How Jimmy Key's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

Jimmy Key posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .256, near the starting pitcher average of .260 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1987, posting .221, below the starting pitcher average of .264 that year. The highest point came in 1995 at .323, well above the starting pitcher average of .268 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .266 in 1996 to .261 in 1997 and .258 in 1998. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent Opposing Batting Average producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 14 seasons.

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Jimmy Key Opposing Batting Average Per Season

Jimmy Key's Opposing Batting Average 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.
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Jimmy Key Opposing Batting Average by Team

Jimmy Key's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Jimmy Key Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Jimmy Key's career Opposing Batting Average shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Jimmy Key Opposing Batting Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Jimmy Key Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jimmy Key's seasonal Opposing Batting Average 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 Opposing Batting Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jimmy Key Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jimmy Key's MLB career with Opposing Batting Average 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.
Jimmy Key Opposing Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table