James Shields

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 210lb (190cm, 95kg)

Born: December 20, 1981 in Newhall, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 16th round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft from William S. Hart HS (Santa Clarita, CA).

High School: William S. Hart HS (Santa Clarita, CA)

Last Game: September 25, 2018 (Age 36-279d)
vs. CLE 6.0 IP, 6 H, 6 SO, 4 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2006 season

Agents: PSI Sports Management

Full Name: James Anthony Shields

Nicknames: Jamie, Big Game James or Juego G

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Relatives: Cousin of Aaron Rowand

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

30.7

145

139

ERA

4.01

407

405

2616.0

2234

WHIP

1.272

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2001	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-A-	TBD	6	6	.500	2.55	2.92	15	15	0	2	1	0	98.2	90	32	28	8	15	0	85	3	2	3	397	1.064	8.2	0.7	1.4	7.8	5.67
2001	19	-2.4	Charleston SC	SALL	A	TBD	4	5	.444	2.65	3.03	10	10	0	2	1	0	71.1	63	24	21	7	10	0	60	2	1	2	284	1.023	7.9	0.9	1.3	7.6	6.00
2001	19	-2.2	Hudson Valley	NYPL	A-	TBD	2	1	.667	2.30	2.63	5	5	0	0	0	0	27.1	27	8	7	1	5	0	25	1	1	1	113	1.171	8.9	0.3	1.6	8.2	5.00

