Jimmy Key vs. Troy Percival — Career Comparison

Jimmy Key
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Troy Percival
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Jimmy Key built a career as a starting pitcher and Troy Percival 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 87), home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 77), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 92). Troy Percival held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 90). Role difference aside, Jimmy Key holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Key and Troy Percival

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
8.93
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.65
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.41
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.55
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.39
61.39
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.87
44.87
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.55
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
3.51
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
3.17
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
2126
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
708.2
9
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2518
8.74
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
6.08
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.88
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.08
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
2.32
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
3.89
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1538
5.34
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
9.92
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.851
0.851
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.17
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.41
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.13
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.34
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10719
37.22
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
2915
37.02
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.1
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
6.93
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
3.83
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.44
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.31
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.24
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.81
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.23
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9856
34.23
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
2550
32.38
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.22
37.22
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Key and Troy Percival

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
8.93
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
2126
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
708.2
9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.6
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.37
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.57
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.29
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
2.24
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.69
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
2.17
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.66
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
96.3
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.074
0.074
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.12
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Key and Troy Percival

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PAverified
471
94200
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
703
84360
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.19
-38.03
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-66.4
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA