Jimmy
Key
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 200
 
Born: April 22, 1961 in Usa, AL, HUNTSVILLE
 
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1985 24 SEA AL 4 11 .267 37 18 1 0 3 123.7 125 59 18 45 73 4.29 .263 .328 .438 .765 1.9
1986 25 SEA AL 9 18 .333 38 35 0 0 0 211.7 240 125 31 76 121 5.32 .283 .340 .450 .790 0.0
1987 26 SEA AL 11 12 .478 39 29 1 0 0 218.0 221 97 23 70 116 4.00 .263 .321 .406 .727 9.2
1988 27 SEA AL 5 13 .278 22 22 1 0 0 139.3 151 70 20 31 95 4.52 .269 .308 .431 .740 3.8
1989 28 SEA AL 12 12 .500 30 30 1 0 0 179.7 186 79 30 50 118 3.96 .264 .315 .426 .741 8.0
1990 29 SEA AL 12 13 .480 32 32 2 1 0 195.7 215 108 31 51 124 4.97 .277 .320 .457 .778 4.2
1991 30 SEA AL 5 4 .556 52 1 0 0 1 94.7 93 43 7 38 60 4.09 .260 .328 .374 .703 4.7
1992 31 NYY AL 9 13 .409 36 30 0 0 0 193.7 214 95 32 61 141 4.41 .277 .329 .455 .784 7.9
1993 32 NYY AL 8 5 .615 86 5 0 0 3 144.3 170 77 32 34 132 4.80 .290 .332 .508 .840 6.3
1994 33 CIN NL 0 0 .000 14 0 0 0 0 13.7 14 5 1 8 15 3.29 .255 .349 .382 .731 0.8
1995 34 CIN NL 3 2 .600 29 9 0 0 1 73.3 77 48 19 16 71 5.89 .262 .304 .500 .804 0.0
1996 35 CIN NL 8 4 .667 21 21 0 0 0 117.0 134 65 20 46 119 5.00 .288 .353 .481 .834 4.1
1997 36 CIN NL 5 3 .625 17 17 1 1 0 97.0 93 46 10 38 91 4.27 .250 .326 .382 .708 4.9
1998 37 CIN NL 12 9 .571 33 33 0 0 0 184.3 176 106 38 71 151 5.18 .248 .317 .458 .775 6.7
14 Years Sim 103 119 .464 486 282 7 2 8 1985.9 2109 1023 312 635 1427 4.64 .270 .325 .444 .769 62.5
Season Average 7 8 .467 34 20 0 0 0 141.9 150 73 22 45 101 4.64 .270 .325 .444 .769  
Career Highs 12 18 .667 86 35 2 1 3 218.0 240 125 38 76 151 5.89 .290 .353 .508 .840  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1995 34 CIN NL 29 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .000 .067 .000 .067 -0.8 0.0
1996 35 CIN NL 21 36 3 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 14 .111 .135 .222 .357 0.8 0.0
1997 36 CIN NL 17 35 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 .057 .057 .086 .143 -2.2 0.0
1998 37 CIN NL 33 65 2 6 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 20 .092 .092 .138 .231 -2.5 0.0
4 Years Sim 100 150 7 12 5 0 1 9 0 0 2 57 .080 .092 .133 .225 -4.6 0.0
162 Game Average 243 11 19 8 0 1 14 0 0 3 92 .080 .092 .133 .225 -7.4  
Career Highs 33 65 3 6 3 0 1 5 0 0 1 20 .111 .135 .222 .357 0.8  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1985 24 SEA AL P 37 18 123.7 7 15 0 4 1.000 1.60    
1986 25 SEA AL P 38 35 211.7 13 32 1 2 .978 1.91    
1987 26 SEA AL P 39 29 218.0 10 33 2 7 .956 1.78    
1988 27 SEA AL P 22 22 139.3 8 16 2 3 .923 1.55    
1989 28 SEA AL P 30 30 179.7 11 28 1 1 .975 1.95    
1990 29 SEA AL P 32 32 195.7 11 22 3 2 .917 1.52    
1991 30 SEA AL P 52 1 94.7 4 15 0 4 1.000 1.81    
1992 31 NYY AL P 36 30 193.7 3 29 1 0 .970 1.49    
1993 32 NYY AL P 86 5 144.3 10 19 0 2 1.000 1.81    
1994 33 CIN NL P 14 0 13.7 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.32    
1995 34 CIN NL P 29 9 73.3 0 17 0 1 1.000 2.09    
1996 35 CIN NL P 21 21 117.0 6 13 0 3 1.000 1.46    
1997 36 CIN NL P 17 17 97.0 2 13 0 1 1.000 1.39    
1998 37 CIN NL P 33 33 184.3 7 29 0 0 1.000 1.76    
Career Totals   486 282 1985.9 93 282 10 30 .974 1.70    
Career Highs   86 35 218.0 13 33 3 7 1.000 2.09    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1994 33 CIN NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.7 2 0 0 0 3 0.00 .200 .200 .200 .400
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.7 2 0 0 0 3 0.00 .200 .200 .200 .400
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1994 33 CIN NL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1986-4-18
Games Pitched
1993-2-86
Complete Games
1990-10-2
1997-8-1
Shutouts
1990-7-1
1997-3-1
Homeruns Allowed
1985-6-18
1986-1-31
1987-3-23
1989-3-30
1990-3-31
1992-2-32
1993-5-32
1998-4-38
CAR-23-312
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 7    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 39th overall pick, by Baltimore in 1984
Traded from Baltimore to Seattle on 3/2/1984 (Going to SEA: P J. Key. Going to BAL: C T. Player)
Earned first career win on 6/14/1985
Injured on 10/2/1991 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/1/1992 to a 4-year deal worth $3,250,000 per year
Traded from New York (A) to Cincinnati on 2/15/1994 (Going to CIN: P Jimmy Key, P Pat Larkin. Going to NYY: P Jeff Fischer)
9/1/1995: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $600,000 per year, for 1 years
Had first career hit (double) on 5/28/1996, off Mike Brown (HOU)
7/31/1996: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $430,000 per year, for 2 years
Hit first career homerun on 9/11/1996, off Danny Jackson (LV)