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James Shields
Birthdate: 12/20/1981     Bats/Throws: R/R
Height/Weight: 6-4/215     Position: P
Contract: Add New Contract

5/23/2013: Shields was, again, the hard-luck loser after giving up just two runs on seven hits with no walks and seven strikeouts against the Astros on Wednesday.



SeasonTeamWLSVGGSIPK/9BB/9HR/9BABIPLOB%GB%HR/FBERAFIPxFIPWAR
2006Devil Rays (AAA)320101061.19.390.880.44.34369.0 %  2.642.14  
2006Devil Rays6802121124.27.512.741.30.32872.4 %42.7 %13.7 %4.844.393.991.7
2007Devil Rays12803131215.07.701.511.17.28271.8 %43.4 %11.1 %3.853.863.654.3
2008Rays14803333215.06.701.671.00.28773.3 %46.3 %9.8 %3.563.823.873.9
2008Rays2204425.06.122.881.08.31685.4 %44.3 %10.0 %2.884.414.43 
2009Rays111203333219.26.842.131.19.30871.2 %42.3 %11.2 %4.144.023.853.5
2010Rays131503433203.18.282.261.50.34168.4 %41.3 %13.8 %5.184.243.551.7
2010Rays010114.14.150.002.08.21443.5 %57.1 %16.7 %8.316.545.23 
2011Rays161203333249.18.122.350.94.25879.6 %46.2 %11.1 %2.823.423.254.5
2011Rays010115.010.800.000.00.47130.0 %47.1 %0.0 %12.601.832.83 
2012Rays151003333227.28.822.290.99.29271.9 %52.3 %13.4 %3.523.473.243.9
2013Steamer14903131214.07.732.480.76.30770.5 %  3.673.40 4.6
2013Bill James121203232218.07.892.311.11.304   3.673.75  
2013Oliver1610   231.07.872.260.82.30574.9 %  3.313.31  
2013Fans (26)141103333226.08.482.231.00.30274.2 %  3.563.48 4.5
2013ZiPS1312 3131208.07.922.291.21.31272.1 %  4.113.95 3.1
2013Royals250101073.08.511.850.86.25582.0 %44.6 %10.0 %2.473.103.241.9
2013ZiPS (R)99 2323155.08.152.231.16.31771.6 %  4.043.75 2.5
2013ZiPS (U)1114 3333228.08.272.111.06.29973.9 %  3.533.55 4.4
2013Steamer (R)11702424155.08.042.400.76.29671.0 %  3.563.26 3.5
2013Steamer (U)131203434228.08.192.220.79.28473.7 %  3.213.21 5.4
Total- - -897802282271527.27.772.091.13.29673.0 %45.0 %11.7 %3.823.813.5825.4
Postseason- - -2406634.16.552.101.05.32769.6 %46.4 %10.0 %4.984.304.30 


SeasonTeamWLERAGGSCGShOSVHLDBSIPTBFHRERHRBBIBBHBPWPBKSO
2006Devil Rays (AAA)322.641010000  61.124160241836024164
2006Devil Rays684.84212110000124.2540141696718385590104
2007Devil Rays1283.85313110000215.08742029892283601090184
2008Rays1483.56333332000215.08772089485244001260160
2008Rays222.8844000 025.0108289838011017
2009Rays11124.14333300000219.293023911310129521131167
2010Rays13155.18343300000203.1899246128117345125132187
2010Rays018.3111000 04.1194441002002
2011Rays16122.823333114000249.1975195837826651540225
2011Rays0112.6011000005.0258770002206
2012Rays15103.52333332000227.294420810389255821171223
2013Steamer1493.673131  0  214.089720496871859 7  184
2013Bill James12123.673232  0  218.0 212  2756 7  191
2013Oliver16103.31     0 231.09442219285215827  202
2013Fans (26)14113.563333  0  226.0 20996892556 6  213
2013ZiPS13124.113131     208.0 2111029528532771183
2013Royals252.4710102000073.0281552120715025069
2013ZiPS (R)994.042323     155.0 15775692038 5  140
2013ZiPS (U)11143.533333     228.0 21297892753 7  209
2013Steamer (R)1173.562424  0  155.064714667611341 5  139
2013Steamer (U)13123.213434  0  228.092820188812056 7  208
Total- - -89783.822282272180001527.26320149470964919135511515641319
Postseason- - -244.98660000034.115240201948053025

