Jimmy Key

Former Prospect Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1980-1998 (1984-1998)
Proper Name
James Edward Key
Positions
P (524) ... DH (1)
Height / Weight
6-1 / 190
Bats / Throws
Right / Left
Birthdate
April 22,1961   Age:  65.051
High School
S.R. Butler (Huntsville,AL)
Colleges
Clemson University (Clemson,SC)
Drafted/Signed
MLB Debut
Contract Info
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
key-j001
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[1987] Opening day starter for the Toronto Blue Jays   [1988] Opening day starter for the Toronto Blue Jays   [1989] Opening day starter for the Toronto Blue Jays   [1992] World Series Champion with Toronto Blue Jays   [1993] Opening day starter for the New York Yankees   [1994] Opening day starter for the New York Yankees   [1995] Opening day starter for the New York Yankees   [1996] World Series Champion with New York Yankees   [1997] Opening day starter for the Baltimore Orioles   [1999] Inducted into the Clemson Athletics Hall of Fame

Games - Pitching

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1984TOR6300632445.4443132.49291060.0--00000619382922110.062.0--1.03549
1985TOR3532330146.7002114.60000091.49.4323231302926211681000206.16.16.42.120254.3155.78
1986TOR36354101411.5602115.58310097.211.4353434333028271672000231.20.16.60.323053.3154.86
1987TOR3636800178.6802412.667000100.022.2363636363534262190000261.00.07.2--12060.1161.97
1988TOR2121200125.706138.619000100.09.521212120191510830000131.10.06.3--10053.3855.10
1989TOR33335001314.4811518.455000100.015.2333333322926231050000216.00.06.5--12052.2755.79
1990TOR2727000137.6501413.519000100.00.027272724231910210000154.20.05.7--8049.5650.93
1991TOR33332001612.5712013.606000100.06.133333332322617920000209.10.06.3--13054.7058.00
1992TOR33334001313.5001914.576000100.012.1333331313030221130000216.20.06.6--13053.5254.85
1993NYA3434400186.7502410.706000100.011.8343434343332241150000236.20.07.0--10058.1259.88
1994NYA2525100174.810187.720000100.04.025252525252316710000168.00.06.7--7053.2456.16
1995NYA5500012.33332.600000100.00.0555555200000030.10.06.1--2042.6045.80
1996NYA30300001211.5221614.533000100.00.030292929271910200000169.10.05.6--10048.7349.47
1997BAL34341001610.6152113.618000100.02.934343434332715610000212.10.06.2--13052.6553.06
1998BAL2511014463.6671213.48030144.00.01111111010151034100065.014.15.91.09849.9153.27
Tot: 470389348128186117.614272198.5791310782.88.73893873843753603312521607862112,508.783.06.41.01975953.5855.47
g: Games Pitched ... gs: Games Started ... cg: Complete Games ... gr: Games Relieved ... gf: Games Finished ... w: Wins ... l: Losses ... wpct: Win Percentage ... tm-w: Team Wins in games pitched ... tm-l: Team losses in games pitched ... tm-w%: Team win% when pitching ... hold: Holds ... sv: Saves ... blsv: Blown Saves ... gs%: Games Started% ... cg%: Complete Games% ... inn#: Appearances in this inning ... innx: Appearances in 13th+ inning ... ip-s: Innings Pitched as Starter ... ip-r: Innings Pitched as Reliever ... avg_st: Average innings pitched per start ... avg_rel: Average innings pitched per relief appearance ... lmi: Left game mid-inning ... emi: Entered game mid-inning ... gsc1: Average Game Score using Bill James Formula (as starter) ... gsc2: Average Game Score using Tom Tango formula (as starter)

