Charlie Shields

Charles Jessamine Shields

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 8"

Born: December 10, 1879 in Jackson, TN (All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1902
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Browns/Cardinals 1902-1907

Final Game: June 10, 1907
Died: August 27, 1953 in Memphis, TN
Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, TN
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1901	21	MEM	B	18	18	.500		36																								MEM · SOUA
1902	22	TOT	AL	7	11	.389	4.07	27	19	8	13	1	1	172.1	238	118	78	8	39	34	2	0	3	767	91	1.607	12.4	0.4	2.0	1.8	0.87
1902	22	BLA	AL	4	11	.267	4.24	23	15	8	10	1	1	142.1	201	102	67	7	32	28	2	0	2	638	89	1.637	12.7	0.4	2.0	1.8	0.88
1902	22	SLB	AL	3	0	1.000	3.30	4	4	0	3	0	0	30.0	37	16	11	1	7	6	0	0	1	129	108	1.467	11.1	0.3	2.1	1.8	0.86

1904	24	POR,SLE	A	26	19	.578	3.09	50	44					375.2	392	188	129		101							1.312	9.4		2.4			POR,SLE · PCL
1905	25	SLE	A	20	24	.455	2.42	46	46					402.0	295	152	108		149							1.104	6.6		3.3			SLE · PCL
1907	27	MEM	A	8	3	.727		14																								MEM · SOUA
1907	27	STL	NL	0	2	.000	9.45	3	2	1	0	0	0	6.2	12	11	7	0	7	1	2	0	0	36	29	2.850	16.2	0.0	9.5	1.4	0.14
2 Yrs				7	13	.350	4.27	30	21	9	13	1	1	179.0	250	129	85	8	46	35	4	0	3	803	86	1.654	12.6	0.4	2.3	1.8	0.76
162 Game Avg.				9	17	.350	4.27	40	28	12	17	1	1	239	333	172	113	11	61	47	5	0	4	1071	86	1.654	12.6	0.4	2.3	1.8	0.76

STL (1 yr)				0	2	.000	9.45	3	2	1	0	0	0	6.2	12	11	7	0	7	1	2	0	0	36	29	2.850	16.2	0.0	9.5	1.4	0.14
BLA (1 yr)				4	11	.267	4.24	23	15	8	10	1	1	142.1	201	102	67	7	32	28	2	0	2	638	89	1.637	12.7	0.4	2.0	1.8	0.88
SLB (1 yr)				3	0	1.000	3.30	4	4	0	3	0	0	30.0	37	16	11	1	7	6	0	0	1	129	108	1.467	11.1	0.3	2.1	1.8	0.86

AL (1 yr)				7	11	.389	4.07	27	19	8	13	1	1	172.1	238	118	78	8	39	34	2	0	3	767	91	1.607	12.4	0.4	2.0	1.8	0.87
NL (1 yr)				0	2	.000	9.45	3	2	1	0	0	0	6.2	12	11	7	0	7	1	2	0	0	36	29	2.850	16.2	0.0	9.5	1.4	0.14

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1902	22	BLA	AL	142.1	23	15	102	6.45	4.86	-0.76	0.00	105.0	5.90	-7	-0.7	1.0	-0.2	0.4	6	.470	.496	$
1902	22	SLB	AL	30.0	4	4	16	4.80	4.96	0.26	0.00	98.0	4.60	-0	-0.0		-0.0	0.2	2	.491	.500	$

1907	27	STL	NL	6.2	3	2	11	14.85	3.50	-0.22	0.00	101.0	3.76	-8	-0.8	1.0	-0.0	-0.7	-8	.249	.495	$
2 Seasons				179.0	30	21	129	6.49	4.83	-0.57	0.00	103.7	5.60	-16	-1.5	1.0	-0.2	-0.1	1	.451	.497	$

STL (1 yr)				6.2	3	2	11	14.85	3.50	-0.22	0.00	101.0	3.76	-8	-0.8	1.0	-0.0	-0.7	-8	.249	.495	$
BLA (1 yr)				142.1	23	15	102	6.45	4.86	-0.76	0.00	105.0	5.90	-7	-0.7	1.0	-0.2	0.4	6	.470	.496	$
SLB (1 yr)				30.0	4	4	16	4.80	4.96	0.26	0.00	98.0	4.60	-0	-0.0		-0.0	0.2	2	.491	.500	$

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1902	22	7	11	.389	4.07	27	19	8	13	1	1	172.1	238	118	78	8	39	34	2	3	767	91	1.607	12.4	0.4	2.0	1.8	0.87	91
1903	23	7	11	.389	4.07	27	19	8	13	1	1	172.1	238	118	78	8	39	34	2	3	767	91	1.607	12.4	0.4	2.0	1.8	0.87	91
1904	24	7	11	.389	4.07	27	19	8	13	1	1	172.1	238	118	78	8	39	34	2	3	767	91	1.607	12.4	0.4	2.0	1.8	0.87	91
1905	25	7	11	.389	4.07	27	19	8	13	1	1	172.1	238	118	78	8	39	34	2	3	767	91	1.607	12.4	0.4	2.0	1.8	0.87	91
1906	26	7	11	.389	4.07	27	19	8	13	1	1	172.1	238	118	78	8	39	34	2	3	767	91	1.607	12.4	0.4	2.0	1.8	0.87	91
1907	27	7	13	.350	4.27	30	21	9	13	1	1	179.0	250	129	85	8	46	35	4	3	803	86	1.654	12.6	0.4	2.3	1.8	0.76	86

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1902	22	12	10	.545	3.59	198.0	260	88	79	9	43	39	2	1.530	11.8	2.0	1.8	0.91	0.4	27

1907	27	0	0		16.20	5.0	14	10	9	0	8	1	2	4.400	25.2	14.4	1.8	0.13	0.0	3
2 Yrs		12	10	.545	3.90	203.0	274	98	88	9	51	40	4	1.601	12.1		1.8	0.78	0.4	30

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y 1902 AL 2.037 (8th)	Saves s c a p y 1902 AL 1 (2nd)	Home Runs s c a p y 1902 AL 8 (9th)	Games Finished s c a p y 1902 AL 8 (1st)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1902 AL 2.037 (8th)

Saves s c a p y
1902 AL 1 (2nd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1902 AL 8 (9th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1902 AL 8 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray Ink

Pitching - 5 (1889), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

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