Jimmy Key vs. Joe Sparma — Career Comparison

Jimmy Key
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Sparma
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

When held to the same standard, Jimmy Key comes out ahead of Joe Sparma in this starter comparison. Jimmy Key led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 151 vs 83), run prevention (ERA+ 121 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 96). Joe Sparma held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 104 vs 93). The edge goes to Jimmy Key.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Key and Joe Sparma

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1.35
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.65
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.41
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.39
61.39
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.6
77.6
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.32
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.51
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
3.94
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2594
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
864.2
9
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2518
8.74
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
8.06
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
0.88
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.8
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
2.32
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.54
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1538
5.34
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
6.1
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.851
0.851
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.17
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.44
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.13
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10719
37.22
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3755
39.08
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.1
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
3.83
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
4.4
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.31
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.24
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.81
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9856
34.23
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3288
34.22
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Key and Joe Sparma

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.91
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1.35
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2593
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
864.1
9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.6
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.59
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.57
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.02
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
2.24
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.77
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
2.17
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
1.61
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.6
77.6
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.12
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Key and Joe Sparma

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471
94200
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
185
359.22
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
522.33
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
52.43
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.83
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.71
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.92
11.49
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
75.73
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.55
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-38.03
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.86
-1.66
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.42
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
209.71
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
56.31
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.94
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA