 34 P 5 5 30.1 7 4 3 0 2 1.000 2.08 1.40 .957 1.78 0.54
1996 NYY AL 35 P 30 30 169.1 40 9 30 1 1 .975 2.07 1.30 .960 1.77 0.52
1997 BAL AL 36 P 34 34 212.1 51 12 37 2 2 .961 2.08 1.44 .955 1.71 0.49
1998 BAL AL 37 P 25 11 79.1 15 4 11 0 3 1.000 1.70 0.60 .953 1.78 0.50
15 Seasons P 470 389 2591.2 646 172 452 22 35 .966 2.17 1.33 .955 1.79 0.61
1 Season DH 1
15 Seasons TOT 470 389 2591.2 646 172 452 22 35 .966 2.17 1.33 .921 1.79 0.61

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1984 TOR AL 23 63 0 63 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 TOR AL 24 36 0 1 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 TOR AL 25 36 0 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 TOR AL 26 36 0 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 TOR AL 27 21 0 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 TOR AL 28 33 0 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 TOR AL 29 27 0 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 TOR AL 30 33 0 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 TOR AL 31 33 0 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 NYY AL 32 34 0 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 NYY AL 33 25 0 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 NYY AL 34 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 NYY AL 35 30 0 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 BAL AL 36 34 1 1 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 BAL AL 37 25 0 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Seasons 471 1 2 470 470 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1984 TOR AL 23 293 74% 25% 13 92% 0 11 0 9 10 8 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 100%
1985 TOR AL 24 885 85% 34% 52 100% 2 16 4 7 51 40 4 3 0 0 3 0 3 1 2 1 6 100%
1986 TOR AL 25 983 78% 27% 36 94% 1 18 2 10 42 22 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 4 0 8 88%
1987 TOR AL 26 1063 78% 34% 43 88% 2 15 1 11 44 27 5 3 0 2 1 2 5 3 5 0 6 100%
1988 TOR AL 27 560 82% 34% 20 90% 0 5 1 3 19 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 67%
1989 TOR AL 28 907 84% 33% 46 98% 1 11 4 6 43 33 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 7 100%
1990 TOR AL 29 646 83% 33% 24 88% 1 8 0 7 22 16 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 3 0 3 67%
1991 TOR AL 30 888 81% 33% 46 98% 1 22 3 12 37 24 7 2 0 0 2 2 3 3 3 0 13 92%
1992 TOR AL 31 926 81% 33% 29 97% 0 18 3 12 27 19 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 8 100%
1993 NYY AL 32 969 78% 38% 40 83% 1 13 2 9 32 25 1 4 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 5 80%
1994 NYY AL 33 725 79% 39% 43 91% 0 5 1 4 40 30 6 2 1 0 1 0 3 3 3 0 5 100%
1995 NYY AL 34 136 85% 28% 7 86% 0 4 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 100%
1996 NYY AL 35 725 76% 31% 35 91% 0 9 2 4 30 23 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 8 88%
1997 BAL AL 36 929 75% 31% 37 92% 0 12 2 8 38 26 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 5 100%
1998 BAL AL 37 337 77% 28% 11 100% 1 4 0 3 11 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 0
15 Seasons 10972 80% 33% 482 93% 10 171 26 105 449 314 47 22 2 5 15 9 35 25 32 3 83 93%
MLB Averages 76% 30% 90% 86%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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