James Shields ERA in 2011
2.822011 Regular Season
James Shields posted a 2.82 ERA in the 2011 regular season.
| ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |||
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| Sep 26, 2011 |  vs NYY | W 5-2 | 2.82 | 8.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2011 | @ NYY | L 4-2 | 2.84 | 7.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2011 |  @ BOS | L 4-3 | 2.78 | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2011 | vs BOS | W 9-1 | 2.70 | 8.1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2011 |  vs TEX | W 5-1 | 2.77 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Aug 31, 2011 | @ TEX | W 4-1 | 2.84 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Aug 26, 2011 |  @ TOR | W 6-1 | 2.96 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2011 |  vs SEA | W 8-7 | 3.05 | 7.1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Aug 16, 2011 | @ BOS | L 3-1 | 2.83 | 8.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2011 |  vs KC | W 4-0 | 2.80 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Aug 3, 2011 | vs TOR | W 9-1 | 2.95 | 7.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2011 |  @ ATH | L 13-4 | 3.03 | 4.0 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Jul 21, 2011 | vs NYY | W 2-1 | 2.53 | 7.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Jul 16, 2011 | vs BOS | L 9-5 | 9.00 | 6.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Jul 10, 2011 | @ NYY | L 1-0 | 2.33 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 2011 |  @ MIN | L 3-2 | 2.47 | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Jun 29, 2011 |  vs CIN | L 4-3 | 2.45 | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2011 |  @ HOU | W 5-1 | 2.29 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Jun 19, 2011 |  vs MIA | W 2-1 | 2.40 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jun 14, 2011 | vs BOS | W 4-0 | 2.60 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 2011 |  @ LAA | W 4-3 F/10 | 2.85 | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Jun 2, 2011 | @ SEA | L 8-2 | 2.77 | 4.0 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| May 28, 2011 |  vs CLE | L 7-3 | 2.15 | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| May 22, 2011 | @ MIA | W 4-0 | 2.00 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| May 17, 2011 | vs NYY | L 6-2 | 2.26 | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| May 12, 2011 | @ CLE | W 7-4 | 2.08 | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| May 6, 2011 |  @ BAL | W 6-2 | 2.01 | 7.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2011 | vs LAA | W 2-1 F/10 | 2.14 | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Apr 24, 2011 | @ TOR | W 2-0 | 2.35 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 2011 |  vs CHW | W 2-1 | 3.07 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Apr 14, 2011 | vs MIN | W 4-3 F/10 | 3.98 | 7.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 2011 | @ CHW | W 9-7 | 4.73 | 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 2, 2011 | vs BAL | L 3-1 | 2.45 | 7.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
- James Shields' best regular season for ERA in 13 seasons on file.
- Down 2.36 from 5.18 in 2010.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on October 28, 2026.