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: 18-7 / in Starts: 18-7

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1994 Pitching Game Log

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1994 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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	352	1	Apr 4	NYY		TEX	W,5-3	GS-8	W(1-0)	99	7.1	7	3	3	0	2	0	0	3.68	2.59	30	95	62	15	6	13	15	4	5	0	54			0	0	0	29	5	0	0	0	1	1	.94	0.153	.91	0.09%	0.77	1t start tie	8t -2- 1 out a2
2	353	4	Apr 9	NYY		DET	L,2-5	GS-6	L(1-1)	4	6.0	3	4	4	4	1	1	0	4.73	4.56	25	103	59	17	12	7	13	4	1	0	47			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	-0.096	1.30	-0.07%	-0.62	1t start tie	6t 3 out d4
3	354	8	Apr 14	NYY	@	CHW	W,10-3	GS-7	W(2-1)	4	6.2	7	3	3	2	3	2	0	4.50	5.38	29	104	66	10	8	12	12	3	3	0	49			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	0.122	.94	0.07%	0.89	1b start a 3	7b --- 2 out a7
4	355	13	Apr 20	NYY		SEA	W,7-4	GS-5		5	5.0	4	2	2	1	3	1	0	4.32	5.33	19	70	47	13	11	7	8	5	1	0	53			0	0	0	18	1	0	0	1	0	0	.93	0.056	.89	0.03%	0.81	1t start tie	5t 3 out d1
5	356	18	Apr 25	NYY		CAL	W,11-1	GS-7	W(3-1)	4	7.0	3	0	0	2	4	0	0	3.38	4.79	26	104	60	11	8	13	7	3	0	0	73			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	1	0	1	.61	0.193	.70	0.13%	3.94	1t start tie	7t 3 out a10
6	357	23	Apr 30	NYY	@	OAK	W,7-5	GS-8	W(4-1)	4	8.0	10	3	3	1	8	0	1	3.38	4.21	34	120	78	19	14	9	15	4	2	0	57			0	0	0	31	1	1	0	0	0	0	.88	0.108	1.03	0.08%	1.27	1b start tie	8b 3 out a4
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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
7	358	27	May 6	NYY		BOS	W,3-1	CG	W(5-1)	5	9.0	4	1	1	0	2	0	0	2.94	3.93	30	94	69	19	11	14	14	7	3	0	77			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	2	0	2	.95	0.478	1.32	0.40%	4.06	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
8	359	32	May 11	NYY		CLE	W,6-3	GS-7	W(6-1)	4	7.0	7	3	3	1	5	0	0	3.05	3.70	29	105	64	13	8	13	10	4	3	0	55			1	0	0	28	3	0	0	1	0	0	.99	0.180	1.30	0.14%	0.94	1t start tie	7t 3 out a2
9	360	37	May 17	NYY	@	MIN	L,4-5	GS-7		5	7.0	5	2	2	1	3	1	0	3.00	3.80	25	99	62	18	5	11	10	3	1	0	61			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.16	0.261	1.46	0.20%	2.10	1b start tie	7b 3 out a2
10	361	41	May 22	NYY		BAL	L,5-6	GS-6		4	6.0	11	3	3	1	4	0	0	3.13	3.67	28	110	64	13	13	13	10	1	0	0	41			0	0	0	27	3	1	0	1	0	0	1.03	-0.031	1.51	-0.03%	0.38	1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
11	362	44	May 27	NYY	@	KCR	W,5-2	GS-8	W(7-1)	4	8.0	11	2	2	1	4	1	0	3.04	3.72	35	124	83	13	8	21	9	6	0	0	55			0	0	0	34	3	0	0	2	0	0	1.00	0.335	1.27	0.26%	2.83	1b start a 5	8b 3 out a3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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	363	49	Jun 1	NYY		CHW	L,4-5	GS-6		4	6.0	5	2	2	5	4	0	0	3.04	3.76	27	97	52	17	7	9	9	4	0	0	53			0	1	1	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	0.160	1.38	0.12%	1.38	1t start tie	6t 3 out a1
13	364	53	Jun 6	NYY	@	TEX	W,17-7	GS-6	W(8-1)	4	6.0	9	6	3	3	1	0	0	3.13	3.79	29	98	57	16	5	14	11	8	0	0	34			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	2	0	1	.48	0.053	.64	0.04%	-2.52	1b start a 3	6b 3 out a4
