James Shields
Bats R Throws R6'3" 210 lbBorn 1981 Newhall, USADebut 2006Team CWS1x All-StarDraft 2000 R16 #466 Tampa Bay Rays, Hart HS (Newhall, CA)
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2018 | CWS | 34 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.333 | -16.2 |
| 2017 | CWS | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2016 | CWS | 33 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.190 | 0.190 | 0.190 | 0.381 | -7.6 |
| 2015 | SD | 36 | 74 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0.132 | 0.145 | 0.162 | 0.307 | -31.8 |
| 2014 | KC | 34 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.286 | 0.286 | 0.429 | 0.714 | 92.4 |
| 2013 | KC | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.667 | 80.5 |
| 2012 | TB | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.400 | 7.0 |
| 2011 | TB | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -113.7 |
| 2010 | TB | 34 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 1.000 | 187.5 |
| 2009 | TB | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.200 | 0.000 | 0.200 | -23.0 |
| 2008 | TB | 34 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.400 | 0.250 | 0.650 | 91.1 |
| 2007 | TB | 31 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.333 | -16.8 |
| 2006 | TB | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.375 | 0.375 | 0.375 | 0.750 | 96.8 |
| Career | | 411 | 154 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 0.169 | 0.186 | 0.190 | 0.376 | -8.1 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2018 | CWS | 7 | 16 | 4.53 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 204.7 | 871 | 34 | 78 | 154 | 96.3 | 99.4 | 95.7 |
| 2017 | CWS | 5 | 7 | 5.23 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 117.0 | 516 | 27 | 53 | 103 | 91.5 | 99.5 | 91.0 |
| 2016 | CWS | 6 | 19 | 5.85 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 181.7 | 822 | 40 | 82 | 135 | 82.1 | 99.1 | 81.2 |
| 2015 | SD | 13 | 7 | 3.91 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 202.3 | 860 | 33 | 81 | 216 | 93.3 | 101.9 | 95.3 |
| 2014 | KC | 14 | 8 | 3.21 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 227.0 | 939 | 23 | 44 | 180 | 101.2 | | |
| 2013 | KC | 13 | 9 | 3.15 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 228.7 | 946 | 20 | 68 | 196 | 105.1 | | |
| 2012 | TB | 15 | 10 | 3.52 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 227.7 | 944 | 25 | 58 | 223 | 104.7 | | |
| 2011 | TB | 16 | 12 | 2.82 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 249.3 | 975 | 26 | 65 | 225 | 111.9 | | |
| 2010 | TB | 13 | 15 | 5.18 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 203.3 | 899 | 34 | 51 | 187 | 87.9 | | |
| 2009 | TB | 11 | 12 | 4.14 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 219.7 | 930 | 29 | 52 | 167 | 99.5 | | |
| 2008 | TB | 14 | 8 | 3.56 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 215.0 | 877 | 24 | 40 | 160 | 105.9 | | |
| 2007 | TB | 12 | 8 | 3.85 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 215.0 | 874 | 28 | 36 | 184 | 108.6 | | |
| 2006 | TB | 6 | 8 | 4.84 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 124.7 | 540 | 18 | 38 | 104 | 95.8 | | |
| Career | | 145 | 139 | 4.01 | 407 | 405 | 0 | 2616.0 | 10993 | 361 | 746 | 2234 | 99.4 | | 99.4 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2018 | 7 | 80.1 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 40.0 | 0.153 | 0.205 | 0.153 | |
| 2016 | 23 | 87.5 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 18.2 | 48.7 | 42.1 | 0.085 | 0.092 | 0.079 | |
| 2015 | 74 | 89.5 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 32.6 | 30.8 | 0.138 | 0.191 | 0.152 | 24.8 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2018 | CWS | P | 34 | 205 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | -0.6 |
| 2017 | CWS | P | 21 | 117 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.3 |
| 2016 | CWS | P | 33 | 182 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0.867 | -0.9 |
| 2015 | SD | P | 33 | 202 | 10 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0.930 | +2.0 |
| 2014 | KC | P | 34 | 227 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0.923 | |
| 2013 | KC | P | 34 | 229 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0.914 | |
| 2012 | TB | P | 33 | 228 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0.881 | |
| 2011 | TB | P | 33 | 249 | 19 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0.944 | |
| 2010 | TB | P | 34 | 203 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0.897 | |
| 2009 | TB | P | 33 | 220 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0.953 | |
| 2008 | TB | P | 33 | 215 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0.974 | |
| 2007 | TB | P | 31 | 215 | 30 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0.982 | |
| 2006 | TB | P | 21 | 125 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2017 | AAA | Charlotte Knights | Pit | 57 | 14.0 IP, 25% K | 3.21 | |
| 2006 | AAA | Durham Bulls | Pit | 241 | 61.1 IP, 27% K | 2.65 | |
| 2005 | AAA | Durham Bulls | Pit | 29 | 6.0 IP, 21% K | 6.00 | |
| 2005 | AA | Montgomery Biscuits | Pit | 434 | 109.1 IP, 24% K | 2.80 | |
| 2004 | AA | Montgomery Biscuits | Pit | 84 | 18.1 IP, 17% K | 7.96 | |
| 2004 | A+ | Bakersfield Blaze | Pit | 488 | 117.0 IP, 19% K | 4.23 | |
| 2003 | A+ | Bakersfield Blaze | Pit | 632 | 143.2 IP, 19% K | 4.46 | |
| 2001 | A | Charleston RiverDogs | Pit | 284 | 71.1 IP, 21% K | 2.66 | |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2018 | 0.000 | 0.225 | | 0.150 |
| 2016 | 0.000 | 0.159 | 0.180 | 0.090 |
| 2015 | 0.047 | 0.163 | 0.179 | 0.100 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2014 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Career | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 6.12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25.0 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 1.72 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 12.60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.60 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 8.31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.92 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 2.88 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 25.0 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 1.44 |
| Career | 3 | 6 | 5.46 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 59.3 | 76 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 1.53 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | SD | $21,000,000 |
| 2015 | SD | $10,000,000 |
| 2014 | KC | $13,500,000 |
| 2013 | KC | $11,000,000 |
| 2012 | TB | $8,000,000 |
| 2011 | TB | $4,250,000 |
| 2010 | TB | $2,500,000 |
| 2009 | TB | $1,500,000 |
| 2008 | TB | $1,000,000 |
| 2007 | TB | $394,900 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.