Jimmy Key vs. Brian Sanches — Career Comparison

Jimmy Key
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brian Sanches
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jimmy Key built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Sanches as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brian Sanches led in run prevention (ERA+ 143 vs 121), strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 90), and home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 93). Jimmy Key held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 151 vs 86). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Brian Sanches.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Key and Brian Sanches

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
7.47
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.65
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.41
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.39
61.39
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.51
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
3.75
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
705
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
9
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2518
8.74
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
8
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.88
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.38
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
2.32
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
4.67
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.77
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1538
5.34
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
7.81
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.851
0.851
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.17
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.13
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10719
37.22
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1026
39.29
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.1
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.65
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
3.83
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.29
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.31
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.24
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.81
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.54
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.409
1.409
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9856
34.23
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
33.74
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Key and Brian Sanches

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
7.47
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
705
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.6
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.57
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
2.24
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.11
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
2.17
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.07
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
96.55
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.144
0.144
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.12
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Key and Brian Sanches

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471
94200
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 600 PA
195
9750
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.51
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.19
-38.03
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-38.37
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Brian Sanches
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Sanches
Career
Per 600 PA