Jimmy Key vs. Jack Sharrott — Career Comparison

Jimmy Key
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jack Sharrott
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jimmy Key built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Sharrott as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Sharrott posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 3.51 and 1.241 for Jimmy Key. By the career numbers, Jack Sharrott had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Key and Jack Sharrott

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
1.63
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.39
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.93
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.65
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.41
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.39
61.39
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.05
54.05
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.75
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
3.51
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.12
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
934
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
311.1
9
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2518
8.74
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
7.63
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
0.88
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
2.32
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
4.54
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.1
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1538
5.34
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
3.96
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.851
0.851
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.17
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.46
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.13
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10719
37.22
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1363
39.4
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.1
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
3.83
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
5.29
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.31
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.24
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.81
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9856
34.23
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1189
34.37
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.4
39.4

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Key and Jack Sharrott

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
1.63
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.38
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1815
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
0.6
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.01
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.57
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.22
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
646
2.24
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.63
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
2.17
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.23
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.75
84.75
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.328
1.328
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.613
1.613
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.12
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Key and Jack Sharrott

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471
94200
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PA
96
187.01
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
600
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
582.47
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
138.31
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
107.14
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.53
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.74
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.9
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.17
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.42
53.41
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
187.01
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
155.84
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
91.56
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
83.77
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
171.43
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-38.03
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.93
58.31
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.53
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
60.39
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.94
9.94
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
29.22
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
29.22
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100