Jimmy Key vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Jimmy Key
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Jimmy Key a clear advantage over Rollie Sheldon across the core pitching metrics. Jimmy Key led in run prevention (ERA+ 121 vs 92), walk avoidance (BB%+ 151 vs 137), and strikeout rate (K%+ 90 vs 82). Jimmy Key was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Key and Rollie Sheldon

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.25
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.65
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.47
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.41
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.39
61.39
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.35
51.35
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.13
63.13
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.51
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
4.09
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2518
8.74
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
741
9.2
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.88
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
2.32
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
2.57
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1538
5.34
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
4.61
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.851
0.851
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.17
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.13
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10719
37.22
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3062
38.03
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
3.83
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
4.45
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.31
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.24
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.81
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9856
34.23
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
35.28
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Key and Rollie Sheldon

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.25
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
0.6
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.6
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.57
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.48
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
2.24
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
2.11
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
2.17
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
2.07
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.044
1.044
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.13
63.13
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.12
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Key and Rollie Sheldon

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471
94200
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
524.69
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
5.19
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.82
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-38.03
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.03
-15.14
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
283.68
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
2.12
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
47.7
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0