14	365	58	Jun 11	NYY	@	TOR	W,9-2	GS-6	W(9-1)	4	5.2	6	2	2	3	5	0	0	3.14	3.74	24	112	64	13	7	11	5	2	1	0	51			3	0	1	21	0	0	0	1	0	0	.94	0.279	1.45	0.26%	1.03	1b start tie	6b 12- 2 out a5
15	366	63	Jun 16	NYY	@	BAL	W,6-1	GS-8	W(10-1)	4	7.2	8	1	1	3	4	1	1	2.99	3.86	33	119	69	14	10	14	11	4	1	0	60			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	2	0	1	.90	0.391	1.58	0.41%	3.64	1b start tie	8b 1-- 2 out a5
16	367	68	Jun 21	NYY		MIN	W,6-4	GS-7	W(11-1)	4	6.1	8	4	4	2	7	0	0	3.15	3.75	29	116	66	20	11	11	9	3	2	0	46			3	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	1	0	.88	-0.103	1.34	-0.09%	-0.64	1t start tie	7t 1-- 1 out a2
17	368	72	Jun 27	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-1	GS-8	W(12-1)	5	8.0	6	1	1	3	4	1	0	3.01	3.83	30	119	65	25	5	12	11	5	1	0	67			0	1	0	27	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.00	0.470	1.45	0.41%	3.87	1b start tie	8b 3 out a3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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	369	77	Jul 2	NYY		SEA	L,6-12	GS-5	L(12-2)	4	4.0	10	6	6	3	2	0	0	3.36	3.84	25	105	58	16	4	10	10	9	0	0	17			2	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.16	-0.369	1.26	-0.24%	-3.38	1t start tie	5t -2- 0 out d3
19	370	82	Jul 7	NYY		CAL	W,5-2	GS-7	W(13-2)	4	7.0	6	2	2	2	6	0	0	3.31	3.76	27	94	65	19	9	9	10	6	1	0	61			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.15	0.244	1.60	0.20%	1.94	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
20	371	88	Jul 16	NYY	@	SEA	W,9-3	GS-7	W(14-2)	8	7.0	3	1	1	5	8	0	0	3.21	3.72	29	112	66	29	7	9	7	1	4	0	70			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	.91	0.318	1.29	0.27%	3.14	1b start a 1	7b 3 out a7
21	372	93	Jul 21	NYY	@	CAL	W,11-7	GS-6	W(15-2)	4	6.0	10	4	3	3	2	1	0	3.26	3.82	30	117	64	18	5	10	15	7	4	0	37			0	0	0	27	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	-0.073	1.29	-0.05%	-0.49	1b start tie	6b 3 out a4
22	373	97	Jul 26	NYY		BOS	L,7-10	GS-6	L(15-3)	4	5.1	11	6	5	3	4	1	0	3.45	3.89	29	111	74	22	3	14	8	2	3	0	25			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	2	0	1	1.51	-0.296	1.11	-0.13%	-2.93	1t start tie	6t --- 1 out d1
23	374	102	Jul 31	NYY		CLE	W,4-1	GS-8	W(16-3)	4	8.0	6	0	0	1	3	0	0	3.27	3.83	26	104	59	13	8	11	11	3	2	0	72			0	1	0	25	0	0	0	3	0	0	.85	0.400	.55	0.15%	4.50	1t start tie	8t 3 out a3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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	375	107	Aug 5	NYY	@	MIN	W,12-3	GS-7	W(17-3)	4	7.0	7	3	1	1	3	0	0	3.19	3.78	29	111	71	17	9	15	10	4	2	0	57			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	1	.62	-0.099	.11	-0.01%	1.10	1b start a 3	7b 3 out a8
25	376	112	Aug 10	NYY		BAL	L,1-8	GS-7	L(17-4)	4	7.0	10	4	4	1	5	0	1	3.27	3.73	33	123	73	20	12	11	15	2	1	0	45			0	0	0	30	4	0	0	0	0	0	.76	-0.091	.36	-0.03%	-0.06	1t start tie	7t 3 out d4
							18-7		W-L:17-4	4.3	168.0	177	68	61	52	97	10	3	3.27	3.73	710	2666	61%	16%	8%	1.11		19%	7%	0	53		---%	9	3	2	649	32	2	0	22	2	8	.96	3.043	1.12	2.61%	27.94

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