Jimmy Key

James Edward "Jimmy" Key (born April 22, 1961) is a former left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Toronto Blue Jays (1984–1992), New York Yankees (1993–1996), and Baltimore Orioles (1997–1998). His best personal years were in 1987, when he posted a 17–8 record with a league-leading 2.76 ERA, and in 1993, when he went 18–6 with a 3.00 ERA and 173 strikeouts.

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Filmography

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Acting Credits

1994

1994 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Pitcher

1993

1993 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Pitcher

1991

1991 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Pitcher

1990

Sunday Night Baseball (TV Show)

Himself - New York Yankees Pitcher

1985

1985 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Pitcher

1985

1985 American League Championship Series (TV Show)

Himself - Toronto Blue Jays Pitcher

Self

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Pitching Stats

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Major League pitching statistics for Jimmy Key.

Year	Team	W-L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1984	TOR	4-5	4.65	63	0	0	0	10	62	70	37	32	32	44
1985	TOR	14-6	3.00	35	32	3	0	0	212	188	77	71	50	85
1986	TOR	14-11	3.57	36	35	4	2	0	232	222	98	92	74	141
1987	TOR	17-8	2.76	36	36	8	1	0	261	210	93	80	66	161
1988	TOR	12-5	3.29	21	21	2	2	0	131	127	55	48	30	65
1989	TOR	13-14	3.88	33	33	5	1	0	216	226	99	93	27	118
1990	TOR	13-7	4.25	27	27	0	0	0	154	169	79	73	22	88
1991	TOR	16-12	3.05	33	33	2	2	0	209	207	84	71	44	125
1992	TOR	13-13	3.53	33	33	4	2	0	216	205	88	85	59	117
1993	NYY	18-6	3.00	34	34	4	2	0	236	219	84	79	43	173
1994	NYY	17-4	3.27	25	25	1	0	0	168	177	68	61	52	97
1995	NYY	1-2	5.64	5	5	0	0	0	30	40	20	19	6	14
1996	NYY	12-11	4.68	30	30	0	0	0	169	171	93	88	58	116
1997	BAL	16-10	3.43	34	34	1	1	0	212	210	90	81	82	141
1998	BAL	6-3	4.20	25	11	0	0	0	79	77	39	37	23	53
Career		186-117	-	470	389	34	13	10	-	2518	1104	1010	668	1538

Fielding Stats

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Major League fielding statistics for Jimmy Key.

Year	Team	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1984	TOR	63	0	62	9	11	1	0	0.952
1985	TOR	35	32	212	15	52	3	3	0.957
1986	TOR	36	35	232	18	42	0	4	1.000
1987	TOR	36	36	261	17	44	3	5	0.953
1988	TOR	21	21	131	5	19	0	1	1.000
1989	TOR	33	33	216	11	44	2	2	0.965
1990	TOR	27	27	154	8	22	1	3	0.968
1991	TOR	33	33	209	22	37	2	3	0.967
1992	TOR	33	33	216	18	27	1	2	0.978
1993	NYY	34	34	236	14	33	4	1	0.922
1994	NYY	25	25	168	6	40	2	3	0.958
1995	NYY	5	5	30	4	3	0	2	1.000
1996	NYY	30	30	169	9	30	1	1	0.975
1997	BAL	34	34	212	12	37	2	2	0.961
1998	BAL	25	11	79	4	11	0	3	1.000
Career		470	389	-	172	452	22	35	-

Batting Stats

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Major League batting statistics for Jimmy Key.

Year	Team	G	AB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1984	TOR	0	0	0	-	-	-
1985	TOR	1	0	0	-	-	-
1986	TOR	0	0	0	-	-	-
1987	TOR	0	0	0	-	-	-
1988	TOR	0	0	0	-	-	-
1989	TOR	0	0	0	-	-	-
1990	TOR	0	0	0	-	-	-
1991	TOR	0	0	0	-	-	-
1992	TOR	0	0	0	-	-	-
1993	NYY	0	0	0	-	-	-
1994	NYY	0	0	0	-	-	-
1995	NYY	0	0	0	-	-	-
1996	NYY	0	0	0	-	-	-
1997	BAL	1	2	2	0.000	0.000	0.000
1998	BAL	0	0	0	-	-	-
Career		2	2	2	-	-	-

First Name	James
Middle Name	Edward
Last Name	Key
Full Name at Birth	James Edward Key
Age	52
Date of Birth	April 22, 1961
Birthplace	Huntsville, AL
Height	6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight	185 lbs (83.9 kg)
Star Sign	Taurus
Nationality	American
High School	Butler (Huntsville, AL)
University	Clemson University
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Pitcher
Bats	Right
Throws	Left
MLB Debut	6 April 1984
Last MLB Game	20 September 1998
Draft	Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 3rd round of the 1982 amateur draft.