Jimmy Key vs. Gerry Staley — Career Comparison

Jimmy Key
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Gerry Staley
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Jimmy Key a clear advantage over Gerry Staley across the core pitching metrics. Jimmy Key led in run prevention (ERA+ 121 vs 87), strikeout rate (K%+ 90 vs 62), and home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 76). Jimmy Key was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Key and Gerry Staley

Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
2.91
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.84
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.65
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.61
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.41
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.5
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.39
61.39
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.69
54.69
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.06
29.06
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.28
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.51
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
814
3.7
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5945
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1981.2
9
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2518
8.74
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2070
9.4
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
0.88
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.85
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
2.32
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
2.4
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.17
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1538
5.34
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
727
3.3
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.851
0.851
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
0.634
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.17
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.13
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10719
37.22
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8398
38.14
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.1
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.12
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
3.83
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
946
4.3
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.31
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.24
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.81
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9856
34.23
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7806
35.45
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Key and Gerry Staley

Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
6.68
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.5
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2587
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
862.1
9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
0.6
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.52
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
1.57
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.02
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
646
2.24
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
6.74
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
2.17
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
6.54
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.12
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.34
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Key and Gerry Staley

Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PAverified
471
94200
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
640
622.37
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
617
600
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
525
510.53
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
64.18
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
59.32
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.89
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.86
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.42
11.11
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
70.99
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
102.11
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
34.04
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
18.48
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
51.54
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-38.03
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
1.35
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
36.95
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
112.8
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.32
5.32
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
49.59
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
15
14.59
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0