Jimmy Key
James Edward Key
Born: April 22, 1961
Huntsville, AL USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, DH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: L
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
College: Clemson University
Career: 1984-1998
Draft: Round 10 (1979 June Amateur Draft, Chicago White Sox)
Draft: Round 3 (1982 June Amateur Draft, Toronto Blue Jays)
School: Butler HS (Huntsville, AL)
Clemson
Minor League Statistics
Jimmy Key compiled a career record of 186 wins and 117 losses in his 471-game career with the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles. He began playing during the 1984 season and last took the field during the 1998 campaign.
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Pitching:
Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
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1984 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4.65 | 63 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 62.0 | 70 | 37 | 32 | 8 | 32 | 8 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 285 |
1985 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 14 | 6 | .700 | 3.00 | 35 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 212.7 | 188 | 77 | 71 | 22 | 50 | 1 | 85 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 856 |
1986 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 14 | 11 | .560 | 3.57 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 232.0 | 222 | 98 | 92 | 24 | 74 | 1 | 141 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 959 |
1987 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 17 | 8 | .680 | 2.76 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 261.0 | 210 | 93 | 80 | 24 | 66 | 6 | 161 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1033 |
1988 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 12 | 5 | .706 | 3.29 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 131.3 | 127 | 55 | 48 | 13 | 30 | 2 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 551 |
1989 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 13 | 14 | .481 | 3.88 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 216.0 | 226 | 99 | 93 | 18 | 27 | 2 | 118 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 886 |
1990 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 13 | 7 | .650 | 4.25 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.7 | 169 | 79 | 73 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 636 |
1991 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 16 | 12 | .571 | 3.05 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 209.3 | 207 | 84 | 71 | 12 | 44 | 3 | 125 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 877 |
1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 13 | 13 | .500 | 3.53 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 216.7 | 205 | 88 | 85 | 24 | 59 | 0 | 117 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 900 |
1993 | AL | New York Yankees | 18 | 6 | .750 | 3.00 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 236.7 | 219 | 84 | 79 | 26 | 43 | 1 | 173 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 948 |
1994 | AL | New York Yankees | 17 | 4 | .810 | 3.27 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0 | 177 | 68 | 61 | 10 | 52 | 0 | 97 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 710 |
1995 | AL | New York Yankees | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5.64 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.3 | 40 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 134 |
1996 | AL | New York Yankees | 12 | 11 | .522 | 4.68 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.3 | 171 | 93 | 88 | 21 | 58 | 1 | 116 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 715 |
1997 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 16 | 10 | .615 | 3.43 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 212.3 | 210 | 90 | 81 | 24 | 82 | 1 | 141 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 902 |
1998 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 6 | 3 | .667 | 4.20 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.3 | 77 | 39 | 37 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 327 |
Totals | 186 | 117 | .614 | 3.51 | 470 | 389 | 28 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 2591.7 | 2518 | 1104 | 1010 | 254 | 668 | 29 | 1538 | 38 | 12 | 50 | 10719 |
Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1984 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1985 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1986 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1987 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1988 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1989 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1990 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1991 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1993 | AL | New York Yankees | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1994 | AL | New York Yankees | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1995 | AL | New York Yankees | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1996 | AL | New York Yankees | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1997 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1998 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Totals | 471 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1984 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | P | 63 | 0 | 62.0 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 2.903 | .317 |
1985 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | P | 35 | 32 | 212.7 | 15 | 52 | 3 | 3 | .957 | 2.835 | 1.914 |
1986 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | P | 36 | 35 | 232.0 | 18 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 2.328 | 1.667 |
1987 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | P | 36 | 36 | 261.0 | 17 | 44 | 3 | 5 | .953 | 2.103 | 1.694 |
1988 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | P | 21 | 21 | 131.3 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.645 | 1.143 |
1989 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | P | 33 | 33 | 216.0 | 11 | 44 | 2 | 2 | .965 | 2.292 | 1.667 |
1990 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | P | 27 | 27 | 154.7 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 3 | .968 | 1.746 | 1.111 |
1991 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | P | 33 | 33 | 209.3 | 22 | 37 | 2 | 3 | .967 | 2.537 | 1.788 |
1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | P | 33 | 33 | 216.7 | 18 | 27 | 1 | 2 | .978 | 1.869 | 1.364 |
1993 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 34 | 34 | 236.7 | 14 | 33 | 4 | 1 | .922 | 1.787 | 1.382 |
1994 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 25 | 25 | 168.0 | 6 | 40 | 2 | 3 | .958 | 2.464 | 1.840 |
1995 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 5 | 5 | 30.3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.077 | 1.400 |
1996 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 30 | 30 | 169.3 | 9 | 30 | 1 | 1 | .975 | 2.073 | 1.300 |
1997 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 34 | 34 | 212.3 | 12 | 37 | 2 | 2 | .961 | 2.077 | 1.441 |
1998 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 25 | 11 | 79.3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.702 | .600 |
Totals | 470 | 389 | 2591.7 | 172 | 452 | 22 | 35 | .966 | 2.167 | 1.328 |
Postseason - Pitching:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
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1985 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
1989 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
1991 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |
1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | WS | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
1996 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS2 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
1996 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
1996 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.97 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
1997 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALDS2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.86 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
1997 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | |
Totals | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.15 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68.7 | 71 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 286 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1985 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1989 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1991 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | WS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1996 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1996 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1996 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1997 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALDS2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1997 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Totals | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1985 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | P | 2 | 2 | 8.7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.115 | 1.500 |
1989 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | P | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
1991 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | P | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 3.000 |
1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | P | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | WS | P | 2 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 3.000 |
1996 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS2 | P | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
1996 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | P | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.125 | 1.000 |
1996 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | P | 2 | 2 | 11.3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.382 | 1.500 |
1997 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALDS2 | P | 1 | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.929 | 1.000 |
1997 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | P | 2 | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
Totals | 14 | 11 | 68.7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.228 | 1.214 |
Awards
1987 - AL TSN Pitcher of the Year
1987 - AL TSN All-Star LHP
1993 - AL TSN All-Star LHP
1994 - AL TSN All-Star LHP
1994 - AL TSN Pitcher of the Year
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