James Shields
James Anthony Shields
Born: December 20, 1981
Newhall, CA USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 210
Career: 2006-2018
Draft: Round 16 (2000 June Amateur Draft, Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
School: Hart HS (Newhall, CA)
Minor League Statistics
James Shields compiled a career record of 145 wins and 139 losses in his 411-game career with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Tampa Bay Rays, Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres and Chicago White Sox. He began playing during the 2006 season and last took the field during the 2018 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | AL | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4.84 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 124.7 | 141 | 69 | 67 | 18 | 38 | 5 | 104 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 540 |
| 2007 | AL | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3.85 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 215.0 | 202 | 98 | 92 | 28 | 36 | 0 | 184 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 874 |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 14 | 8 | .636 | 3.56 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 215.0 | 208 | 94 | 85 | 24 | 40 | 0 | 160 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 877 |
| 2009 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 11 | 12 | .478 | 4.14 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 219.7 | 239 | 113 | 101 | 29 | 52 | 1 | 167 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 930 |
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 13 | 15 | .464 | 5.18 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203.3 | 246 | 128 | 117 | 34 | 51 | 2 | 187 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 899 |
| 2011 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 16 | 12 | .571 | 2.82 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 249.3 | 195 | 83 | 78 | 26 | 65 | 1 | 225 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 975 |
| 2012 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 15 | 10 | .600 | 3.52 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 227.7 | 208 | 103 | 89 | 25 | 58 | 2 | 223 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 944 |
| 2013 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 13 | 9 | .591 | 3.15 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 228.7 | 215 | 82 | 80 | 20 | 68 | 0 | 196 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 946 |
| 2014 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 14 | 8 | .636 | 3.21 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 227.0 | 224 | 95 | 81 | 23 | 44 | 0 | 180 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 939 |
| 2015 | NL | San Diego Padres | 13 | 7 | .650 | 3.91 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202.3 | 189 | 93 | 88 | 33 | 81 | 5 | 216 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 860 |
| 2016 | NL | San Diego Padres | 2 | 7 | .222 | 4.28 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67.3 | 69 | 33 | 32 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 284 |
| 2016 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 4 | 12 | .250 | 6.77 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 114.3 | 139 | 89 | 86 | 31 | 55 | 1 | 78 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 538 |
| 2017 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5.23 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117.0 | 116 | 72 | 68 | 27 | 53 | 3 | 103 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 516 |
| 2018 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 7 | 16 | .304 | 4.53 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204.7 | 190 | 115 | 103 | 34 | 78 | 0 | 154 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 871 |
| Totals | 145 | 139 | .511 | 4.01 | 407 | 405 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 2616.0 | 2581 | 1267 | 1167 | 361 | 746 | 22 | 2234 | 97 | 10 | 107 | 10993 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | AL | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 21 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .375 | .375 | .375 | .750 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | AL | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 31 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 34 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 33 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 33 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 33 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 34 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .286 | .429 | .714 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | NL | San Diego Padres | 36 | 74 | 68 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | .132 | .145 | .162 | .307 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | NL | San Diego Padres | 11 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .176 | .176 | .176 | .353 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 34 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 411 | 154 | 142 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | .169 | .186 | .190 | .376 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | AL | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | P | 21 | 21 | 124.7 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.094 | 1.381 |
| 2007 | AL | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | P | 31 | 31 | 215.0 | 30 | 24 | 1 | 3 | .982 | 2.260 | 1.742 |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | P | 33 | 33 | 215.0 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 3 | .974 | 1.591 | 1.152 |
| 2009 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | P | 33 | 33 | 219.7 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 5 | .953 | 1.680 | 1.242 |
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | P | 34 | 33 | 203.3 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 2 | .897 | 1.549 | 1.029 |
| 2011 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | P | 33 | 33 | 249.3 | 19 | 32 | 3 | 2 | .944 | 1.841 | 1.545 |
| 2012 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | P | 33 | 33 | 227.7 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 0 | .881 | 1.463 | 1.121 |
| 2013 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 34 | 34 | 228.7 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 2 | .914 | 1.259 | .941 |
| 2014 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 34 | 34 | 227.0 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 0 | .923 | 1.903 | 1.412 |
| 2015 | NL | San Diego Padres | P | 33 | 33 | 202.3 | 10 | 30 | 3 | 2 | .930 | 1.779 | 1.212 |
| 2016 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 22 | 22 | 114.3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .818 | 1.417 | .818 |
| 2016 | NL | San Diego Padres | P | 11 | 11 | 67.3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.069 | .727 |
| 2017 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 21 | 21 | 117.0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.308 | .810 |
| 2018 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 34 | 33 | 204.7 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .967 | .647 |
| Totals | 407 | 405 | 2616.0 | 187 | 283 | 30 | 22 | .940 | 1.617 | 1.155 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALCS | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | WS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8.31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2011 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 12.60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| 2014 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALWC | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
| 2014 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALDS1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| 2014 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2014 | AL | Kansas City Royals | WS | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 |
| Totals | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.46 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59.3 | 76 | 37 | 36 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 269 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALCS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | WS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALWC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALDS1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | AL | Kansas City Royals | WS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS2 | P | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.263 | 3.000 |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALCS | P | 2 | 2 | 13.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.077 | 1.500 |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | WS | P | 1 | 1 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS1 | P | 1 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2011 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS2 | P | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.000 |
| 2014 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALWC | P | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.600 | 2.000 |
| 2014 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALDS1 | P | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2014 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | P | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2014 | AL | Kansas City Royals | WS | P | 2 | 2 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 11 | 11 | 59.3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 1.669 | 1.000 |
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