SeasonTeamK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%AVGWHIPBABIPLOB%ERA-FIP-FIP
2006Devil Rays (AAA)9.390.8810.670.4426.6 %2.5 %.2581.08.34369.0 %  2.14
2006Devil Rays7.512.742.741.3019.3 %7.0 %.2841.44.32872.4 %108994.39
2006Average6.593.302.001.1216.8 %8.4 %.2651.41.29870.9 %  4.58
2007Devil Rays7.701.515.111.1721.1 %4.1 %.2441.11.28271.8 %86883.86
2007Average6.673.332.001.0317.1 %8.5 %.2631.41.29970.7 %  4.43
2008Rays6.701.674.001.0018.2 %4.6 %.2521.15.28773.3 %84913.82
2008Rays6.122.882.131.0815.7 %7.4 %.2831.44.31685.4 %681054.41
2008Average6.833.392.011.0117.5 %8.7 %.2591.39.29671.4 %  4.39
2009Rays6.842.133.211.1918.0 %5.6 %.2731.32.30871.2 %97954.02
2009Average6.993.462.021.0518.0 %8.9 %.2581.39.29571.9 %  4.42
2010Rays8.282.263.671.5020.8 %5.7 %.2921.46.34168.4 %1311074.24
2010Rays4.150.002.002.0810.5 %0.0 %.2350.92.21443.5 %2101656.54
2010Average7.133.282.170.9618.5 %8.5 %.2531.35.29372.2 %  4.20
2011Rays8.122.353.460.9423.1 %6.7 %.2151.04.25879.6 %72893.42
2011Rays10.800.006.000.0024.0 %0.0 %.3481.60.47130.0 %324481.83
2011Average7.133.112.300.9418.6 %8.1 %.2511.32.29172.5 %  4.12
2012Rays8.822.293.840.9923.6 %6.1 %.2381.17.29271.9 %90883.47
2012Average7.563.052.481.0219.8 %8.0 %.2501.31.29372.5 %  4.12
2013Steamer7.732.483.120.76  .2531.23.30770.5 %  3.40
2013Bill James7.892.313.411.11  .2561.23.304   3.75
2013Oliver7.872.263.480.8221.4 %6.1 %.2511.21.30574.9 %  3.31
2013Fans (26)8.482.233.801.00  .2471.17.30274.2 %  3.48
2013ZiPS7.922.293.451.21  .2651.27.31272.1 %  3.95
2013Royals8.511.854.600.8624.6 %5.3 %.2080.96.25582.0 %58763.10
2013Average7.613.102.451.0319.9 %8.1 %.2491.30.29173.0 %  4.14
2013ZiPS (R)8.152.233.651.16  .2651.26.31771.6 %  3.75
2013ZiPS (U)8.272.113.921.06  .2481.17.29973.9 %  3.55
2013Steamer (R)8.042.403.360.76  .2501.21.29671.0 %  3.26
2013Steamer (U)8.192.223.690.79  .2381.13.28473.7 %  3.21
Total- - -7.772.093.721.1320.9 %5.6 %.2531.21.29673.0 %92923.81
Postseason- - -6.552.103.131.0516.5 %5.3 %.2881.40.32769.6 %1231044.30

SeasonTeamGB/FBLD%GB%FB%IFFB%HR/FBIFH%BUH%tERASIERAxFIP-xFIP
2006Devil Rays1.2623.3 %42.7 %33.9 %9.2 %13.7 %6.1 %28.6 %4.934.14883.99
2007Devil Rays1.0816.3 %43.4 %40.4 %9.5 %11.1 %3.7 %56.3 %3.553.60823.65
2008Rays1.2416.2 %46.3 %37.5 %8.2 %9.8 %4.6 %27.3 %3.583.81903.87
2008Rays1.1717.7 %44.3 %38.0 %23.3 %10.0 %5.7 %33.3 %4.124.101024.43
2009Rays1.1320.5 %42.3 %37.2 %8.1 %11.2 %7.1 %25.0 %4.183.98873.85
2010Rays1.0820.3 %41.3 %38.4 %7.3 %13.8 %7.5 %41.7 %4.323.57853.55
2010Rays1.330.0 %57.1 %42.9 %0.0 %16.7 %0.0 %0.0 %4.393.761265.23
2011Rays1.3118.4 %46.2 %35.4 %9.8 %11.1 %4.9 %31.3 %3.473.29803.25
2011Rays2.0029.4 %47.1 %23.5 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %3.351.98702.83
2012Rays1.8118.7 %52.3 %29.0 %7.5 %13.4 %5.7 %22.2 %3.523.19783.24
2013Royals1.2319.2 %44.6 %36.3 %8.6 %10.0 %7.0 %0.0 %3.373.19793.24
Total- - -1.2518.9 %45.0 %36.1 %8.5 %11.7 %5.7 %34.1 %3.843.60843.58
Postseason- - -1.2817.3 %46.4 %36.4 %17.5 %10.0 %3.9 %25.0 %4.033.681014.30

