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: 21-14 / in Starts: 20-12

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 34, Entered with runners on base: 1

1985 Pitching Game Log

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1985 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	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	64	4	Apr 12	TOR	@	BAL	L,2-7	GS-4	L(0-1)	99	3.1	6	3	2	2	2	1	0	5.40	7.18	17	6	1	0	0	6	38			0	1	0	15	3	0	0	2	0	2	1.21	-0.251	1.87	-0.23%	-1.93	1b start a 1	4b 12- 1 out d1
2	65	8	Apr 17	TOR		TEX	W,3-1	GS-7		4	6.2	4	0	0	4	2	0	0	1.80	4.98	25	5	10	0	3	4	64			0	1	0	21	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.10	0.378	1.20	0.25%	3.27	1t start tie	7t 12- 2 out tie
3	66	12	Apr 21	TOR		BAL	L,2-3	GS-6	L(0-2)	3	5.1	6	3	3	1	4	1	0	2.93	4.71	23	6	6	0	2	6	47			0	0	0	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.28	-0.111	2.11	-0.11%	-0.09	1t start tie	6t --- 1 out d1
4	67	16	Apr 26	TOR	@	TEX	W,6-5	GS-4		4	3.1	3	3	0	2	2	0	1	2.41	4.61	17	4	5	1	0	3	48			0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	.93	-0.152	1.19	-0.12%	-1.21	1b start tie	4b --- 1 out d2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	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
5	68	21	May 1	TOR	@	CAL	W,6-3	GS-8	W(1-2)	4	7.2	2	1	1	3	4	1	0	2.05	4.58	28	11	8	0	0	2	72			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	.72	0.250	1.32	0.28%	2.86	1b start tie	8b 1-- 2 out a5
6	69	25	May 5	TOR	@	SEA	L,1-4	5-7		3	3.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.84	4.32	9	2	5	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.24	0.044	.45	0.05%	1.53	5b --- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d3
7	70	27	May 8	TOR		OAK	L,4-6	8-8		2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.78	4.27	4	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.34	0.017	.61	0.02%	0.53	8t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d3
8	71	28	May 10	TOR		SEA	W,8-3	4-6	W(2-2)	1	2.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1.65	4.12	8	3	2	0	0	0		2	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.62	0.228	2.74	0.23%	1.69	4t -23 2 out a1	6t 3 out a1
9	72	32	May 15	TOR		CAL	L,6-9	GS-5		4	4.1	6	3	3	2	2	0	0	2.19	4.01	21	4	7	1	1	6	39			0	0	0	18	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.00	-0.072	2.02	-0.09%	-0.29	1t start tie	5t 12- 1 out tie
10	73	36	May 20	TOR		CHW	W,6-1	CG	W(3-2)	4	9.0	4	1	1	1	3	1	0	1.96	3.97	32	13	11	3	0	4	77			1	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	.54	0.237	1.01	0.27%	3.78	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
11	74	41	May 25	TOR	@	CLE	W,10-7	GS-5		4	4.0	8	6	5	2	3	1	0	2.70	4.12	20	2	5	1	0	8	25			1	1	0	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	-0.427	2.65	-0.60%	-3.36	1b start tie	5b 1-- 0 out tie
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	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	75	46	Jun 1	TOR		CLE	W,8-3	GS-8	W(4-2)	6	8.0	6	3	3	2	7	2	0	2.79	4.24	31	12	4	0	0	6	63			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	.92	0.170	2.26	0.25%	1.25	1t start tie	8t 3 out a2
13	76	51	Jun 6	TOR		DET	W,2-0	GS-10		4	10.0	2	0	0	2	6	0	0	2.38	3.92	34	16	8	1	0	2	92			1	0	0	31	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.42	0.852	4.39	1.58%	5.31	1t start tie	10t 3 out tie
14	77	56	Jun 11	TOR	@	NYY	W,4-1	GS-7		4	7.0	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.16	3.84	27	9	12	1	0	5	64			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.41	0.495	4.29	0.91%	3.51	1b start tie	7b 3 out a1
15	78	61	Jun 16	TOR	@	BOS	L,6-7	GS-7		4	6.0	8	3	3	1	2	0	0	2.33	3.75	27	8	8	0	0	8	45			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	1	0	2	.91	-0.033	2.96	-0.07%	-0.20	1b start tie	7b 1-- 0 out a3
16	79	66	Jun 21	TOR		BOS	W,7-2	CG	W(5-2)	4	9.0	5	2	2	1	1	0	0	2.30	3.65	32	16	9	0	1	5	69			0	0	0	30	2	0	0	2	1	1	.83	0.290	2.70	0.57%	2.78	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
