James Shields ERA in 2012
3.522012 Regular Season
James Shields posted a 3.52 ERA in the 2012 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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| Oct 2, 2012 |  vs BAL | L 1-0 | 3.52 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2012 |  @ CHW | W 3-2 | 3.62 | 6.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Sep 21, 2012 |  vs TOR | W 12-1 | 3.65 | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Sep 15, 2012 |  @ NYY | L 5-3 | 3.77 | 6.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Sep 9, 2012 |  vs TEX | W 6-0 | 3.71 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 2012 | vs NYY | W 4-3 | 3.88 | 8.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Aug 28, 2012 | @ TEX | L 1-0 | 3.91 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2012 |  vs KC | W 5-3 | 4.01 | 7.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 2012 |  @ LAA | W 12-3 | 4.03 | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Aug 12, 2012 |  @ MIN | W 7-3 F/10 | 4.02 | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2012 | vs TOR | W 4-1 | 4.08 | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2012 |  @ ATH | W 8-0 | 4.24 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jul 26, 2012 | @ BAL | L 6-2 | 4.52 | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 2012 |  vs SEA | W 4-3 F/14 | 4.39 | 7.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2012 |  vs BOS | L 7-3 | 4.44 | 5.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Jul 8, 2012 |  @ CLE | W 7-6 | 4.17 | 7.0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2012 | vs NYY | W 7-4 | 4.11 | 7.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Jun 28, 2012 |  vs DET | L 5-2 | 4.04 | 7.2 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Jun 23, 2012 |  @ PHI | L 7-6 | 3.99 | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Jun 16, 2012 |  vs MIA | L 4-3 F/15 | 3.72 | 7.2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Jun 10, 2012 | @ MIA | W 4-2 | 4.06 | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 2012 | @ NYY | L 7-0 | 4.27 | 5.0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| May 29, 2012 | vs CHW | L 7-2 | 3.95 | 6.0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| May 23, 2012 | vs TOR | W 5-4 F/11 | 3.63 | 7.1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| May 18, 2012 |  vs ATL | L 5-3 | 3.77 | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| May 13, 2012 | @ BAL | W 9-8 | 3.52 | 6.1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| May 8, 2012 | @ NYY | L 5-3 | 3.23 | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| May 2, 2012 | vs SEA | W 5-4 | 3.05 | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| Apr 27, 2012 | @ TEX | W 8-4 | 3.31 | 6.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Apr 21, 2012 | vs MIN | W 4-1 | 2.76 | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Apr 16, 2012 | @ BOS | W 1-0 | 3.38 | 8.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Apr 11, 2012 | @ DET | W 4-2 | 5.54 | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Apr 6, 2012 | vs NYY | W 7-6 | 10.80 | 5.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
- 4th-best of James Shields' 13 seasons on file; the best is 2.82 in 2011.
- Up 0.70 from 2.82 in 2011.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on October 29, 2026.