On Base - Pitching

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1984TOR63285245103123.361.432703214214049112806034100501428.000616525516.5
1985TOR35856794240277.280.32418850215418011943422070146200673247.7601331338811.6
1986TOR36959866299333.312.3472227436126014747424101421011300834149.4001338348012.3
1987TOR361033951278337.269.3262106621863501492982422246166200853440.000837147812.8
1988TOR21551509162191.294.347127305712008626213178493100491836.733320727013.3
1989TOR33886838256287.289.324226273911901475471817183115200912729.673834343216.9
1990TOR27636602192213.302.33516922132160116312201792125300663146.975625231614.6
1991TOR33877815254301.290.343207443123300157362124421357000661928.7912636849710.9
1992TOR33900828268301.298.334205594822301354512424123156300813644.4491133545212.6
1993NYA34948889263298.277.314219431932201543542632132195200813543.219735546911.7
1994NYA25710649232269.327.37917752371260133322102112154101621625.81151130841012.7
1995NYA51341244650.343.373406001302511132301110018633.3312577220.8
1996NYA30715643231262.323.366171582902101152872114133107400813644.4471031342714.1
1997BAL34902804297325.329.36021082552200152304242191136410774153.25152637449610.7
1998BAL25327299103111.315.33977233232051156512213101037924.326714920415.7
Tot: 4701071998563224111.301.3432518668381143229501735473562542531713114677292199439539.74851374293564613.1
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Pitching

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1984TOR6328524517370571.235700190951544415.4404402143644.71321617252613178
1985TOR35856794212862211.291921118507349387859.9308504182111518.3504446291113516358
1986TOR36959866232522481.02217031608351351014114.70014101262116912.4355539577101106108102
1987TOR361033951243372261.49186142661441936716115.59216106352416214.84111598612513610610497
1988TOR21551509271471620.9112213273621891356511.801443221207858.220217495668587589
1989TOR33886838122332540.921465850558328281511813.322079391191612912.4458297593102132114118
1990TOR27636602201541880.8211047314182181178813.841569192161710616.023629405980858982
1991TOR33877815222202530.871545643577300561112514.25249629330141588.9459407584101929487
1992TOR3390082862362650.891477840574326481211713.00218730223111388.0291154818210010810179
1993NYA34948889212742161.271234746620328381317318.2528125483222515116.6397517781114100132100
1994NYA25710649212101631.2998412445026042119713.661768291262212317.9431133597369739389
1995NYA51341241627420.6429859539521410.4531131331816.77049417193216
1996NYA30715643181731770.98102294648523021611616.221883330211915212.5352265650826911481
1997BAL34902804152292191.051314840607295351114115.6310104372202316414.03763780719088126111
1998BAL25327299975910.82561817232951225316.211236173286711.910313311834285944
Tot: 470107199856428292327821.05187046844468973822433123153814.35184123230632295234180113.0472875058929891233112813211161
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Pitching

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1984TOR6328524522000100.000000242241235141.46742635.14381231.58
1985TOR35856794121020063.2761003103772777426.71200.0022313.64
1986TOR369598668530057.166000734833338726.1300--281139.29
1987TOR3610339514400026.71173105104273378625.5200--22731.82
1988TOR215515094310080.0110032222711915227.2300--15213.33
1989TOR338868389630069.2420285355232879232.0600--19736.84
1990TOR276366026420060.0440052022432137334.2700--10660.00
1991TOR338778156510075.0211074025043017625.2500--19842.11
1992TOR33900828121110057.1972094173933018327.5700--26519.23
1993NYA34948889141040070.0633077225462988227.5200--8225.00
1994NYA257106497610070.0330060264452696724.9100--6116.67
1995NYA5134124000000.01100130181502040.0000--200.00
1996NYA307156432200025.0660068123482628532.4400--13861.54
1997BAL3490280410910043.513101289354833258325.5400--24729.17
1998BAL253272993210033.3642010021441113935.149444.447457.14
Tot: 4701071998569979200055.679611356543163543623678105028.55853035.292598332.05
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF: Picked off ... WPPB: Advancement on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Runner advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... onbs Runners on base ... R: Runs scored ... RS%: % of times on base run scored ... inh-r Inherited runners ... inhr-s Inherited runners scored ... beq-r Bequeathed runners (runners on base when leaving game) ... beq-s Bequeathed runners scored ... % % related to prior 2 columns

