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James Shields
James Anthony Shields (Jamie)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 214 lb.

Born: December 20, 1981 in Newhall, CA
High School: William S. Hart (Newhall, CA)
Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 16th round of the 2000 amateur draft.
Signed August 17, 2000. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 31, 2006
Relatives: Cousin of Aaron Rowand
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
2006 24 TBD AL 6 8 .429 4.84 21 21 0 1 0 0 124.2 141 69 67 18 38 5 104 5 0 9 540 95 1.436 10.2 1.3 2.7 7.5 2.74
2007 25 TBD AL 12 8 .600 3.85 31 31 0 1 0 0 215.0 202 98 92 28 36 0 184 10 0 9 874 117 1.107 8.5 1.2 1.5 7.7 5.11
2008 26 TBR AL 14 8 .636 3.56 33 33 0 3 2 0 215.0 208 94 85 24 40 0 160 12 0 6 877 124 1.153 8.7 1.0 1.7 6.7 4.00
2009 27 TBR AL 11 12 .478 4.14 33 33 0 0 0 0 219.2 239 113 101 29 52 1 167 1 1 3 930 109 1.325 9.8 1.2 2.1 6.8 3.21
4 Seasons 43 36 .544 4.01 118 118 0 5 2 0 774.1 790 374 345 99 166 6 615 28 1 27 3221 112 1.235 9.2 1.2 1.9 7.1 3.70
162 Game Avg. 12 10 .544 4.01 34 34 0 1 1 0 223 228 108 99 29 48 2 177 8 0 8 928 112 1.235 9.2 1.2 1.9 7.1 3.70

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
2008 26 TBR AL ALDS W CHW 1 0 1.000 4.26 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.1 6 3 3 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 26 1.105 8.5 1.4 1.4 5.7 4.00
2008 26 TBR AL ALCS W BOS 0 2 .000 3.46 2 2 0 0 0 0 13.0 15 6 5 2 5 0 9 0 0 0 57 1.538 10.4 1.4 3.5 6.2 1.80
2008 26 TBR AL WS L PHI 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.2 7 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 25 1.588 11.1 0.0 3.2 6.4 2.00
1 Season (3 Series) 2 2 .500 2.88 4 4 0 0 0 0 25.0 28 9 8 3 8 0 17 1 0 1 108 1.440 10.1 1.1 2.9 6.1 2.13
1 ALDS 1 0 1.000 4.26 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.1 6 3 3 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 26 1.105 8.5 1.4 1.4 5.7 4.00
1 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 1.538 10.4 1.4 3.5 6.2 1.80
1 WS 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.2 7 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 25 1.588 11.1 0.0 3.2 6.4 2.00

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2006 24 TBD AL 3 8 8 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .375 .375 .375 .750 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
2007 25 TBD AL 3 7 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 -11 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
2008 26 TBR AL 2 5 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 .400 .250 .650 78 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2009 27 TBR AL 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 -41 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 Seasons 10 25 22 5 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 .227 .292 .227 .519 39 5 0 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 405 356 81 81 0 0 0 16 0 0 32 81 .227 .292 .227 .519 39 81 0 0 16 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2006 TBD AL 24 P 21 21 124.2 29 14 15 0 1 1.000 2.09 1.38 .955 1.56 0.41
2007 TBD AL 25 P 31 31 215.0 55 30 24 1 3 .982 2.26 1.74 .955 1.60 0.42
2008 TBR AL 26 P 33 33 215.0 39 19 19 1 3 .974 1.59 1.15 .951 1.60 0.42
2009 TBR AL 27 P 33 33 219.2 43 16 25 2 5 .953 1.68 1.24 .953 1.53 0.40
4 Seasons P 118 118 774.1 166 79 83 4 12 .976 1.88 1.37 .954 1.57 0.41
4 Seasons TOT 118 118 774.1 166 79 83 4 12 .976 1.88 1.37 .930 1.57 0.41

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
2007 AL--1.107--3rd
2008 AL--1.154--4th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
2007 AL--8.456--10th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
2007 AL--1.507--3rd
2008 AL--1.674--4th
2009 AL--2.131--6th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
2007 AL--215.0--10th
2008 AL--215.0--6th
2009 AL--219.7--6th

Strikeouts s c a p y
2007 AL--184--9th

Games Started s c a p y
2008 AL--33--5th
2009 AL--33--4th

Complete Games s c a p y
2008 AL--3--3rd

Shutouts s c a p y
2008 AL--2--1st

Home Runs s c a p y
2007 AL--28--3rd
2009 AL--29--2nd

Hits s c a p y
2009 AL--239--2nd

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
2007 AL--5.111--2nd
2008 AL--4.000--6th
2009 AL--3.212--9th

Losses s c a p y
2009 AL--12--7th

Earned Runs s c a p y
2009 AL--101--4th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
2007 AL--9--9th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2007 AL--10--8th
2008 AL--12--5th

Batters Faced s c a p y
2009 AL--930--5th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
2008 AL--124--10th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 1 (816), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 26 (882), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 6 (1150), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 11 (719), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 5, 2000: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 16th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2000.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2007Tampa Bay Devil Rays$394,900
2008Tampa Bay Rays$1,000,000
2009Tampa Bay Rays$1,500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,894,900
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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