Jimmy Key vs. Aaron Small — Career Comparison

Jimmy Key
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Aaron Small
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jimmy Key built a career as a starting pitcher and Aaron Small 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 120), strikeout rate (K%+ 90 vs 68), and run prevention (ERA+ 121 vs 104). Aaron Small held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 166 vs 93). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jimmy Key.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Key and Aaron Small

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.81
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
0.65
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.7
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.41
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.39
61.39
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.79
65.79
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.51
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
5.2
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
321.2
9
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2518
8.74
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
10.63
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.88
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.04
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
2.32
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
3.83
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1538
5.34
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
4.76
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.851
0.851
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.954
0.954
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.17
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.13
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10719
37.22
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
40.68
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.1
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.26
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
3.83
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
5.65
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.31
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.24
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
0.81
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.12
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.607
1.607
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9856
34.23
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
35.79
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Key and Aaron Small

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.81
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
321.2
9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.6
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.57
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.06
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
2.24
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.45
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
2.17
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.43
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.12
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Key and Aaron Small

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471
94200
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
172
20640
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
480
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.19
-38.03
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-48.1
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA