Jimmy Key vs. Jose Peña — Career Comparison

Jimmy Key
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jose Peña
Silent GenerationMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jimmy Key built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Peña 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 91), home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 57), and run prevention (ERA+ 121 vs 95). Jose Peña held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 127 vs 90). Role difference aside, Jimmy Key holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Key and Jose Peña

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
4.89
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.65
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.41
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.39
61.39
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.51
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.97
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.1
9
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2518
8.74
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
8.49
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.88
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
2.32
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.65
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1538
5.34
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
6.57
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.851
0.851
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.17
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.13
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10719
37.22
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
39.98
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.1
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.64
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
3.83
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
5.45
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.31
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.24
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.81
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9856
34.23
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
33.97
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.98
39.98

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Key and Jose Peña

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
4.9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.6
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.57
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.53
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
2.24
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.69
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
2.17
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.69
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.12
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Key and Jose Peña

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471
94200
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
61
2815.38
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
507.69
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
60.77
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-38.03
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
77.61
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA