Jimmy Key vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Jimmy Key
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Jimmy Key a clear advantage over Tim Wakefield across the core pitching metrics. Jimmy Key led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 151 vs 92), run prevention (ERA+ 121 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 84). Jimmy Key was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Key and Tim Wakefield

Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.65
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.56
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.41
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.39
61.39
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.51
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2518
8.74
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.88
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
2.32
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
1538
5.34
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.851
0.851
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.17
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
10719
37.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
3.83
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.31
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.81
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
9856
34.23
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Key and Tim Wakefield

Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
1.63
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.35
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
7775
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
2591.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.57
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
2.24
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
2.17
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.77
82.77
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Key and Tim Wakefield

Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PAverified
471
94200
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
2907.69
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-38.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
216.92
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
69.23
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Key
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA