Jimmy Key vs. Lucas Sims — Career Comparison

Jimmy Key
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lucas Sims
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jimmy Key built a career as a starting pitcher and Lucas Sims as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jimmy Key led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 151 vs 87), run prevention (ERA+ 121 vs 98), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 100). Lucas Sims held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 116 vs 90). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jimmy Key.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Key and Lucas Sims

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
7.44
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
0.65
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.65
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.41
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.39
61.39
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.76
54.76
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.51
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
4.86
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2518
8.74
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
7.07
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.88
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.24
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
2.32
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
4.89
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.2
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1538
5.34
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
10.35
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.35
10.35
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.851
0.851
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.693
1.693
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.17
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.13
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.99
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10719
37.22
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
39.1
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.1
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.05
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
3.83
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
5.12
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.31
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.24
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.81
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9856
34.23
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
1152
32.57
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Key and Lucas Sims

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
7.44
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
0.6
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.57
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
2.24
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.41
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
2.17
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.3
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.12
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Key and Lucas Sims

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471
94200
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
263
5260
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
540
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
2.63
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-38.03
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.41
-28.16
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
300
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
60
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA