Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 2006
- Draft
- 2000Rd 16, Pk 466
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 2006
- Draft
- 2000Rd 16, Pk 466
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 407
- W
- 145
- L
- 139
- ERA
- 4.01
- IP
- 2616.0
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | TB | 21 | 6 | 8 | 4.84 | 124.2 | 104 | 38 | 1.44 |
| 2007 | TB | 31 | 12 | 8 | 3.85 | 215.0 | 184 | 36 | 1.11 |
| 2008 | TB | 33 | 14 | 8 | 3.56 | 215.0 | 160 | 40 | 1.15 |
| 2009 | TB | 33 | 11 | 12 | 4.14 | 219.2 | 167 | 52 | 1.32 |
| 2010 | TB | 34 | 13 | 15 | 5.18 | 203.1 | 187 | 51 | 1.46 |
| 2011 | TB | 33 | 16 | 12 | 2.82 | 249.1 | 225 | 65 | 1.04 |
| 2012 | TB | 33 | 15 | 10 | 3.52 | 227.2 | 223 | 58 | 1.17 |
| 2013 | KC | 34 | 13 | 9 | 3.15 | 228.2 | 196 | 68 | 1.24 |
| 2014 | KC | 34 | 14 | 8 | 3.21 | 227.0 | 180 | 44 | 1.18 |
| 2015 | SD | 33 | 13 | 7 | 3.91 | 202.1 | 216 | 81 | 1.33 |
| 2016 |  SD/CHW | 33 | 6 | 19 | 5.85 | 181.2 | 135 | 82 | 1.60 |
| 2017 | CHW | 21 | 5 | 7 | 5.23 | 117.0 | 103 | 53 | 1.44 |
| 2018 | CHW | 34 | 7 | 16 | 4.53 | 204.2 | 154 | 78 | 1.31 |
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) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | TB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 | 172 | 221 | 0.8 | 9 |
| 2007 | TB | 20 | 1 | 0 | 7.7 | 292 | 352 | 0.8 | 9 |
| 2008 | TB | 22 | 3 | 2 | 6.7 | 315 | 350 | 0.9 | 6 |
| 2009 | TB | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 308 | 402 | 0.8 | 3 |
| 2010 | TB | 17 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 277 | 379 | 0.7 | 13 |
| 2011 | TB | 25 | 11 | 4 | 8.1 | 319 | 357 | 0.9 | 4 |
| 2012 | TB | 20 | 3 | 2 | 8.8 | 349 | 301 | 1.2 | 7 |
| 2013 | KC | 27 | 2 | 0 | 7.7 | 294 | 379 | 0.8 | 11 |
| 2014 | KC | 24 | 1 | 1 | 7.1 | 330 | 372 | 0.9 | 12 |
| 2015 | SD | 19 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 | 261 | 293 | 0.9 | 7 |
| 2016 | SD/CHW | 18 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 | 250 | 345 | 0.7 | 10 |
| 2017 | CHW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 142 | 215 | 0.7 | 5 |
| 2018 | CHW | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 232 | 398 | 0.6 | 11 |
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 8,943 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Wins: 2011 (9th)
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 2011 (5th), 2012 (5th), 2015 (9th)
- WHIP: 2007 (5th), 2011 (8th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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