Jimmy Key vs. Billy Taylor — Career Comparison

Jimmy Key
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Billy Taylor
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jimmy Key built a career as a starting pitcher and Billy Taylor as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Billy Taylor led in home run suppression (HR9+ 168 vs 93), strikeout rate (K%+ 129 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 131 vs 102). Jimmy Key held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 151 vs 112). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Billy Taylor.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Key and Billy Taylor

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
8.79
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.65
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.44
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.41
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.78
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.39
61.39
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.77
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.51
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.21
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
324.2
9
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2518
8.74
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
8.7
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
0.88
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.75
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
2.32
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
3.69
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.89
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1538
5.34
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
8.51
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.851
0.851
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.17
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.13
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10719
37.22
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1414
39.2
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.1
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
5.38
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
3.83
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
4.77
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.31
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.24
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.81
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.61
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.377
1.377
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9856
34.23
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1236
34.26
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Key and Billy Taylor

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
8.79
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
27
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
324.2
9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.6
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.57
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.11
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
2.24
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.52
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
2.17
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.52
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.174
0.174
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.12
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Key and Billy Taylor

Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471
94200
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
317
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.19
-38.03
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA