A.J. Burnett vs James Shields

A.J. BurnettJames Shields

A.J. Burnett and James Shields compared on their MLB careers: A.J. Burnett played 17 seasons, 1999 to 2015, James Shields 13 seasons, 2006 to 2018. A.J. Burnett has 164 wins to James Shields's 145. A.J. Burnett won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

A.J. Burnett and James Shields career totals
435GP407
164W145
157L139
4.0ERA4.0
2731.1IP2,616
2,513K2,234
1,100BB746
1.3WHIP1.3
0SV0

How do they compare in the postseason?

A.J. Burnett and James Shields postseason
8GP11
29R37
38H76

Where each stands all time

A.J. Burnett and James Shields all-time places
39th (2,513)Strikeouts (pitching)63rd (2,234)
207th (164)Wins (pitching)271st (145)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • A.J. Burnett: 2 championships; none on file
  • James Shields: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

A.J. Burnett and James Shields season by season
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.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.
1st1999423.482006684.84
2nd2000374.7920071283.85
3rd200111124.0520081483.56
4th20021293.30200911124.14
5th2003024.70201013155.18
6th2004763.68201116122.82
7th200512123.44201215103.52
8th20061083.9820131393.15
9th20071083.7520141483.21
10th200818104.0720151373.91
11th20091394.0420166195.85
12th201010155.262017575.23
13th201111115.1520187164.53
14th201216103.51————
15th201310113.30————
16th20148184.59————
17th2015973.18————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA