2006–2018 · P
James Shields
6' 3", 210 lbs·Lived to 45·Bats R / Throws R
All-Star
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Career Highs
2.82
Best ERA · 2011
16
Most W · 2011
225
Most K · 2011
1.043
Best WHIP · 2011
Career Arc · OPS
11 seasonsCareer Arc · ERA
13 seasonsStatistical Comps
Career · Hitting
13 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | TB | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .750 | 98 |
| 2007 | TB | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .333 | 44 |
| 2008 | TB | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .650 | 87 |
| 2009 | TB | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .200 | 27 |
| 2010 | TB | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 137 |
| 2011 | TB | 33 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2012 | TB | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .400 | 55 |
| 2013 | KC | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .667 | 93 |
| 2014 | KC | 34 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .714 | 102 |
| 2015 | SD | 36 | 68 | 0 | 2 | .132 | .307 | 43 |
| 2016 | SD | 33 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .381 | 52 |
| 2017 | CWS | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | CWS | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .333 | 46 |
| Career | 411 | 142 | 0 | 6 | .169 | — | — | |
Career · Pitching
13 seasons| Year | Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | ERA+ | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | TB | 21 | 124.7 | 6 | 8 | 4.84 | 93 | 104 | 1.436 |
| 2007 | TB | 31 | 215.0 | 12 | 8 | 3.85 | 116 | 184 | 1.107 |
| 2008 | TB | 33 | 215.0 | 14 | 8 | 3.56 | 121 | 160 | 1.153 |
| 2009 | TB | 33 | 219.7 | 11 | 12 | 4.14 | 104 | 167 | 1.325 |
| 2010 | TB | 34 | 203.3 | 13 | 15 | 5.18 | 79 | 187 | 1.461 |
| 2011 | TB | 33 | 249.3 | 16 | 12 | 2.82 | 140 | 225 | 1.043 |
| 2012 | TB | 33 | 227.7 | 15 | 10 | 3.52 | 114 | 223 | 1.168 |
| 2013 | KC | 34 | 228.7 | 13 | 9 | 3.15 | 123 | 196 | 1.238 |
| 2014 | KC | 34 | 227.0 | 14 | 8 | 3.21 | 117 | 180 | 1.181 |
| 2015 | SD | 33 | 202.3 | 13 | 7 | 3.91 | 101 | 216 | 1.334 |
| 2016 | CWS | 33 | 181.7 | 6 | 19 | 5.85 | 71 | 135 | 1.596 |
| 2017 | CWS | 21 | 117.0 | 5 | 7 | 5.23 | 83 | 103 | 1.444 |
| 2018 | CWS | 34 | 204.7 | 7 | 16 | 4.53 | 91 | 154 | 1.309 |
| Career | 407 | 2616.1 | 145 | 139 | — | — | 2234 | — | |
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