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: 21-13 / in Starts: 21-13

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1997 Pitching Game Log

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1997 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	412	1	Apr 2	BAL		KCR	W,4-2	GS-6	W(1-0)	99	6.0	4	2	0	1	4	0	1	0.00	2.78	24	76	47	11	10	13	5	1	0	0	63			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	1	1	1	1.31	0.087	1.30	0.05%	1.23	1t start tie	6t 3 out tie
2	413	6	Apr 7	BAL	@	KCR	L,5-6	GS-6		4	6.0	9	3	3	2	2	1	0	2.25	4.19	27	109	69	19	10	12	11	6	0	0	42			0	1	1	25	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.18	-0.026	1.34	-0.02%	0.36	1b start a 1	6b 3 out tie
3	414	9	Apr 13	BAL		TEX	W,9-0	SHO	W(2-0)	5	9.0	6	0	0	1	7	0	0	1.29	3.20	32	121	73	25	12	12	12	5	1	0	81			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	2	0	0	.35	0.214	.40	0.15%	4.84	1t start tie	9t 3 out a9
4	415	14	Apr 20	BAL	@	BOS	W,11-1	GS-6	W(3-0)	6	5.2	5	1	1	6	3	0	0	1.35	3.63	27	117	60	24	6	7	11	5	2	0	52			0	1	1	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	.85	0.200	1.21	0.17%	1.92	1b start tie	6b 12- 2 out a7
5	416	20	Apr 26	BAL		BOS	W,14-5	GS-6	W(4-0)	5	6.0	8	5	5	4	4	2	0	2.48	4.46	30	108	59	13	13	5	17	7	1	0	36			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	.81	-0.124	1.20	-0.11%	-1.77	1t start tie	6t 3 out a7
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
6	417	25	May 2	BAL		OAK	W,7-1	GS-8	W(5-0)	5	8.0	4	1	1	1	5	0	0	2.21	4.02	28					16	3	1	0	3	74			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	.85	0.297	1.06	0.22%	3.31	1t start tie	8t 3 out a6
7	418	30	May 7	BAL		ANA	W,3-0	GS-6	W(6-0)	4	6.0	6	0	0	3	1	0	0	1.93	4.05	25					8	8	1	2	5	58			1	1	0	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.01	0.313	1.30	0.24%	3.23	1t start tie	6t 3 out a3
8	419	35	May 12	BAL	@	OAK	W,5-1	GS-8	W(7-0)	4	7.2	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.82	3.92	28	108	61	13	4	14	14	8	2	0	63			0	0	0	28	3	0	0	1	0	0	.73	0.263	.92	0.20%	2.81	1b start tie	8b 12- 2 out a4
9	420	40	May 17	BAL	@	SEA	W,4-3	GS-6	W(8-0)	4	5.2	6	1	1	3	3	1	0	1.80	4.11	25	102	57	19	4	5	14	4	2	0	53			3	0	0	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.21	0.204	1.58	0.16%	1.80	1b start tie	6b 12- 2 out a2
10	421	44	May 23	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-6	GS-5	L(8-1)	5	4.1	10	6	5	2	0	0	0	2.38	4.13	25					9	4	2	0	10	19			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	2	1	.79	-0.301	.83	-0.19%	-3.40	1b start tie	5b 1-3 1 out d4
11	422	49	May 28	BAL	@	DET	W,8-1	GS-6	W(9-1)	4	6.0	6	1	1	2	2	0	1	2.30	4.12	27	119	75	21	8	13	9	5	0	0	56			1	0	0	24	1	1	0	0	0	0	.46	0.117	.46	0.07%	2.30	1b start a 2	6b 3 out a7
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	423	52	Jun 3	BAL		NYY	W,7-5	GS-7		5	7.0	8	5	5	2	6	1	0	2.68	4.12	30	113	69	24	5	11	11	7	2	0	45			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	1	0	0	.93	-0.255	.79	-0.13%	-1.23	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
13	424	56	Jun 8	BAL	@	CHW	W,2-1	GS-7	W(10-1)	4	7.0	6	1	1	1	9	0	0	2.56	3.86	28					6	6	0	1	6	69			0	1	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.11	0.339	.72	0.13%	2.73	1b start tie	7b 3 out a1
14	425	62	Jun 13	BAL	@	ATL	W,4-3	GS-7	W(11-1)	4	6.2	5	1	1	3	6	0	0	2.47	3.77	27	98	59	19	6	8	10	6	3	0	63			2	0	0	24	0	1	0	0	0	0	.99	0.273	.50	0.08%	2.22	1b start tie	7b 12- 2 out a3
15	426	67	Jun 18	BAL		MON	L,0-1	GS-8	L(11-2)	4	7.1	3	1	1	3	4	1	0	2.38	3.86	28					9	9	1	1	3	69			0	0	0	25	0	1	0	0	0	0	.96	0.216	.28	0.04%	2.35	1t start tie	8t 12- 1 out d1
16	427	71	Jun 23	BAL	@	MIL	L,0-5	GS-6	L(11-3)	4	6.0	9	4	4	1	7	1	0	2.59	3.84	26	106	66	19	8	1	17	13	1	0	44			0	2	1	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	.47	-0.193	.14	-0.04%	-0.64	1b start tie	6b 3 out d4
17	428	76	Jun 28	BAL		TOR	L,2-5	GS-4	L(11-4)	4	4.0	3	2	2	2	2	2	0	2.66	4.07	17					5	5	0	1	3	48			0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	.74	-0.022	.28	-0.01%	0.15	1t start tie	4t 3 out d2
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	429	81	Jul 3	BAL	@	DET	W,10-1	GS-8	W(12-4)	4	8.0	5	1	1	2	3	1	0	2.55	4.11	29	110	65	17	8	6	18	6	4	0	69			0	1	1	27	2	0	0	1	0	0	.31	0.156	.08	0.03%	3.39	1b start a 2	8b 3 out a9
19	430	86	Jul 11	BAL		MIL	L,1-3	GS-6	L(12-5)	7	6.0	6	3	2	3	5	1	1	2.57	4.19	24					4	5	0	2	6	52			0	3	1	20	0	0	0	1	0	0	.95	-0.054	.29	-0.01%	0.23	1t start tie	6t 3 out d3
20	431	91	Jul 16	BAL		BOS	L,1-4	GS-7	L(12-6)	4	6.2	8	4	4	3	4	1	0	2.72	4.24	30	107	62	21	9	9	14	5	1	0	43			0	0	0	27	2	1	0	1	0	0	.61	-0.165	.26	-0.04%	-0.76	1t start tie	7t 1-3 2 out d4
21	432	96	Jul 21	BAL	@	TEX	W,5-1	GS-6	W(13-6)	4	6.0	6	1	1	1	7	0	0	2.67	4.11	25	112	72	21	11	5	12	4	3	0	62			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	0.251	.75	0.11%	2.49	1b start tie	6b 3 out a1
22	433	100	Jul 26	BAL	@	MIN	W,2-1	GS-7		4	7.0	8	1	1	0	5	1	0	2.60	4.08	28					9	6	1	1	8	62			0	1	1	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	0.353	.68	0.12%	2.88	1b start tie	7b 3 out tie
23	434	105	Jul 31	BAL	@	OAK	W,4-0	GS-7		4	7.0	4	0	0	3	4	0	0	2.48	4.04	27	106	62	21	9	8	12	2	3	0	70			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.28	0.455	.31	0.07%	3.73	1b start tie	7b 3 out tie
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	435	109	Aug 5	BAL	@	SEA	L,3-4	GS-5		4	5.0	3	3	3	5	5	1	0	2.57	4.13	24	111	60	20	7	7	7	1	3	0	49			0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	1	.93	-0.057	.20	-0.01%	-0.28	1b start a 1	5b 3 out d1
25	436	113	Aug 10	BAL	@	ANA	W,4-3	GS-7		4	6.2	6	3	3	4	5	2	0	2.63	4.26	30	109	63	19	11	8	13	3	0	0	51			1	1	1	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.28	0.112	.28	0.02%	1.42	1b start tie	7b 1-3 2 out tie
26	437	117	Aug 15(2)	BAL		SEA	L,3-8	GS-5	L(13-7)	4	4.1	9	6	6	4	4	2	0	2.89	4.41	24	89	50	18	3	6	10	3	2	0	21			1	1	0	20	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.07	-0.365	.10	-0.02%	-3.87	1t start tie	5t 1-- 1 out d4
27	438	123	Aug 20	BAL	@	KCR	W,4-2	GS-7	W(14-7)	4	7.0	4	1	1	2	5	0	0	2.83	4.34	24	101	59	20	5	8	9	4	0	0	68			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	3	1	0	1.02	0.302	.02	0.00%	2.92	1b start tie	7b 3 out a3
28	439	128	Aug 26	BAL		KCR	L,4-5	GS-7		5	6.2	7	4	3	1	7	2	0	2.87	4.37	29	115	73	19	20	13	8	2	0	0	52			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	1	1	.84	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.48	1t start tie	7t 1-- 2 out tie
29	440	133	Aug 31	BAL		NYM	L,1-4	GS-6	L(14-8)	4	6.0	6	4	4	4	3	2	2	2.97	4.54	28	102	57	17	5	8	11	1	1	0	43			1	0	0	21	2	0	0	2	0	0	.68	-0.153	.00	0.00%	-0.77	1t start tie	6t 3 out d4
Sept				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
30	441	138	Sep 5	BAL	@	NYY	W,13-9	GS-5	W(15-8)	4	5.0	8	4	4	2	3	0	0	3.08	4.50	23	115	67	23	5	10	8	2	2	0	36			0	0	0	21	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.26	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-1.23	1b start a 1	5b 3 out a3
31	442	143	Sep 11	BAL		NYY	L,2-14	GS-6	L(15-9)	5	5.1	6	8	6	2	6	0	0	3.28	4.43	25	99	57	21	4	10	7	3	1	0	32			1	0	0	21	1	0	1	0	1	1	.85	-0.186	.00	0.00%	-3.39	1t start tie	6t 123 1 out d5
32	443	150	Sep 16(2)	BAL		CLE	W,7-2	GS-8	W(16-9)	4	7.2	4	2	0	3	1	0	0	3.15	4.42	28	118	74	14	9	15	9	2	3	0	65			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	2	0	0	.42	0.235	.00	0.00%	3.78	1t start tie	8t 1-3 2 out a7
33	444	155	Sep 21	BAL		DET	L,3-11	GS-5	L(16-10)	4	4.2	7	5	5	3	5	1	0	3.30	4.45	24	106	61	24	8	7	9	4	2	0	32			0	0	0	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	.58	-0.268	.00	0.00%	-2.65	1t start tie	5t -2- 2 out d4
34	445	162	Sep 28	BAL	@	MIL	W,7-6	GS-5		6	5.0	9	5	5	3	4	1	0	3.43	4.48	26	102	59	20	3	8	11	4	1	0	30			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.17	-0.140	.00	0.00%	-2.20	1b start tie	5b 3 out a1
							21-13		W-L:16-10	4.4	212.1	210	90	81	82	141	24	5	3.43	4.48	902	2779	59%	18%	7%	0.88		19%	8%	44	52		---%	11	13	7	804	30	4	1	23	6	6	.88	2.009	.51	1.29%	27.45

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