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: 21-15 / in Starts: 20-15

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1986 Pitching Game Log

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1986 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	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	99	3	Apr 10	TOR	@	TEX	W,11-10	GS-1		99	0.1	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	135.00	2.77	6	1	0	0	0	5	21			0	0	0	6	3	1	0	0	0	0	1.06	-0.381	1.27	-0.27%	-4.44	1b start a 1	1b --3 1 out d3
2	100	8	Apr 17(1)	TOR		BAL	L,3-5	GS-4	L(0-1)	6	3.1	6	5	5	3	3	1	0	24.55	7.13	19	4	9	5	0	0	28			0	0	0	15	2	0	0	0	1	0	.74	-0.237	1.01	-0.19%	-2.82	1t start tie	4t 12- 1 out d4
3	101	13	Apr 21	TOR		TEX	W,7-6	GS-5		3	4.2	5	6	6	4	1	0	0	17.28	5.89	23	9	9	4	0	0	27			1	0	0	19	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	-0.354	1.15	-0.20%	-2.67	1t start tie	5t -2- 2 out d2
4	102	17	Apr 26	TOR	@	BAL	L,5-11	GS-6		4	5.1	4	2	2	0	3	0	0	11.85	4.23	19	6	6	3	0	4	55			0	0	0	19	2	0	0	1	0	0	.85	0.200	.90	0.13%	1.36	1b start tie	6b -2- 1 out a3
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	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
5	103	21	May 1	TOR		CAL	L,4-7	GS-4	L(0-2)	4	3.2	7	5	5	3	2	0	0	11.94	4.21	21	3	11	4	0	2	26			1	0	0	18	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.30	-0.370	1.11	-0.19%	-3.21	1t start tie	4t -2- 2 out d2
6	104	26	May 6	TOR		OAK	L,3-17	GS-3	L(0-3)	4	2.1	6	6	6	1	0	4	0	13.27	6.84	14	4	5	2	0	4	20			0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	.77	-0.326	.45	-0.12%	-4.69	1t start tie	3t --- 1 out d6
7	105	28	May 8	TOR	@	CAL	W,7-6	7-7	H(1)	1	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	13.05	6.82	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.11	-0.007	.95	0.00%	-0.02	7b --- 0 out a2	7b 1-- 1 out a2
8	106	31	May 11	TOR	@	SEA	W,4-3	GS-8	W(1-3)	2	7.2	6	3	3	2	4	0	0	10.41	5.63	30	6	12	3	0	6	57			0	0	0	27	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.32	0.257	.50	0.06%	1.03	1b start tie	8b --- 2 out a1
9	107	36	May 17	TOR		CLE	W,11-5	GS-7	W(2-3)	5	7.0	5	4	2	5	3	1	0	8.83	5.68	31	8	14	4	0	1	53			1	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	1	1	.46	0.157	.28	0.06%	-0.27	1t start tie	7t 3 out a7
10	108	41	May 22	TOR	@	CHW	W,5-0	SHO	W(3-3)	4	9.0	1	0	0	3	8	0	1	7.01	4.99	32	7	12	0	0	1	90			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.60	0.303	.20	0.06%	4.84	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
11	109	46	May 27	TOR	@	MIN	L,6-7	GS-5		4	4.2	9	4	4	2	1	1	0	7.08	5.13	22	8	2	0	0	9	29			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	3	0	0	.78	-0.086	.25	-0.02%	-0.63	1b start tie	5b 1-- 2 out d1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	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	110	50	Jun 1	TOR		CHW	L,4-6	GS-7	L(3-4)	4	6.1	6	3	3	1	6	1	0	6.75	4.93	25	6	6	1	0	6	54			2	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.00	-0.142	.31	-0.03%	-0.49	1t start tie	7t 1-3 1 out d2
13	111	55	Jun 7	TOR	@	DET	L,1-2	GS-8	L(3-5)	5	7.0	8	2	2	2	8	1	0	6.28	4.73	30	5	13	2	0	2	59			0	1	0	28	1	1	0	0	0	0	.74	0.048	.24	0.01%	1.23	1b start tie	8b 1-- 0 out d1
14	112	60	Jun 12	TOR		DET	W,9-0	SHO(7)	W(4-5)	4	7.0	6	0	0	2	6	0	0	5.64	4.45	28	7	13	5	0	0	69			0	0	1	26	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.10	0.329	.22	0.04%	3.73	1t start tie	7t 3 out a5
15	113	65	Jun 17	TOR	@	MIL	W,2-1	GS-10		4	10.0	4	1	1	1	5	1	0	5.03	4.31	33	10	17	2	0	0	84			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.40	0.420	.59	0.11%	4.33	1b start tie	10b 3 out tie
16	114	70	Jun 22	TOR		NYY	W,15-1	GS-8	W(5-5)	4	8.0	9	1	1	3	7	1	0	4.67	4.26	35	6	18	5	0	1	64			1	0	0	32	2	0	0	1	0	0	.72	0.209	.23	0.04%	3.26	1t start tie	8t 3 out a11
17	115	75	Jun 28	TOR	@	NYY	W,7-4	CG	W(6-5)	5	9.0	7	4	4	2	6	1	0	4.61	4.19	36	13	9	0	0	6	61			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	1	0	.81	0.195	.47	0.07%	0.60	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	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	116	79	Jul 2	TOR	@	BOS	W,4-2	GS-8	W(7-5)	3	7.2	8	2	2	2	2	1	0	4.44	4.23	31	12	7	0	0	8	55			0	0	1	28	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.05	0.147	.54	0.05%	2.03	1b start tie	8b --- 2 out a2
