How Jimmy Key's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Jimmy Key totaled 10,719 career Batters Faced, well above the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 1987, posting 1,033, well above the starting pitcher average of 523.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1995 at 134, well below the starting pitcher average of 417.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 715 in 1996 to 902 in 1997 and 327 in 1998, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 134 to 1,033 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Jimmy Key Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Jimmy Key
| Jimmy Key
Batters Faced | Jimmy Key
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 10719 | 37.22 |
| Season Avg. | 714.6 | 37.22 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3694.63 | 37.22 |
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Jimmy Key Batters Faced Per Season
Jimmy Key's Batters Faced for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jimmy Key Batters Faced by Team
Jimmy Key's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jimmy Key Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Jimmy Key's career Batters Faced, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Jimmy Key Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jimmy Key's seasonal Batters Faced alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Jimmy Key Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jimmy Key's MLB career with Batters Faced alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
