Jimmy Key vs. Jim Park — Career Comparison

Jimmy Key
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Park
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jimmy Key built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Park as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Park posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.311 compared to 3.51 and 1.241 for Jimmy Key. By the career numbers, Jim Park had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Key and Jim Park

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.1
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.66
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.65
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.41
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.39
61.39
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
3.51
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.02
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
366
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
9
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2518
8.74
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.41
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
0.88
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
2.32
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.39
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.1
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1538
5.34
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.95
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.851
0.851
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
0.705
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.17
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.13
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10719
37.22
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
36.52
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.1
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.33
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
3.83
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.13
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.31
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.24
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.81
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9856
34.23
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
33.05
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.22
37.22
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.52
36.52

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Key and Jim Park

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
1.63
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7775
27
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2591.2
9
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.6
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.57
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
2.24
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
2.17
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.12
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Key and Jim Park

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471
94200
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
42
787.5
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
600
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
25.99
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-38.03
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
20.58
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
206.25
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
2.91
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100