Jimmy Key vs. Danny Patterson — Career Comparison

Jimmy Key
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Danny Patterson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jimmy Key built a career as a starting pitcher and Danny Patterson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Danny Patterson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 132 vs 93), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 102), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 151 vs 151). Jimmy Key held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 90 vs 74). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Danny Patterson.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Key and Danny Patterson

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
8.2
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.65
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.56
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.41
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.52
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.39
61.39
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.17
52.17
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.51
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
4.14
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1153
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
384.1
9
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2518
8.74
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
9.79
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
0.88
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.82
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
2.32
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
2.62
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1538
5.34
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
5.85
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.851
0.851
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.942
0.942
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.17
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.42
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.13
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10719
37.22
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1637
38.33
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.1
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.69
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
3.83
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
4.43
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.31
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.24
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.26
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
0.81
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.38
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9856
34.23
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1481
34.68
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Key and Danny Patterson

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
8.2
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1153
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
384.1
9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.6
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.59
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.57
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.08
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
2.24
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.73
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
2.17
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.66
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.95
95.95
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.203
0.203
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.12
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Key and Danny Patterson

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
471
94200
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
350
210000
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.19
-38.03
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Danny Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA