Jimmy Key vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Jimmy Key
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Chris Sale a clear advantage over Jimmy Key across the core pitching metrics. Chris Sale led in strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 90), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 102), and home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 93). Jimmy Key held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 151 vs 130). Chris Sale was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Key and Chris Sale

Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1.35
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.65
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.63
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.41
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.39
61.39
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
3.51
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2518
8.74
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.88
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
2.32
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
1538
5.34
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.851
0.851
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.17
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.13
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10719
37.22
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
3.83
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.31
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.81
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9856
34.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.22
37.22
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Key and Chris Sale

Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1.35
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.6
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.57
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
2.24
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
2.17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Key and Chris Sale

Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471
94200
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
393
8733.33
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-38.03
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
311.11
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA