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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 6	TOR	@	CAL	W,11-5	GF	10	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	6 (2)	Apr 9	TOR	@	OAK	L,3-4		1	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	8 (1)	Apr 13	TOR	@	TEX	W,3-2	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	11 (2)	Apr 17	TOR		BAL	W,3-2		6	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	14 (2)	Apr 20	TOR		CAL	L,6-10		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	16 (1)	Apr 22	TOR		CAL	L,6-9		14	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
7	20 (3)	Apr 26	TOR		OAK	L,4-7	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	23 (2)	May 1 (1)	TOR		TEX	W,10-4		10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	24	May 1 (2)	TOR		TEX	L,1-4	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	30 (5)	May 9 (2)	TOR	@	BAL	L,3-7		6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	31	May 10	TOR	@	BAL	W,4-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	32	May 12	TOR	@	CLE	L,4-8		1	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	35 (2)	May 16	TOR	@	MIN	W,8-7		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	36	May 17	TOR		CHW	W,3-2		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	37	May 18	TOR		CHW	W,4-3	GF	7	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	42 (4)	May 23	TOR		MIN	W,4-1		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	44 (1)	May 26	TOR		CLE	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	46 (1)	May 27 (2)	TOR		CLE	W,6-5		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	48 (1)	May 30	TOR	@	CHW	W,2-1	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	50 (1)	Jun 2	TOR		NYY	W,9-8		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	52 (1)	Jun 4	TOR	@	DET	L,3-6		3	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	53	Jun 5	TOR	@	DET	W,8-4	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	56 (2)	Jun 8	TOR	@	NYY	L,3-4		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	59 (2)	Jun 11	TOR		DET	L,4-5		8	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	61 (1)	Jun 13	TOR		DET	W,7-3		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	62	Jun 15	TOR		BOS	W,4-3		3	0.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
27	65 (2)	Jun 19	TOR		MIL	L,5-6		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	66	Jun 20	TOR		MIL	L,4-5		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	70 (3)	Jun 24	TOR	@	BOS	L,3-5		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	71	Jun 25 (1)	TOR	@	MIL	L,1-2	GF	4	1.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
31	75 (3)	Jun 28	TOR		OAK	W,9-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	82 (6)	Jul 5	TOR		SEA	W,10-8		8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	85 (2)	Jul 8	TOR		SEA	L,1-7	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	86	Jul 12	TOR	@	OAK	L,4-7		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	87	Jul 13	TOR	@	OAK	W,6-3		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	91 (3)	Jul 17	TOR	@	CAL	L,3-5	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	94 (2)	Jul 20	TOR	@	SEA	W,12-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	95	Jul 21	TOR	@	SEA	L,3-9		4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	97 (1)	Jul 23 (1)	TOR	@	KCR	L,8-9	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	100 (2)	Jul 25	TOR	@	KCR	L,4-5		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	105 (4)	Jul 31	TOR		KCR	W,6-5		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	106	Aug 1	TOR		KCR	W,4-1		1	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
43	109 (2)	Aug 5	TOR	@	BAL	W,4-3		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	111 (1)	Aug 7	TOR	@	TEX	L,6-7		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	115 (3)	Aug 12	TOR		BAL	L,4-5		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	119 (3)	Aug 15 (1)	TOR	@	CLE	L,1-16		11	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
47	120	Aug 15 (2)	TOR	@	CLE	L,3-4	GF	15	3.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
48	124 (3)	Aug 19	TOR	@	CHW	W,7-4	GF	7	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
49	128 (3)	Aug 24	TOR	@	MIN	W,6-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	129	Aug 25	TOR	@	MIN	L,4-5		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	131 (1)	Aug 27	TOR	@	MIN	W,5-2	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	134 (2)	Aug 30	TOR	@	CHW	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	138 (3)	Sep 3	TOR	@	NYY	L,0-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	139	Sep 4	TOR	@	NYY	W,6-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	140	Sep 5	TOR	@	NYY	L,3-4		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	141	Sep 7	TOR		DET	L,4-7		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	147 (5)	Sep 13	TOR		NYY	L,1-6	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
58	148	Sep 14	TOR	@	DET	W,7-2	GF	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	153 (4)	Sep 19	TOR		BOS	L,4-10		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	154	Sep 20	TOR		MIL	W,6-4	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
61	157 (2)	Sep 23	TOR		MIL	L,5-8	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
62	158	Sep 24	TOR	@	BOS	W,9-8		6	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
63	161 (2)	Sep 28	TOR	@	MIL	L,3-4		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							63gm		62.0	9	11	1	21	0