Steve Shields career ERA
5.26Career Regular Season
Steve Shields has a career ERA of 5.26 over 5 regular seasons.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | 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. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
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| 1985 |  ATL | 23 | 1 | 2 | 5.16 | 68.0 | 29 | 32 | 1.74 | 0 |
| 1986 |  ATL/KC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 21.1 | 8 | 11 | 1.27 | 0 |
| 1987 |  SEA | 20 | 2 | 0 | 6.60 | 30.0 | 22 | 12 | 1.83 | 3 |
| 1988 |  NYY | 39 | 5 | 5 | 4.37 | 82.1 | 55 | 30 | 1.53 | 0 |
| 1989 |  MIN | 11 | 0 | 1 | 7.79 | 17.1 | 12 | 6 | 1.96 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV
- Best season on file: 4.37 in 1988.
- Most recent: 7.79 in 1989.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on October 31, 2026.