Jimmy Key vs. John Means — Career Comparison

Jimmy Key
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
John Means
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jimmy Key and John Means are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 121 for Jimmy Key and 125 for John Means, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 102 and 99 respectively. If forced to pick, John Means gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Key and John Means

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.75
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1.35
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.65
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.52
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.41
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.39
61.39
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.94
46.94
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.77
82.77
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.51
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
3.68
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1203
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
9
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2518
8.74
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
7.68
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.88
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.62
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
2.32
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.77
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.1
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1538
5.34
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
7.5
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.851
0.851
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.17
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.22
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.13
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.34
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10719
37.22
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1621
36.38
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.1
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
3.83
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
3.93
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.31
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.24
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.81
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.47
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9856
34.23
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1517
34.05
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.22
37.22
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.38
36.38

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Key and John Means

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.75
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1.35
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1203
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.6
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.57
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.63
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
2.24
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.83
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
2.17
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.81
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.77
82.77
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.12
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Key and John Means

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471
94200
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
78
5850
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
450
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.938
0.938
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
103.54
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.929
0.929
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-38.03
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
99.22
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA