Jimmy Key vs. Eddie Plank — Career Comparison

Jimmy Key
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Eddie Plank
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Eddie Plank posted a stronger line than Jimmy Key. Eddie Plank posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.35 vs 3.51) and WHIP (1.119 vs 1.241). By the career numbers, Eddie Plank had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Key and Eddie Plank

Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
1.63
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
1.25
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.06
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.65
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
0.65
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.41
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.39
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.39
61.39
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.69
62.69
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.77
82.77
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.91
84.91
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.82
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.14
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.05
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1010
3.51
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
2.35
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13487
27
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4495.2
9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2518
8.74
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3958
7.92
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
0.88
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.08
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668
2.32
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
2.15
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.1
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1538
5.34
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2246
4.5
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.851
0.851
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.17
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.17
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.13
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.38
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10719
37.22
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17985
36
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.1
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.15
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1104
3.83
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1563
3.13
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.31
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.24
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.81
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.119
1.119
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9856
34.23
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16722
33.48
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.22
37.22
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Key and Eddie Plank

Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
1.92
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
0.75
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8751
27
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2917
9
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.6
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.71
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
1.57
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
3.42
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.12
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
646
2.24
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1377
4.25
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
2.17
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1337
4.13
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.328
1.328
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.146
2.146
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.12
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.11
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Key and Eddie Plank

Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PAverified
471
94200
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
212.6
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1778
600
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1607
542.29
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
111.7
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282
95.16
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
13.16
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.36
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
16.54
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103.24
34.84
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
132.62
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
143.76
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
43.87
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
41.17
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
84.03
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-38.03
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113.11
38.17
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
8.1
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
23.96
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
89.43
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.71
6.71
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
25.65
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.39
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.4
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.25
81.25