Jimmy Key stats

Last played for the Baltimore Orioles, 1998

Relief Pitcher · #21

Age 65 · 6' 1"

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Jimmy Key played 15 MLB seasons, 1984 to 1998.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
470
W
186
L
117
ERA
3.51
IP
2,591.2
K
1,538
BB
668
WHIP
1.23

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1984TOR63454.6562.044321.65
1985TOR351463.00212.285501.12
1986TOR3614113.57232.0141741.28
1987TOR361782.76261.0161661.06
1988TOR211253.29131.165301.20
1989TOR3313143.88216.0118271.17
1990TOR271374.25154.288221.23
1991TOR3316123.05209.1125441.20
1992TOR3313133.53216.2117591.22
1993NYY341863.00236.2173431.11
1994NYY251743.27168.097521.36
1995NYY5125.6430.11461.52
1996NYY3012114.68169.1116581.35
1997BAL3416103.43212.1141821.38
1998BAL25634.2079.153231.26

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
14
W
5
L
3
ERA
3.18
IP
68.0
K
35
BB
17
WHIP
1.29

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
237
CG
34
SHO
13
K/9
5.3
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
50

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1984TOR0006.40003
1985TOR18303.60006
1986TOR22425.50003
1987TOR27815.60008
1988TOR13224.50001
1989TOR17514.90004
1990TOR14005.10000
1991TOR21225.40001
1992TOR21424.90005
1993NYY25426.60003
1994NYY18105.20008
1995NYY2004.20001
1996NYY13006.20002
1997BAL19116.00004
1998BAL7006.00001

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
65 yearsApr 22, 1961
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1984
Birthplace
Huntsville, AL
College
Clemson

What were Jimmy Key's career stats?

Jimmy Key played 15 seasons for the Blue Jays, the Yankees and the Orioles. He had 186 wins and 1,538 strikeouts with a 3.51 ERA over 2,591.2 innings. His best season was 1993: 18 wins, a 3.00 ERA and 173 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

15 seasons, 6 postseasons, 1984 to 1998

Jimmy Key led MLB in wins (1994); finished top 10 in a stat 6 times.

Championships ×2

All-time career rank

  • 218th in strikeouts (pitching) (1,538)
  • 150th in wins (pitching) (186)

Among the 9,243 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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