James Shields stats

Last played for the Chicago White Sox, 2018

Starting Pitcher · #33

Age 44 · 6' 3"

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James Shields played 13 MLB seasons, 2006 to 2018.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
407
W
145
L
139
ERA
4.01
IP
2,616.0
K
2,234
BB
746
WHIP
1.27

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
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.
2006TB21684.84124.2104381.44
2007TB311283.85215.0184361.11
2008TB331483.56215.0160401.15
2009TB3311124.14219.2167521.32
2010TB3413155.18203.1187511.46
2011TB3316122.82249.1225651.04
2012TB3315103.52227.2223581.17
2013KC341393.15228.2196681.24
2014KC341483.21227.0180441.18
2015SD331373.91202.1216811.33
2016SD/CHW336195.85181.2135821.60
2017CHW21575.23117.0103531.44
2018CHW347164.53204.2154781.31

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
11
W
3
L
6
ERA
5.46
IP
59.1
K
45
BB
15
WHIP
1.53

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
246
CG
23
SHO
9
K/9
7.7
GB
3,541
FB
4,364
G/F
0.80
WP
107

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
2006TB11107.51722210.89
2007TB20107.72923520.89
2008TB22326.73153500.96
2009TB17006.83084020.83
2010TB17008.32773790.713
2011TB251148.13193570.94
2012TB20328.83493011.27
2013KC27207.72943790.811
2014KC24117.13303720.912
2015SD19009.62612930.97
2016SD/CHW18106.72503450.710
2017CHW7007.91422150.75
2018CHW19006.82323980.611

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
44 yearsDec 20, 1981
Height
6' 3"
Debut
2006
Birthplace
Newhall, CA
Draft
2000Rd 16, Pk 466

Latest performance

James Shields

Sep 25 · vs CLE · W 5-4

IP
6.0
H
6
R
4
ER
4
BB
4
K
6
HR
1
ERA
4.53

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentIPHRERK
Tue, Sep 25vsCLEW 5-466446
Thu, Sep 20atCLEW 5-4 F/1165221
Fri, Sep 14atBALW 8-664225
Sat, Sep 08vsLAAL 12-34.19661
Sun, Sep 02vsBOSW 8-064006
Tue, Aug 28atNYYL 5-45.24223

What were James Shields's career stats?

James Shields played 13 seasons for the Rays, the Royals, the Padres and the White Sox. He had 145 wins and 2,234 strikeouts with a 4.01 ERA over 2,616.0 innings. His best season was 2011: 16 wins, a 2.82 ERA and 225 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

13 seasons, 4 postseasons, 2006 to 2018

James Shields finished top 10 in a stat 6 times.

All-time career rank

  • 63rd in strikeouts (pitching) (2,234)
  • 271st in wins (pitching) (145)

Among the 9,243 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on James Shields

Playoff series

James Shields played 11 games across 4 MLB postseasons in 9 series — 5 won, 4 lost.

James Shields's line in each playoff series
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.ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.
2014ATHWon 1-015.0546
2014LAAWon 1-016.0626
2014BALWon 1-015.01043
2014SFLost 0-229.01575
2011TEXLost 0-115.0876
2010TEXLost 0-114.1442
2008CHWWon 1-016.1634
2008BOSLost 0-2213.01559
2008PHIWon 1-015.2704

What the columns mean: IP · H · ER · K

James Shields’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.