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Jimmy Key Stats

Jimmy Key was born on Saturday, April 22, 1961, in Huntsville, Alabama. Key was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 6, 1984, with the Toronto Blue Jays. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jimmy Key baseball stats page.

"He's (Jimmy Key) a pitcher, not a thrower. He has an average fastball, a good sinker and curve, and knows how to change speed on his pitches. He also throws a cut fastball with good movement on it. And, his control is outstanding." - Coach Al Widmar in Baseball Digest (March 1988)

Jimmy Key

Jimmy Key Autograph on a 1985 Topps (#193)

Career

Birth Name:	James Edward Key
Nickname:	Jimmy
Born On:	04-22-1961
Born In:	Huntsville, Alabama
Zodiac:	Taurus
Died On:	Still Living
Died In:	Still Living
Cemetery:	n/a

College:	Clemson University
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Left
Height:	6-01
Weight:	190
First Game:	04-06-1984 (Age 22)
Last Game:	09-20-1998
Draft:	1982 : 3rd Round (56th)

Jimmy Key Jimmy Key Pitching Stats
Year	Team	G	GS	GF	W	L	PCT	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	BFP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	HLD
1984	Blue Jays	63	0	24	4	5	.444	4.65	0	0	10	62.0	285	70	32	37	8	32	8	44	3	1	1	-
1985	Blue Jays	35	32	0	14	6	.700	3.00	3	0	0	212.2	856	188	71	77	22	50	1	85	6	2	1	-
1986	Blue Jays	36	35	0	14	11	.560	3.57	4	2	0	232.0	959	222	92	98	24	74	1	141	3	3	0	-
1987	Blue Jays	36	36	0	17	8	.680	2.76	8	1	0	261.0	1,033	210	80	93	24	66	6	161	8	2	5	-
1988	Blue Jays	21	21	0	12	5	.706	3.29	2	2	0	131.1	551	127	48	55	13	30	2	65	1	5	0	-
1989	Blue Jays	33	33	0	13	14	.481	3.88	5	1	0	216.0	886	226	93	99	18	27	2	118	4	3	1	-
1990	Blue Jays	27	27	0	13	7	.650	4.25	0	0	0	154.2	636	169	73	79	20	22	2	88	0	1	1	-
1991	Blue Jays	33	33	0	16	12	.571	3.05	2	2	0	209.1	877	207	71	84	12	44	3	125	1	3	0	-
1992	Blue Jays	33	33	0	13	13	.500	3.53	4	2	0	216.2	900	205	85	88	24	59	0	117	5	4	0	-
1993	Yankees	34	34	0	18	6	.750	3.00	4	2	0	236.2	948	219	79	84	26	43	1	173	3	1	0	-
1994	Yankees	25	25	0	17	4	.810	3.27	1	0	0	168.0	710	177	61	68	10	52	0	97	8	3	1	-
1995	Yankees	5	5	0	1	2	.333	5.64	0	0	0	30.1	134	40	19	20	3	6	1	14	1	0	0	-
1996	Yankees	30	30	0	12	11	.522	4.68	0	0	0	169.1	715	171	88	93	21	58	1	116	2	2	0	-
1997	Orioles	34	34	0	16	10	.615	3.43	1	1	0	212.1	902	210	81	90	24	82	1	141	4	5	1	-
1998	Orioles	25	11	4	6	3	.667	4.20	0	0	0	79.1	327	77	37	39	5	23	0	53	1	3	1	-
Career		G	GS	GF	W	L	PCT	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	BFP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	HLD
15 Years		470	389	28	186	117	.614	3.51	34	13	10	2,591.2	10,719	2,518	1,010	1,104	254	668	29	1,538	50	38	12	-

Jimmy Key Jimmy Key Hitting Stats
Yr	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GS	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
1984	Blue Jays	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1985	Blue Jays	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1986	Blue Jays	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1987	Blue Jays	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1988	Blue Jays	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1989	Blue Jays	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1990	Blue Jays	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1991	Blue Jays	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1992	Blue Jays	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1993	Yankees	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1994	Yankees	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1995	Yankees	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1996	Yankees	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1997	Orioles	34	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1998	Orioles	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Career		G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GS	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
15 Years		470	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000