17	80	71	Jun 27	TOR		MIL	W,7-3	GS-6	W(6-2)	5	5.2	7	3	3	3	3	0	0	2.45	3.62	26	7	6	0	0	7	43			0	0	0	23	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.13	0.128	3.24	0.22%	-0.05	1t start tie	6t 1-- 2 out a3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	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	81	76	Jul 2	TOR		NYY	L,3-5	GS-8	L(6-3)	4	7.1	10	4	4	2	0	2	0	2.62	3.87	33	8	13	0	4	10	40			0	0	1	29	1	1	0	0	1	0	.99	-0.070	3.26	-0.14%	-0.30	1t start tie	8t 1-- 1 out d3
19	82	81	Jul 7	TOR	@	OAK	W,8-2	GS-8	W(7-3)	4	8.0	5	2	2	2	5	1	0	2.59	3.86	31	11	8	1	0	5	67			0	0	0	28	0	1	0	1	1	1	.75	0.161	2.15	0.28%	1.76	1b start a 1	8b 3 out a6
20	83	86	Jul 12	TOR	@	CAL	L,3-5	GS-6	L(7-4)	4	5.2	6	5	5	1	2	2	0	2.85	4.02	23	11	3	0	0	6	38			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	1	0	0	.66	-0.134	1.82	-0.22%	-2.04	1b start tie	6b --- 2 out d5
21	84	90	Jul 19	TOR		OAK	W,5-1	GS-9	W(8-4)	6	8.2	8	1	1	0	1	0	0	2.73	3.91	34	12	13	1	0	8	65			0	0	0	34	3	0	0	0	0	0	.72	0.399	2.14	0.71%	3.45	1t start tie	9t -2- 2 out a4
22	85	95	Jul 24	TOR		SEA	W,3-1	GS-8	W(9-4)	4	7.1	5	1	1	1	4	0	0	2.65	3.81	29	10	9	1	0	5	67			0	0	0	28	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.21	0.327	3.60	0.58%	2.70	1t start tie	8t 1-- 1 out a2
23	86	100	Jul 29	TOR	@	BAL	W,4-3	GS-8		4	8.0	8	3	3	2	3	2	0	2.69	3.93	32	5	14	1	0	8	55			0	1	0	30	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.18	0.183	3.02	0.28%	0.96	1b start tie	8b 3 out tie
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	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	87	105	Aug 3	TOR		TEX	W,4-1	GS-3		4	2.1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.64	3.93	11	4	2	0	0	4	49			0	0	0	10	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.09	0.099	1.51	0.08%	1.04	1t start tie	3t 1-- 1 out tie
25	88	110	Aug 10	TOR	@	KCR	L,3-4	GS-9		6	9.0	5	3	3	2	1	0	0	2.66	3.88	33	18	7	1	0	5	64			1	0	0	29	2	0	1	1	1	0	1.34	0.260	1.98	0.23%	1.55	1b start tie	9b 3 out tie
26	89	115	Aug 16	TOR		KCR	L,2-4	GS-5	L(9-5)	5	4.1	10	4	4	0	1	0	0	2.82	3.84	22	6	5	0	0	10	28			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	.86	-0.207	1.35	-0.19%	-2.29	1t start tie	5t 12- 1 out d4
27	90	119	Aug 20	TOR	@	CLE	W,3-2	GS-7	W(10-5)	3	7.0	8	2	2	2	1	0	0	2.81	3.81	29	13	5	0	0	8	52			3	0	0	27	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.19	0.208	3.09	0.32%	1.54	1b start tie	7b 3 out a1
28	91	124	Aug 25	TOR	@	CHW	L,3-5	GS-3	L(10-6)	4	3.0	6	4	3	2	1	1	0	2.92	3.89	17	6	2	1	0	6	32			1	1	0	14	1	0	0	0	0	1	.60	-0.250	1.56	-0.39%	-2.41	1b start tie	3b 3 out d4
29	92	128	Aug 30	TOR		CHW	W,5-3	GS-9	W(11-6)	4	8.2	9	3	3	0	5	1	0	2.93	3.85	35	13	8	3	0	9	59			0	1	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.07	0.300	2.78	0.47%	1.54	1t start tie	9t 1-- 2 out a2
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	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
30	93	132	Sep 4	TOR		CLE	L,4-5	GS-6		4	5.1	7	3	3	1	4	2	0	2.99	3.93	22	8	2	0	0	7	45			0	1	1	21	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.02	-0.147	2.88	-0.25%	-0.76	1t start tie	6t 12- 1 out tie
31	94	137	Sep 9	TOR		DET	W,5-3	GS-9	W(12-6)	4	8.1	9	3	3	0	3	2	0	3.01	3.98	32	10	10	0	0	9	56			0	0	0	32	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.14	0.474	4.30	1.07%	1.50	1t start tie	9t --- 1 out a2
32	95	142	Sep 14	TOR	@	NYY	W,7-4	CG	W(13-6)	4	9.0	6	4	4	1	4	1	0	3.05	3.96	33	17	6	0	0	5	62			2	0	0	32	1	1	0	1	0	0	.73	0.124	5.42	0.55%	0.51	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
33	96	146	Sep 20	TOR		MIL	W,7-5	GS-8	W(14-6)	5	7.0	1	2	2	2	3	1	0	3.03	3.98	26	15	5	0	0	1	68			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	2	.79	0.304	.89	0.21%	1.71	1t start tie	8t 12- 0 out a6
34	97	151	Sep 25	TOR		BOS	L,2-4	GS-2		4	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.02	3.96	4	1	0	0	0	1	53			0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.71	0.012	.17	0.00%	0.14	1t start tie	2t 1-- 0 out tie
35	98	159	Oct 4	TOR		NYY	L,3-4	GS-7		8	7.0	5	2	2	4	1	0	0	3.00	3.96	29	13	6	1	0	5	56			1	0	0	25	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.29	0.181	5.66	0.48%	1.72	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
							21-14		W-L:14-6	4.1	212.2	188	77	71	50	85	22	2	3.00	3.96	856	1.36		3%	2%	186	54	2	0%	12	7	2	794	43	4	1	21	5	15	1.00	4.267	2.68	7.47%	31.72

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