Jimmy Key vs. Bret Saberhagen — Career Comparison

Jimmy Key
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bret Saberhagen
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Bret Saberhagen a clear advantage over Jimmy Key across the core pitching metrics. Bret Saberhagen led in home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 93), walk avoidance (BB%+ 165 vs 151), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 102). Jimmy Key held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 121 vs 115). Bret Saberhagen was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Key and Bret Saberhagen

Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
1.63
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
1.4
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
1.3
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.65
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.59
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.41
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.41
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.39
61.39
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.8
58.8
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.77
82.77
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.27
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
3.51
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
3.34
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7688
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2562.2
9
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2518
8.74
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2452
8.61
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
0.88
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.77
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
2.32
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.65
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
1538
5.34
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
6.02
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.851
0.851
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.853
0.853
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.17
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.19
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.13
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.21
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10719
37.22
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10421
36.6
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.1
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
3.83
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1036
3.64
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.31
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.31
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.24
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.24
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.81
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.59
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9856
34.23
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9734
34.19
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.22
37.22
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Key and Bret Saberhagen

Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
1.63
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
1.4
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
1.3
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7688
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2562.2
9
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.6
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.71
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.57
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
1.46
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
646
2.24
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
2.25
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
2.17
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
2.17
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.26
96.26
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.328
1.328
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.549
1.549
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.77
82.77
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.12
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Key and Bret Saberhagen

Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471
94200
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
403
1065.2
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
600
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
502.2
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
60.79
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
50.22
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.57
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.57
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.96
13.11
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
71.37
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.15
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.36
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-38.03
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.49
3.94
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.36
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
129.52
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
63.44
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.64
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA