Mike Armstrong vs. Jimmy Key — Career Comparison

Mike Armstrong
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jimmy Key
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jimmy Key built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Armstrong as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jimmy Key led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 151 vs 90), run prevention (ERA+ 121 vs 110), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 97). Mike Armstrong held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 90). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jimmy Key.

Pitching Stats for Mike Armstrong and Jimmy Key

Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
5.25
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.51
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.65
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.45
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.41
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.78
52.78
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.39
61.39
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.29
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
4.1
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.51
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
7.99
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2518
8.74
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.12
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.88
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
4.13
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
2.32
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.53
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
5.88
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1538
5.34
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.851
0.851
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.17
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.13
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1439
38.32
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10719
37.22
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.5
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.1
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
4.53
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
3.83
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.29
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.31
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.4
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.24
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.51
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.81
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1252
33.34
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9856
34.23
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22

Fielding Stats for Mike Armstrong and Jimmy Key

Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
5.25
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.75
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
0.6
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.75
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.57
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.6
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
2.24
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.49
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
2.17
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.12
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Armstrong and Jimmy Key

Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
198
39600
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471
94200
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-66.4
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.19
-38.03
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA