James Shields
Free AgentP
Age: 44
Bats/Throws: R/R
6'3" / 210
DOB: 12/20/1981
(44 years, 10 months, 21 days)
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| Season | Total |
| Team | - - - |
| Level | MLB |
| G | 407 |
| GS | 405 |
| IP | 2616.0 |
| K% | 20.3% |
| BB% | 6.8% |
| GB% | 43.3% |
| ERA | 4.01 |
| FIP | 4.17 |
| WAR | 32.3 |
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| Draft: | 2000, Rd: 16, Pick: 6, Ovr: 466 |
| Draft Team: | Tampa Bay Rays |
| School: | Hart HS (Newhall, CA) |
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Rotowire: Shields remains focused on continuing his playing career and recently completed throwing sessions in front of representatives from the Tigers, Indians and Rangers, Jon Paul Morosi of MLB Network reports. (5/7/2019)
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| Season | Handedness | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | vs L | 7.15 | 4.09 | 1.75 | 1.28 | 18.8% | 10.7% | 8.1% | .214 | 1.25 | .232 | 74.6% | 4.86 | 5.08 |
| 2018 | vs R | 6.36 | 2.73 | 2.33 | 1.73 | 16.5% | 7.1% | 9.4% | .277 | 1.37 | .291 | 66.7% | 5.33 | 5.11 |
| Season | Home / Away | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2018 | Home | 6.94 | 3.32 | 2.09 | 0.98 | 18.3% | 8.7% | 9.5% | .234 | 1.25 | .264 | 69.2% | 4.27 | 4.90 |
| 2018 | Away | 6.54 | 3.59 | 1.82 | 2.21 | 16.8% | 9.2% | 7.6% | .260 | 1.39 | .259 | 72.6% | 6.24 | 5.37 |
| 2018 | Home vs L | 6.92 | 3.80 | 1.82 | 0.68 | 18.7% | 10.3% | 8.4% | .188 | 1.10 | .215 | 76.8% | 4.00 | 4.92 |
| 2018 | Home vs R | 6.96 | 2.72 | 2.56 | 1.36 | 17.8% | 7.0% | 10.9% | .288 | 1.43 | .319 | 61.4% | 4.59 | 4.88 |
| 2018 | Away vs L | 7.55 | 4.58 | 1.65 | 2.29 | 19.0% | 11.5% | 7.5% | .255 | 1.50 | .261 | 71.1% | 6.31 | 5.36 |
| 2018 | Away vs R | 5.67 | 2.74 | 2.07 | 2.15 | 14.9% | 7.2% | 7.7% | .264 | 1.30 | .257 | 74.1% | 6.18 | 5.37 |
| Season | Monthly | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2018 | Mar/Apr | 4.60 | 5.22 | 0.88 | 0.61 | 10.9% | 12.4% | -1.5% | .280 | 1.70 | .304 | 64.3% | 4.86 | 6.17 |
| 2018 | May | 6.75 | 2.93 | 2.31 | 0.45 | 19.5% | 8.4% | 11.0% | .173 | 0.93 | .204 | 65.3% | 3.36 | 4.57 |
| 2018 | Jun | 6.69 | 2.63 | 2.55 | 1.91 | 17.5% | 6.9% | 10.6% | .240 | 1.22 | .241 | 69.8% | 5.39 | 5.00 |
| 2018 | Jul | 9.49 | 3.65 | 2.60 | 1.95 | 23.8% | 9.1% | 14.6% | .262 | 1.43 | .300 | 68.5% | 5.24 | 4.57 |
| 2018 | Aug | 6.40 | 3.06 | 2.09 | 1.95 | 16.8% | 8.0% | 8.8% | .262 | 1.33 | .263 | 73.1% | 5.67 | 5.25 |
| 2018 | Sept/Oct | 6.04 | 3.49 | 1.73 | 2.22 | 16.0% | 9.2% | 6.7% | .267 | 1.38 | .266 | 87.0% | 6.51 | 5.34 |
| 2018 | 1st Half | 6.57 | 3.50 | 1.88 | 1.07 | 17.1% | 9.1% | 8.0% | .232 | 1.27 | .255 | 65.7% | 4.51 | 5.14 |
| 2018 | 2nd Half | 7.09 | 3.32 | 2.14 | 2.17 | 18.6% | 8.7% | 9.9% | .267 | 1.37 | .274 | 78.7% | 6.02 | 5.02 |
| Season | Leverage | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2018 | Low Leverage | 7.18 | 3.08 | 2.33 | 1.03 | 18.9% | 8.1% | 10.8% | .223 | 1.20 | .253 | 88.4% | 4.21 | 4.82 |
| 2018 | Medium Leverage | 6.38 | 3.79 | 1.68 | 2.19 | 16.5% | 9.8% | 6.7% | .265 | 1.42 | .262 | 60.3% | 6.30 | 5.35 |
| 2018 | High Leverage | 6.00 | 4.00 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 15.8% | 10.5% | 5.3% | .313 | 1.56 | .357 | 0.0% | 3.16 | 5.73 |
| Season | Situational | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2018 | Bases Empty | 7.16 | 2.91 | 2.46 | 1.42 | 18.8% | 7.6% | 11.2% | .218 | 1.17 | .236 | 100.0% | 4.75 | 4.82 |
| 2018 | Men on Base | 6.14 | 4.29 | 1.43 | 1.62 | 15.9% | 11.1% | 4.8% | .291 | 1.55 | .304 | 26.4% | 5.65 | 5.53 |
| 2018 | Men In Scoring | 5.91 | 4.43 | 1.33 | 2.11 | 14.4% | 10.8% | 3.6% | .311 | 1.69 | .306 | -16.9% | 6.44 | 5.87 |
| Season | Through Count | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2018 | Through 3 - 0 | 5.40 | 78.30 | 0.07 | 5.40 | 4.0% | 58.0% | -54.0% | .500 | 11.70 | .500 | 94.1% | 36.76 | 31.44 |
| 2018 | Through 3 - 1 | 8.53 | 29.84 | 0.29 | 2.84 | 12.4% | 43.3% | -30.9% | .321 | 4.66 | .351 | 86.6% | 15.79 | 13.77 |
| 2018 | Through 3 - 2 | 10.13 | 17.30 | 0.59 | 2.53 | 19.2% | 32.8% | -13.6% | .263 | 2.91 | .288 | 82.7% | 10.61 | 8.89 |
| 2018 | Through 2 - 0 | 5.33 | 14.00 | 0.38 | 2.33 | 10.4% | 27.3% | -16.9% | .299 | 2.74 | .291 | 75.9% | 10.35 | 9.67 |
| 2018 | Through 1 - 0 | 4.87 | 5.72 | 0.85 | 1.48 | 12.3% | 14.4% | -2.1% | .248 | 1.55 | .249 | 76.3% | 6.23 | 6.42 |
| 2018 | Through 2 - 1 | 7.59 | 7.81 | 0.97 | 1.34 | 18.7% | 19.2% | -0.5% | .211 | 1.61 | .231 | 67.1% | 6.23 | 6.27 |
| 2018 | Through 1 - 1 | 8.67 | 3.29 | 2.63 | 1.21 | 23.6% | 9.0% | 14.6% | .221 | 1.18 | .262 | 75.1% | 4.11 | 4.16 |
| 2018 | Through 0 - 1 | 9.99 | 2.22 | 4.50 | 1.20 | 27.2% | 6.0% | 21.2% | .220 | 1.07 | .270 | 62.4% | 3.54 | 3.60 |
| 2018 | Through 2 - 2 | 11.20 | 4.80 | 2.33 | 1.60 | 29.5% | 12.6% | 16.8% | .217 | 1.31 | .267 | 71.7% | 4.65 | 3.99 |
| 2018 | Through 1 - 2 | 13.13 | 2.07 | 6.36 | 1.03 | 39.2% | 6.2% | 33.0% | .162 | 0.79 | .231 | 70.7% | 2.42 | 2.34 |
| 2018 | Through 0 - 2 | 13.62 | 1.38 | 9.83 | 0.46 | 40.4% | 4.1% | 36.3% | .154 | 0.69 | .244 | 63.5% | 1.34 | 1.99 |
| Season | SP / RP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2018 | As Starter | 6.79 | 3.35 | 2.03 | 1.50 | 17.8% | 8.8% | 9.0% | .244 | 1.29 | .260 | 70.5% | 5.07 | 5.05 |
| 2018 | As Reliever | 0.00 | 27.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 33.3% | -33.3% | .500 | 6.00 | .500 | 75.0% | 12.16 | 19.59 |
| Season | Shifts | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2018 | No Shift | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | .267 | 1.16 | .264 | 100.0% | 3.16 | 5.73 |
| 2018 | Shift - All | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | .266 | 1.09 | .261 | 100.0% | 3.16 | 5.94 |
| 2018 | Shift - Traditional | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | .260 | 1.07 | .257 | 100.0% | 3.16 | 5.95 |
| 2018 | Shift - Non Traditional | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | .344 | 1.43 | .306 | 100.0% | 3.16 | 5.75 |
| Season | TTO | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2018 | 1st Through Order as SP | 6.91 | 4.17 | 1.66 | 1.70 | 17.8% | 10.8% | 7.1% | .230 | 1.33 | .237 | 81.6% | 5.51 | 5.29 |
| 2018 | 2nd Through Order as SP | 6.94 | 3.03 | 2.29 | 0.88 | 18.5% | 8.1% | 10.4% | .240 | 1.22 | .273 | 68.5% | 4.16 | 4.85 |
| 2018 | 3rd Through Order as SP | 5.97 | 2.83 | 2.11 | 1.79 | 15.9% | 7.5% | 8.3% | .248 | 1.26 | .251 | 63.7% | 5.46 | 5.12 |
| 2018 | 4th Through Order as SP | 16.20 | 2.70 | 6.00 | 5.40 | 31.6% | 5.3% | 26.3% | .444 | 2.70 | .600 | 32.3% | 8.26 | 2.94 |
| 2018 | 1st Through Order as RP | 0.00 | 27.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 33.3% | -33.3% | .500 | 6.00 | .500 | 75.0% | 12.16 | 19.59 |
| Season | Handedness | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | vs L | 7.15 | 4.09 | 1.75 | 1.28 | 18.8% | 10.7% | 8.1% | .214 | 1.25 | .232 | 74.6% | 4.86 | 5.08 |
| 2018 | vs R | 6.36 | 2.73 | 2.33 | 1.73 | 16.5% | 7.1% | 9.4% | .277 | 1.37 | .291 | 66.7% | 5.33 | 5.11 |
| Season | Home / Away | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2018 | Home | 6.94 | 3.32 | 2.09 | 0.98 | 18.3% | 8.7% | 9.5% | .234 | 1.25 | .264 | 69.2% | 4.27 | 4.90 |
| 2018 | Away | 6.54 | 3.59 | 1.82 | 2.21 | 16.8% | 9.2% | 7.6% | .260 | 1.39 | .259 | 72.6% | 6.24 | 5.37 |
| 2018 | Home vs L | 6.92 | 3.80 | 1.82 | 0.68 | 18.7% | 10.3% | 8.4% | .188 | 1.10 | .215 | 76.8% | 4.00 | 4.92 |
| 2018 | Home vs R | 6.96 | 2.72 | 2.56 | 1.36 | 17.8% | 7.0% | 10.9% | .288 | 1.43 | .319 | 61.4% | 4.59 | 4.88 |
| 2018 | Away vs L | 7.55 | 4.58 | 1.65 | 2.29 | 19.0% | 11.5% | 7.5% | .255 | 1.50 | .261 | 71.1% | 6.31 | 5.36 |
| 2018 | Away vs R | 5.67 | 2.74 | 2.07 | 2.15 | 14.9% | 7.2% | 7.7% | .264 | 1.30 | .257 | 74.1% | 6.18 | 5.37 |
| Season | Monthly | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2018 | Mar/Apr | 4.60 | 5.22 | 0.88 | 0.61 | 10.9% | 12.4% | -1.5% | .280 | 1.70 | .304 | 64.3% | 4.86 | 6.17 |