Pitches - Pitching

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1984TOR632852450000000000.00------------000.000.080591.36
1985TOR358567940000000000.00------------000.000.03072261.36
1986TOR369598660000000000.00------------000.000.02823340.84
1987TOR3610339510000000000.00------------000.000.03872571.51
1988TOR21551509197512467263411433094519377923.5863.0936.7647.484.517.2722.830817131.08615.61952390.82
1989TOR33886838307919901087526215524715146512413.4864.6335.3047.684.717.0823.250425628.912414.03194040.79
1990TOR276366022155137178436219733147810398403.3963.6236.3848.280.816.8022.233417026.78012.62152920.74
1991TOR33877815326720461221539252544705150212443.7362.6337.3746.082.816.5021.650523526.810712.23093970.78
1992TOR33900828337320491324536237554720149512563.7560.7539.2544.384.015.8921.346623826.411012.23184020.79
1993NYA34948889358522101375527293650731156012583.7861.6538.3543.580.614.7020.450625226.611912.63793521.08
1994NYA2571064926671617104942520442055811959833.7660.6339.3344.882.315.9420.938320028.29813.82922661.10
1995NYA51341244622971657530751142221893.4564.2935.7148.185.116.2324.7855037.32820.941730.56
1996NYA3071564325361527100941517743449110939063.5560.2139.7943.182.916.3619.437418525.98511.92372920.81
1997BAL3490280427761635114140720150151911349263.0858.9041.1040.981.714.6618.739319221.3879.62933370.87
1998BAL253272991017628389136692152054133413.1161.7538.2540.682.613.3720.21486720.53410.4951520.63
Tot: 47010719985626892166161027042892018455756871205599762.5161.7938.1944.882.815.9521.14006201618.89588.9374940820.92
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At bats ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Air Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%

Games - Batting

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1997BAL1111000100.0100.00000000000011000000000
Tot: 1111000100.0100.00000000000011000000000
G: Games ... GS: Games Started ... CG: Completed Games ... GF: Games Finished ... PH: Pinch Hitter ... PR: Pinch Runner ... DR: Defensive Replacement ... GS%: Games Started % ... CG: Complete Games% ... EXIT PH: Exited for Pinch Hitter ... exit PR: Exited for Pinch Runner ... exit DR: Exited for defensive replacement ... ln1-9: Lineup Slots 1-9 ... Games at position

On Base - Batting

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1997BAL13200.000.00000000000000010000000000--000110.0300.0000--000
Tot: 13200.000.00000000000000010000000000--000110.0300.0000--000
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Batting

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1997BAL132200--0002100266.6711100010.0001000000
Tot: 132200--0002100266.6711100010.0001000000
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Batting

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1997BAL1300000--000000000000--0000000--
Tot: 1300000--000000000000--0000000--
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... S12: Advanced from 1st to 2nd on singled... S13: Advanced from 1st to 3rd on single ... S23: Advanced from 2nd to 3rd on single ... S2H: Scored from 2nd on single ... D13: Advanced from 1nd to 3rd on double ... D1H: Scored from 1st on double ... ADVX: Advanced an extra base on hit ... ADV-OPP Advancement opportunities on hits ... ADV_PCT: Advanced extra base % ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF%: Picked off ... WPPB: Advanced on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... R: Runs scored ... ONBS: On base ... RUN%: % of times on base run scored

Pitches - Batting

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1997BAL139811241423.0088.8911.1144.450.011.1111.123100.0133.30010--
Tot: 139811241423.0088.8911.1144.450.011.1111.123100.0133.30010--
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Airballs Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%