SeasonTeamGBFBLDIFFBIFHBUBUHRSBallsStrikesPitches
2006Devil Rays165131901210726576312321995
2007Devil Rays2722531022410169118109820793177
2008Rays3032451062014113123112220093131
2008Rays353014723112151261412
2009Rays2952601432121123108114321853328
2010Rays2662471311820125116115321983351
2010Rays86000100303868
2011Rays3072351222315165104125423223576
2011Rays845000033367100
2012Rays336186120141992131129223253617
2013Royals8670376620273896891078
Total- - -20301627851138115852979282141503923253
Postseason- - -514019724115214366580

SeasonTeamWPA-WPA+WPARE24REWpLIinLIgmLIexLIPullsWPA/LIClutchSDMD
2006Devil Rays-0.65-11.2210.58-1.20-0.201.090.980.881.3020-0.57-0.0300
2007Devil Rays3.03-13.4216.4525.882.500.950.920.881.27302.860.3200
2008Rays0.75-14.5115.2516.131.610.920.890.871.25301.45-0.6400
2008Rays0.21-2.022.223.620.371.130.960.871.734-0.010.1900
2009Rays0.39-15.2715.668.750.870.930.900.861.38330.76-0.3400
2010Rays-2.36-17.0914.73-30.03-3.050.950.850.900.8934-3.310.8210
2010Rays-0.04-0.350.31-0.24-0.020.990.890.871.501-0.160.1200
2011Rays3.74-14.4418.1833.893.420.950.930.871.31222.341.5800
2011Rays-0.31-0.690.38-2.89-0.251.240.880.920.981-0.05-0.2000
2012Rays-0.29-15.8015.502.040.160.930.860.871.22300.61-0.9300
2013Royals1.09-4.345.4315.021.520.990.990.871.2481.54-0.4300
Total- - -5.70-106.09111.7970.476.820.960.900.881.222075.690.2810
Postseason- - --0.14-3.062.910.490.101.130.930.881.566-0.220.1000

SeasonTeamFB%SL%CT%CB%CH%SF%KN%XX%
2006Devil Rays54.0% (90.0)0.9% (84.2)0.4% (87.4)10.7% (75.5)34.1% (82.1)  2.3%
2007Devil Rays46.7% (90.1) 11.9% (87.4)11.3% (76.8)30.2% (82.6)  1.5%
2008Rays44.9% (90.4) 19.2% (87.2)9.6% (76.8)26.3% (81.9)  0.9%
2009Rays43.2% (90.5) 18.4% (86.4)14.9% (76.8)23.5% (81.8)  0.8%
2010Rays46.1% (91.5) 15.5% (86.1)13.5% (77.3)25.0% (83.4)  1.1%
2011Rays36.4% (91.0) 15.4% (86.7)21.0% (77.7)27.2% (83.9)  0.1%
2012Rays33.7% (92.3) 19.3% (89.6)18.2% (79.9)28.9% (85.2)  0.3%
2013Royals37.7% (92.1) 24.0% (88.5)15.0% (80.3)23.3% (85.3)  0.1%
Total- - -42.4% (90.9)0.1% (84.2)15.6% (87.4)14.6% (77.8)27.3% (83.2)  0.9%

SeasonTeamFA%FT%FC%FS%FO%SI%SL%CU%KC%EP%CH%SC%KN%UN%
2007Devil Rays51.1 % 3.4 %   5.2 %8.3 %  32.0 %   
2008Rays46.9 % 5.0 %   11.4 %10.1 %  26.4 %   
2009Rays34.8 %8.2 %7.1 %   12.0 %14.1 %  23.4 %   
2010Rays28.3 %18.8 %8.9 %   7.9 %13.3 %  22.5 %   
2011Rays27.9 %7.4 %4.4 %   11.2 %21.4 %  27.6 %   
2012Rays20.9 %12.8 %5.0 %   15.4 %18.1 %  27.6 %   
2013Royals20.8 %17.5 %12.3 %   11.0 %14.8 %  23.5 %   
Total- - -31.4 %9.8 %6.3 %   11.4 %15.3 %  25.7 %   

SeasonTeamvFAvFTvFCvFSvFOvSIvSLvCUvKCvEPvCHvSCvKN
2007Devil Rays90.6 88.4   85.677.7  83.0  
2008Rays90.5 88.1   87.077.2  82.1  
2009Rays90.789.687.5   85.176.7  81.7  
2010Rays91.591.186.7   84.877.2  83.2  
2011Rays90.991.088.9   86.377.8  83.9  
2012Rays92.092.190.7   89.579.9  85.1  
2013Royals92.091.988.9   87.880.2  85.3  
Total- - -91.091.288.2   86.978.1  83.4  

SeasonTeamwFBwSLwCTwCBwCHwSFwKNwFB/CwSL/CwCT/CwCB/CwCH/CwSF/CwKN/C
2006Devil Rays-10.9-1.5-0.61.34.3  -1.04-8.71-8.780.640.65  
2007Devil Rays-7.5 -0.21.326.3  -0.52 -0.060.372.79  
2008Rays-1.8 1.85.98.4  -0.13 0.311.961.03  
2009Rays-12.5 -0.11.711.9  -0.87 -0.020.351.53  
2010Rays-26.4 -11.00.07.5  -1.73 -2.140.000.91  
2011Rays2.0 4.29.817.7  0.16 0.761.301.82  
2012Rays3.9 -6.41.612.1  0.32 -0.910.241.16  
2013Royals-1.5 8.41.35.4  -0.37 3.270.822.15  
Total- - --54.5-1.5-3.822.893.5  -0.56-8.71-0.110.681.49  

SeasonTeamwFAwFTwFCwFSwFOwSIwSLwCUwKCwEPwCHwSCwKN
2007Devil Rays-2.0 -0.1   0.1-0.1  9.2  
2008Rays-7.7 0.3   1.52.3  8.9  
2009Rays-12.1-5.60.1   -1.70.8  10.0  
2010Rays-13.5-12.8-7.7   -1.6-1.2  6.5  
2011Rays4.2-0.4-1.9   4.411.7  18.2  
2012Rays3.8-0.2-0.1   -4.82.1  11.9  
2013Royals2.1-3.12.4   5.81.0  5.8  
Total- - --25.2-22.1-6.9   3.716.6  70.6  

SeasonTeamwFA/CwFT/CwFC/CwFS/CwFO/CwSI/CwSL/CwCU/CwKC/CwEP/CwCH/CwSC/CwKN/C
2007Devil Rays-0.55 -0.37   0.31-0.14  4.05  
2008Rays-0.55 0.21   0.430.78  1.13  
2009Rays-1.05-2.070.02   -0.420.17  1.29  
2010Rays-1.42-2.04-2.59   -0.59-0.27  0.87  
2011Rays0.42-0.15-1.19   1.091.53  1.84  
2012Rays0.50-0.03-0.04   -0.860.31  1.19  
2013Royals0.94-1.641.82   4.920.60  2.31  
Total- - --0.43-1.22-0.59   0.180.58  1.48  

SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%F-Strike%SwStr%
2006Devil Rays24.4 %66.1 %45.4 %53.6 %85.0 %76.7 %50.5 %57.8 %10.3 %
2006Average23.5 %66.6 %46.1 %57.4 %88.5 %81.0 %52.6 %58.8 %8.5 %
2007Devil Rays27.0 %67.8 %48.5 %48.6 %88.5 %78.0 %52.7 %60.1 %10.6 %
2007Average25.0 %66.6 %45.9 %60.8 %88.2 %80.8 %50.3 %58.7 %8.6 %
2008Rays26.6 %66.7 %47.4 %55.1 %88.4 %79.4 %52.0 %58.6 %9.6 %
2008Average25.4 %65.4 %45.9 %61.7 %87.9 %80.8 %51.1 %58.6 %8.6 %
2009Rays27.8 %67.9 %48.5 %56.6 %88.2 %79.4 %51.6 %63.2 %9.8 %
2009Average25.1 %66.0 %45.3 %61.7 %87.8 %80.5 %49.3 %58.2 %8.6 %
2010Rays32.0 %66.7 %48.9 %60.5 %90.2 %80.2 %48.6 %62.1 %9.5 %
2010Average29.3 %64.4 %45.6 %66.5 %88.1 %80.7 %46.5 %58.8 %8.5 %
2011Rays30.7 %65.1 %47.1 %58.5 %86.7 %77.1 %47.6 %63.3 %10.7 %
2011Average30.6 %65.0 %46.2 %68.1 %87.9 %80.7 %45.3 %59.4 %8.6 %
2012Rays34.2 %64.6 %46.9 %61.5 %87.6 %76.5 %41.7 %61.0 %10.9 %
2012Average30.8 %64.7 %46.0 %66.8 %87.2 %79.7 %44.9 %59.8 %9.1 %
2013Royals30.1 %65.3 %45.7 %60.7 %87.7 %77.9 %44.5 %61.9 %10.0 %
2013Average29.7 %65.0 %45.8 %66.2 %86.6 %79.4 %45.8 %60.1 %9.2 %
Total- - -29.6 %66.4 %47.5 %57.4 %88.0 %78.2 %48.8 %61.1 %10.2 %

SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%Pace
2007Devil Rays30.2 %63.0 %47.3 %61.2 %86.2 %78.5 %51.9 %19.9
2007Average28.9 %62.3 %45.4 %66.4 %87.6 %80.8 %49.6 %21.5
2008Rays30.4 %63.6 %47.4 %59.6 %88.5 %79.5 %51.2 %21.1
2008Average28.0 %62.5 %45.3 %65.9 %88.0 %81.2 %50.3 %21.6
2009Rays30.8 %63.3 %48.1 %58.7 %88.7 %79.8 %53.2 %20.7
2009Average27.9 %61.4 %44.8 %65.5 %88.0 %81.0 %50.4 %21.4
2010Rays32.8 %63.4 %48.5 %58.7 %90.4 %80.0 %51.5 %21.6
2010Average28.4 %61.3 %44.9 %64.6 %87.9 %80.6 %50.4 %21.5
2011Rays31.8 %60.9 %46.8 %55.7 %87.9 %77.2 %51.4 %20.4
2011Average28.9 %62.1 %45.6 %64.7 %88.0 %80.6 %50.1 %21.6
2012Rays34.9 %61.1 %46.7 %60.6 %87.2 %76.3 %45.0 %21.3
2012Average29.3 %62.2 %45.6 %63.6 %87.3 %79.6 %49.5 %22.1
2013Royals30.0 %62.1 %45.3 %59.2 %88.1 %78.1 %47.7 %22.5
2013Average29.0 %62.2 %45.3 %63.1 %87.2 %79.4 %49.2 %22.5
Total- - -32.1 %62.4 %47.3 %58.8 %88.4 %78.5 %50.3 %21.1

SeasonTeamPosGGSInnPOAEFETEDPDPSDPTDPFScpSBCSPBWPFPTZ
2006Devil RaysP2121124.214150001100 7   1.000 
2007Devil RaysP3131215.030241013201 9   .982 
2008RaysP3333215.019191103102 7   .974 
2009RaysP3333219.216252025203 5   .954 
2010RaysP3433203.118174042101 10   .897 
2011RaysP3333249.119323032200 6   .944 
2012RaysP3333227.216215140000 14   .881 
2013RoyalsP101073.0420000000 1   1.000 
Total- - -P2282271527.21361551621416907 59   .948 

SeasonTeamPosInnrSBrGDPrARMrGFPrPMDRSBIZPlaysRZROOZCPPRPPTZLFSRARMDPRRngRErrRUZRUZR/150
2006Devil RaysP124.21  002              
2007Devil RaysP215.01  023              
2008RaysP215.01  0-11              
2009RaysP219.21  0-10              
2010RaysP203.11  0-4-4              
2011RaysP249.16  007              
2012RaysP227.20  -1-2-3              
2013RoyalsP73.01  0-2-1              
Total- - -P1527.212  -1-85              

SeasonTeamRA9-WinsBIP-WinsLOB-WinsFDP-WinsRARWARDollarsSalary
2006Devil Rays1.4-0.80.5-0.318.31.7$6.4 
2007Devil Rays4.51.1-1.00.243.54.3$17.8$0.4
2008Rays4.50.7-0.10.638.83.9$17.5$1.0
2009Rays2.7-0.5-0.3-0.735.13.5$15.6 
2010Rays-0.7-2.50.1-2.416.81.7$6.8 
2011Rays7.12.00.62.642.44.5$20.2 
2012Rays3.30.2-0.8-0.637.13.9$17.6 
2013Royals2.70.80.00.817.41.9$9.5 
Total- - -25.51.0-0.90.1249.325.4$111.3$1.4

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