Jimmy Key vs. Cade Smith — Career Comparison

Jimmy Key
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Cade Smith
Gen ZCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jimmy Key built a career as a starting pitcher and Cade Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cade Smith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 536 vs 93), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 259 vs 102), and strikeout rate (K%+ 147 vs 90). Role difference aside, Cade Smith holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Key and Cade Smith

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
9.06
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
0.65
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.85
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.41
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.39
61.39
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.03
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
3.51
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.42
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.196
0.196
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2518
8.74
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
6.4
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
0.88
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
2.32
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.17
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1538
5.34
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
12.5
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.5
12.5
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.851
0.851
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.631
1.631
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.17
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.13
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10719
37.22
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
35.58
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.1
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.93
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
3.83
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.84
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.31
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.24
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.81
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.953
0.953
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9856
34.23
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
32.74
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.22
37.22
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.58
35.58

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Key and Cade Smith

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
9.06
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
0.6
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.57
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
2.24
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.09
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
2.17
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.03
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.113
0.113
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.12
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Key and Cade Smith

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471
94200
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
150
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.19
-38.03
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Cade Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Cade Smith
Career
Per 600 PA