2003	21	-1.8	Bakersfield	CALL	A+	TBD	10	10	.500	4.45	5.32	26	24	1	0	0	1	143.2	161	85	71	19	38	0	119	12	4	6	632	1.385	10.1	1.2	2.4	7.5	3.13
2004	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	TBD	8	8	.500	4.72	5.12	24	24	0	1	1	0	135.1	143	77	71	17	41	0	106	9	0	6	572	1.360	9.5	1.1	2.7	7.0	2.59
2004	22	-2.1	Montgomery	SOUL	AA	TBD	0	3	.000	7.85	7.85	4	4	0	0	0	0	18.1	24	16	16	4	8	0	14	0	0	0	84	1.745	11.8	2.0	3.9	6.9	1.75
2004	22	-0.9	Bakersfield	CALL	A+	TBD	8	5	.615	4.23	4.69	20	20	0	1	1	0	117.0	119	61	55	13	33	0	92	9	0	6	488	1.299	9.2	1.0	2.5	7.1	2.79
2005	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	TBD	8	5	.615	2.97	3.12	18	17	1	0	0	0	115.1	104	40	38	6	34	0	110	6	0	8	463	1.197	8.1	0.5	2.7	8.6	3.24
2005	23	-3.8	Durham	IL	AAA	TBD	1	0	1.000	6.00	6.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	9	4	4	0	3	0	6	0	0	1	29	2.000	13.5	0.0	4.5	9.0	2.00
2005	23	-0.8	Montgomery	SOUL	AA	TBD	7	5	.583	2.80	2.96	17	16	1	0	0	0	109.1	95	36	34	6	31	0	104	6	0	7	434	1.152	7.8	0.5	2.6	8.6	3.35
2005	23	-0.8	Phoenix	AZFL	Fal		2	1	.667	1.74	1.74	6	6	0	0	0	0	31.0	23	6	6	3	2	0	29	1	1	1	115	0.806	6.7	0.9	0.6	8.4	14.50
2006	24	-3.1	Durham	IL	AAA	TBD	3	2	.600	2.64	3.52	10	10	0	0	0	0	61.1	60	24	18	3	6	0	64	2	1	4	241	1.076	8.8	0.4	0.9	9.4	10.67
2006	24	-4.4	TBD	AL	Maj	TBD	6	8	.429	4.84	4.98	21	21	0	1	0	0	124.2	141	69	67	18	38	5	104	5	0	9	540	1.436	10.2	1.3	2.7	7.5	2.74
2007	25	-3.4	TBD	AL	Maj	TBD	12	8	.600	3.85	4.10	31	31	0	1	0	0	215.0	202	98	92	28	36	0	184	10	0	9	874	1.107	8.5	1.2	1.5	7.7	5.11
2008	26	-2.3	TBR	AL	Maj	TBR	14	8	.636	3.56	3.93	33	33	0	3	2	0	215.0	208	94	85	24	40	0	160	12	0	6	877	1.153	8.7	1.0	1.7	6.7	4.00
2009	27	-1.1	TBR	AL	Maj	TBR	11	12	.478	4.14	4.63	33	33	0	0	0	0	219.2	239	113	101	29	52	1	167	1	1	3	930	1.325	9.8	1.2	2.1	6.8	3.21
2010	28	0.0	TBR	AL	Maj	TBR	13	15	.464	5.18	5.67	34	33	0	0	0	0	203.1	246	128	117	34	51	2	187	5	2	13	899	1.461	10.9	1.5	2.3	8.3	3.67
2011	29	0.8	TBR	AL	Maj	TBR	16	12	.571	2.82	3.00	33	33	0	11	4	0	249.1	195	83	78	26	65	1	225	5	0	4	975	1.043	7.0	0.9	2.3	8.1	3.46
2012	30	1.8	TBR	AL	Maj	TBR	15	10	.600	3.52	4.07	33	33	0	3	2	0	227.2	208	103	89	25	58	2	223	11	1	7	944	1.168	8.2	1.0	2.3	8.8	3.84
2013	31	2.3	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	13	9	.591	3.15	3.23	34	34	0	2	0	0	228.2	215	82	80	20	68	0	196	8	2	11	946	1.238	8.5	0.8	2.7	7.7	2.88
2014	32	3.5	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	14	8	.636	3.21	3.77	34	34	0	1	1	0	227.0	224	95	81	23	44	0	180	11	2	12	939	1.181	8.9	0.9	1.7	7.1	4.09
2015	33	4.6	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	13	7	.650	3.91	4.14	33	33	0	0	0	0	202.1	189	93	88	33	81	5	216	9	1	7	860	1.334	8.4	1.5	3.6	9.6	2.67
2016	34		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	CHW	6	19	.240	5.85	6.04	33	33	0	1	0	0	181.2	208	122	118	40	82	3	135	8	0	10	822	1.596	10.3	2.0	4.1	6.7	1.65
2016	34	5.4	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	4	12	.250	6.77	7.01	22	22	0	1	0	0	114.1	139	89	86	31	55	1	78	7	0	7	538	1.697	10.9	2.4	4.3	6.1	1.42
2016	34	5.9	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	2	7	.222	4.28	4.41	11	11	0	0	0	0	67.1	69	33	32	9	27	2	57	1	0	3	284	1.426	9.2	1.2	3.6	7.6	2.11
2017	35	8.6	Charlotte	IL	AAA	CHW	0	3	.000	3.21	4.50	3	3	0	0	0	0	14.0	13	7	5	0	3	0	14	0	0	0	57	1.143	8.4	0.0	1.9	9.0	4.67
2017	35	6.4	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	5	7	.417	5.23	5.54	21	21	0	0	0	0	117.0	116	72	68	27	53	3	103	3	0	5	516	1.444	8.9	2.1	4.1	7.9	1.94
2018	36	7.4	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	7	16	.304	4.53	5.06	34	33	1	0	0	0	204.2	190	115	103	34	78	0	154	9	1	11	871	1.309	8.4	1.5	3.4	6.8	1.97
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (13 seasons)					Majors		145	139	.511	4.01	4.36	407	405	1	23	9	0	2616.0	2581	1267	1167	361	746	22	2234	97	10	107	10993	1.272	8.9	1.2	2.6	7.7	2.99
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		35	34	.507	3.66	4.20	96	93	2	3	2	1	568.1	571	265	231	53	137	0	498	32	7	27	2362	1.246	9.0	0.8	2.2	7.9	3.64
Other (1 season)					Other		2	1	.667	1.74	1.74	6	6	0	0	0	0	31.0	23	6	6	3	2	0	29	1	1	1	115	0.806	6.7	0.9	0.6	8.4	14.50
All Levels (17 Seasons)							182	174	.511	3.93	4.30	509	504	3	26	11	1	3215.1	3175	1538	1404	417	885	22	2761	130	18	135	13470	1.263	8.9	1.2	2.5	7.7	3.12

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		4	5	.444	2.99	3.87	14	14	0	0	0	0	81.1	82	35	27	3	12	0	84	2	1	5	327	1.156	9.1	0.3	1.3	9.3	7.00
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		7	8	.467	3.52	3.67	21	20	1	0	0	0	127.2	119	52	50	10	39	0	118	6	0	7	518	1.238	8.4	0.7	2.7	8.3	3.03
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		18	15	.545	4.35	5.04	46	44	1	1	1	1	260.2	280	146	126	32	71	0	211	21	4	12	1120	1.347	9.7	1.1	2.5	7.3	2.97
A (1 season)					Minors		4	5	.444	2.65	3.03	10	10	0	2	1	0	71.1	63	24	21	7	10	0	60	2	1	2	284	1.023	7.9	0.9	1.3	7.6	6.00
A- (1 season)					Minors		2	1	.667	2.30	2.63	5	5	0	0	0	0	27.1	27	8	7	1	5	0	25	1	1	1	113	1.171	8.9	0.3	1.6	8.2	5.00