Jimmy Key Jimmy Key Fielding Stats
Team	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF	ZR
1984 Blue Jays	P	63	0	186	21	0.3	20	9	11	1	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.952	2.90	-
1985 Blue Jays	P	35	32	638	70	2.0	67	15	52	3	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	.957	2.84	-
1986 Blue Jays	P	36	35	696	60	1.7	60	18	42	0	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	2.33	-
1987 Blue Jays	P	36	36	783	64	1.8	61	17	44	3	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	.953	2.10	-
1988 Blue Jays	P	21	21	394	24	1.1	24	5	19	0	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.64	-
1989 Blue Jays	P	33	33	648	57	1.7	55	11	44	2	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	.965	2.29	-
1990 Blue Jays	P	27	27	464	31	1.1	30	8	22	1	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	.968	1.75	-
1991 Blue Jays	P	33	33	628	61	1.8	59	22	37	2	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	.967	2.54	-
1992 Blue Jays	P	33	33	650	46	1.4	45	18	27	1	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	.978	1.87	-
1993 Yankees	P	34	34	710	51	1.5	47	14	33	4	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	.922	1.79	-
1994 Yankees	P	25	25	504	48	1.9	46	6	40	2	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	.958	2.46	-
1995 Yankees	P	5	5	91	7	1.4	7	4	3	0	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	2.08	-
1996 Yankees	P	30	30	508	40	1.3	39	9	30	1	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	.975	2.07	-
1997 Orioles	P	34	34	637	51	1.5	49	12	37	2	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	.961	2.08	-
1998 Orioles	P	25	11	238	15	0.6	15	4	11	0	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.70	-
Career	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF	ZR
P Totals		470	389	7,775	646	1.4	624	172	452	22	35	n/a	n/a	n/a	.966	2.17	--
15 Years		471	389	7,775	646	1.4	624	172	452	22	35	n/a	n/a	n/a	.966	2.17	--

Jimmy Key Jimmy Key Miscellaneous Stats
Baserunning Statistics				Other Positions			Common Hitting Ratios			Common Pitching Ratios
Team	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
1984 Blue Jays	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.38	6.39	4.65
1985 Blue Jays	0	0	.000	-	-	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.70	3.60	2.12
1986 Blue Jays	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.91	5.47	2.87
1987 Blue Jays	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.44	5.55	2.28
1988 Blue Jays	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.17	4.45	2.06
1989 Blue Jays	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.37	4.92	1.13
1990 Blue Jays	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.00	5.12	1.28
1991 Blue Jays	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.84	5.37	1.89
1992 Blue Jays	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.98	4.86	2.45
1993 Yankees	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.02	6.58	1.64
1994 Yankees	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.87	5.20	2.79
1995 Yankees	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.33	4.15	1.78
1996 Yankees	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.00	6.17	3.08
1997 Orioles	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.72	5.98	3.48
1998 Orioles	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.30	6.01	2.61
Career	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
15 Years	0	0	.000	-	-	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.30	5.34	2.32

Jimmy Key Jimmy Key Miscellaneous Items of Interest
Team [Click for Roster]	Uniform Numbers	Salary	All-Star	World Series
1984 Toronto Blue Jays	27	Undetermined	-	-
1985 Toronto Blue Jays	22	$131,250.00	Stats	-
1986 Toronto Blue Jays	22	$552,500.00	-	-
1987 Toronto Blue Jays	22	$554,391.00	-	-
1988 Toronto Blue Jays	22	$440,225.00	-	-
1989 Toronto Blue Jays	22	$1,766,666.00	-	-
1990 Toronto Blue Jays	22	$1,466,667.00	-	-
1991 Toronto Blue Jays	22	Undetermined	Stats	-
1992 Toronto Blue Jays	22	$2,275,000.00	-	Stats
1993 New York Yankees	22	$4,900,000.00	Stats	-
1994 New York Yankees	22	$5,350,000.00	Stats	n/a
1995 New York Yankees	22	$4,873,700.00	-	-
1996 New York Yankees	22	$1,750,000.00	-	Stats
1997 Baltimore Orioles	21	$2,340,000.00	-	-
1998 Baltimore Orioles	21	$5,390,825.00	-	-
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