19	117	84	Jul 7	TOR		SEA	W,7-5	GS-8	W(8-5)	4	7.0	8	4	4	2	10	0	0	4.49	4.01	29	4	13	6	0	0	53			0	1	1	26	4	1	0	0	1	0	.90	0.164	.34	0.04%	0.38	1t start tie	8t 1-3 0 out a4
20	118	89	Jul 12	TOR		OAK	L,3-5	GS-7	L(8-6)	4	7.0	9	2	2	2	4	0	1	4.37	3.95	30	11	10	5	0	2	53			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	2	1	0	1.42	0.140	.69	0.04%	1.73	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
21	119	91	Jul 17	TOR	@	CAL	W,8-5	GS-7	W(9-6)	4	6.0	8	3	2	6	5	1	0	4.31	4.06	29	8	2	0	0	8	45			0	1	0	23	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.13	0.126	.42	0.03%	0.68	1b start a 1	7b 1-- 0 out a5
22	120	96	Jul 22	TOR	@	SEA	L,7-8	GS-4		4	4.0	8	6	5	0	2	1	0	4.52	4.09	20	8	2	0	0	8	26			0	0	0	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	.98	-0.433	.78	-0.21%	-3.93	1b start a 4	4b 3 out d1
23	121	100	Jul 27	TOR	@	OAK	L,0-1	GS-10		4	10.0	5	0	0	2	2	0	0	4.19	4.01	35	14	12	0	0	5	82			0	1	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.29	0.802	.84	0.31%	4.75	1b start tie	10b 3 out tie
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	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	122	104	Aug 1	TOR		BAL	L,3-7	GS-6	L(9-7)	4	5.1	9	6	6	0	0	1	0	4.42	4.05	24	13	10	5	0	1	26			0	0	1	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	.92	-0.257	1.12	-0.19%	-3.09	1t start tie	6t --- 1 out d5
25	123	109	Aug 6	TOR		KCR	W,8-0	GS-7	W(10-7)	4	7.0	4	0	0	2	5	0	0	4.21	3.97	26	9	10	2	0	0	72			0	1	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	.66	0.258	.42	0.10%	3.73	1t start tie	7t 3 out a7
26	124	114	Aug 11	TOR	@	BAL	L,1-3	GS-8	L(10-8)	4	7.1	7	3	3	2	4	0	1	4.18	3.92	31	8	9	2	0	7	54			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.00	0.055	.63	0.02%	0.52	1b start tie	8b 1-- 1 out d3
27	125	118	Aug 16	TOR		TEX	W,13-1	GS-7	W(11-8)	4	7.0	5	1	1	1	4	0	0	4.06	3.84	26	9	7	1	0	5	66			0	0	0	25	3	0	0	1	0	0	.47	0.197	.20	0.05%	2.73	1t start tie	7t 3 out a11
28	126	122	Aug 21	TOR		CHW	L,3-4	GS-9	L(11-9)	4	8.0	8	4	4	2	4	1	0	4.08	3.85	32	10	9	1	0	7	52			1	0	1	30	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.06	-0.200	.96	-0.11%	0.63	1t start tie	9t -2- 0 out tie
29	127	127	Aug 27(1)	TOR	@	CLE	W,3-2	GS-7		5	6.1	7	2	2	2	5	1	0	4.04	3.86	27	4	9	2	0	7	54			0	0	1	25	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.11	-0.062	1.16	-0.04%	0.63	1b start a 1	7b 12- 1 out d1
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	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	128	133	Sep 1	TOR		CLE	W,5-4	GS-7		4	6.2	9	4	4	2	1	2	0	4.09	3.99	31	7	19	7	0	2	39			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	-0.125	2.57	-0.18%	-0.73	1t start tie	7t 12- 2 out tie
31	129	137	Sep 6	TOR	@	CHW	W,4-0	GS-8	W(12-9)	4	8.0	4	0	0	2	6	0	0	3.92	3.91	30	12	6	0	0	4	78			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.68	0.651	2.41	0.56%	4.31	1b start tie	8b 3 out a1
32	130	140	Sep 11(1)	TOR		NYY	L,1-3	CG	L(12-10)	4	9.0	7	3	3	4	4	1	0	3.88	3.94	36	13	15	3	0	0	61			0	1	1	31	2	0	1	0	0	0	.73	0.007	.18	0.00%	1.79	1t start tie	9t 3 out d3
33	131	146	Sep 16	TOR		DET	W,6-4	GS-7	W(13-10)	4	6.1	6	4	2	2	5	0	0	3.84	3.88	28	8	7	0	0	6	52			1	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.34	0.031	.20	0.00%	0.12	1t start tie	7t 123 1 out a3
34	132	150	Sep 21	TOR		BOS	L,2-3	GS-9	L(13-11)	4	8.1	6	3	3	1	4	3	0	3.82	4.00	30	13	9	3	0	3	62			0	0	1	29	0	0	0	1	0	0	.70	0.083	.03	0.00%	1.24	1t start tie	9t 1-- 1 out d1
35	133	155	Sep 26	TOR	@	BOS	W,1-0	GS-8		4	7.2	5	0	0	2	6	0	0	3.69	3.93	30	6	16	6	0	0	73			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	2	1.19	0.450	.01	0.00%	3.63	1b start tie	8b 1-3 2 out tie
36	134	160	Oct 1	TOR	@	NYY	W,3-0	GS-8	W(14-11)	4	7.2	5	0	0	3	4	0	0	3.57	3.90	28	10	6	0	0	5	70			0	0	0	25	1	1	0	2	0	0	1.05	0.410	.00	0.00%	3.48	1b start tie	8b -23 2 out a2
							21-15		W-L:14-11,Hld:1	4.0	232.0	222	98	92	74	141	24	3	3.57	3.90	959	0.84		13%	0%	125	53	0	---%	8	6	8	866	47	4	1	21	6	6	.99	2.659	.62	0.04%	25.76

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