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Jimmy Key

PITCHER · R/L · MLB · ACTIVE: 1984–1998 BORN: HUNTSVILLE, USA
All-Star ×4
Career
186 W · 3.51 ERA · 1538 K
2591.2 IP · 1.23 WHIP · 470 G
1998 Season
6-3 · 4.20 ERA
79.1 IP · 53 K · 1.26 WHIP
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Jimmy Key was a pitcher in MLB. Across 470 career appearances, with a 3.51 ERA and 1538 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

Deep Data

Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching
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Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO WHIP
1984 TOR 4 5 4.65 63 0 10 62.0 70 32 32 44 1.65
1985 TOR 14 6 3.00 35 32 0 212.2 188 71 50 85 1.12
1986 TOR 14 11 3.57 36 35 0 232.0 222 92 74 141 1.28
1987 TOR 17 8 2.76 36 36 0 261.0 210 80 66 161 1.06
1988 TOR 12 5 3.29 21 21 0 131.1 127 48 30 65 1.20
1989 TOR 13 14 3.88 33 33 0 216.0 226 93 27 118 1.17
1990 TOR 13 7 4.25 27 27 0 154.2 169 73 22 88 1.23
1991 TOR 16 12 3.05 33 33 0 209.1 207 71 44 125 1.20
1992 TOR 13 13 3.53 33 33 0 216.2 205 85 59 117 1.22
1993 NYY 18 6 3.00 34 34 0 236.2 219 79 43 173 1.11
1994 NYY 17 4 3.27 25 25 0 168.0 177 61 52 97 1.36
1995 NYY 1 2 5.64 5 5 0 30.1 40 19 6 14 1.52
1996 NYY 12 11 4.68 30 30 0 169.1 171 88 58 116 1.35
1997 BAL 16 10 3.43 34 34 0 212.1 210 81 82 141 1.38
1998 BAL 6 3 4.20 25 11 0 79.1 77 37 23 53 1.26
Career Totals — 186 117 3.51 470 389 10 2591.2 2518 1010 668 1538 1.23
Season-by-Season Batting
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Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1984 TOR 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 TOR 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 TOR 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 TOR 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 TOR 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 TOR 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 TOR 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 TOR 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 TOR 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 NYY 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 NYY 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 NYY 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 NYY 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 BAL 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
1998 BAL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Totals — 471 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Awards & Achievements
  • MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher (1): 1994
  • Pitcher of the Month (1): 1993
  • TSN All-Star (3): 1987, 1993, 1994
  • TSN Pitcher of the Year (2): 1987, 1994
All-Star Selections

1985, 1991, 1993, 1994

Salary & Contract
Year Salary
1985$131,250
1986$552,500
1987$554,391
1988$440,225
1989$1,766,666
1990$1,466,667
1992$2,275,000
1993$4,900,000
1994$5,350,000
1995$4,873,700
1996$1,750,000
1997$2,340,000
1998$5,390,825

Career Total: $31,791,224 (13 seasons)

Average: $2,445,479

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.