| 2018 | May | 6.75 | 2.93 | 2.31 | 0.45 | 19.5% | 8.4% | 11.0% | .173 | 0.93 | .204 | 65.3% | 3.36 | 4.57 |
| 2018 | Jun | 6.69 | 2.63 | 2.55 | 1.91 | 17.5% | 6.9% | 10.6% | .240 | 1.22 | .241 | 69.8% | 5.39 | 5.00 |
| 2018 | Jul | 9.49 | 3.65 | 2.60 | 1.95 | 23.8% | 9.1% | 14.6% | .262 | 1.43 | .300 | 68.5% | 5.24 | 4.57 |
| 2018 | Aug | 6.40 | 3.06 | 2.09 | 1.95 | 16.8% | 8.0% | 8.8% | .262 | 1.33 | .263 | 73.1% | 5.67 | 5.25 |
| 2018 | Sept/Oct | 6.04 | 3.49 | 1.73 | 2.22 | 16.0% | 9.2% | 6.7% | .267 | 1.38 | .266 | 87.0% | 6.51 | 5.34 |
| 2018 | 1st Half | 6.57 | 3.50 | 1.88 | 1.07 | 17.1% | 9.1% | 8.0% | .232 | 1.27 | .255 | 65.7% | 4.51 | 5.14 |
| 2018 | 2nd Half | 7.09 | 3.32 | 2.14 | 2.17 | 18.6% | 8.7% | 9.9% | .267 | 1.37 | .274 | 78.7% | 6.02 | 5.02 |
| Season | Leverage | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2018 | Low Leverage | 7.18 | 3.08 | 2.33 | 1.03 | 18.9% | 8.1% | 10.8% | .223 | 1.20 | .253 | 88.4% | 4.21 | 4.82 |
| 2018 | Medium Leverage | 6.38 | 3.79 | 1.68 | 2.19 | 16.5% | 9.8% | 6.7% | .265 | 1.42 | .262 | 60.3% | 6.30 | 5.35 |
| 2018 | High Leverage | 6.00 | 4.00 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 15.8% | 10.5% | 5.3% | .313 | 1.56 | .357 | 0.0% | 3.16 | 5.73 |
| Season | Situational | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2018 | Bases Empty | 7.16 | 2.91 | 2.46 | 1.42 | 18.8% | 7.6% | 11.2% | .218 | 1.17 | .236 | 100.0% | 4.75 | 4.82 |
| 2018 | Men on Base | 6.14 | 4.29 | 1.43 | 1.62 | 15.9% | 11.1% | 4.8% | .291 | 1.55 | .304 | 26.4% | 5.65 | 5.53 |
| 2018 | Men In Scoring | 5.91 | 4.43 | 1.33 | 2.11 | 14.4% | 10.8% | 3.6% | .311 | 1.69 | .306 | -16.9% | 6.44 | 5.87 |
| Season | Through Count | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2018 | Through 3 - 0 | 5.40 | 78.30 | 0.07 | 5.40 | 4.0% | 58.0% | -54.0% | .500 | 11.70 | .500 | 94.1% | 36.76 | 31.44 |
| 2018 | Through 3 - 1 | 8.53 | 29.84 | 0.29 | 2.84 | 12.4% | 43.3% | -30.9% | .321 | 4.66 | .351 | 86.6% | 15.79 | 13.77 |
| 2018 | Through 3 - 2 | 10.13 | 17.30 | 0.59 | 2.53 | 19.2% | 32.8% | -13.6% | .263 | 2.91 | .288 | 82.7% | 10.61 | 8.89 |
| 2018 | Through 2 - 0 | 5.33 | 14.00 | 0.38 | 2.33 | 10.4% | 27.3% | -16.9% | .299 | 2.74 | .291 | 75.9% | 10.35 | 9.67 |
| 2018 | Through 1 - 0 | 4.87 | 5.72 | 0.85 | 1.48 | 12.3% | 14.4% | -2.1% | .248 | 1.55 | .249 | 76.3% | 6.23 | 6.42 |
| 2018 | Through 2 - 1 | 7.59 | 7.81 | 0.97 | 1.34 | 18.7% | 19.2% | -0.5% | .211 | 1.61 | .231 | 67.1% | 6.23 | 6.27 |
| 2018 | Through 1 - 1 | 8.67 | 3.29 | 2.63 | 1.21 | 23.6% | 9.0% | 14.6% | .221 | 1.18 | .262 | 75.1% | 4.11 | 4.16 |
| 2018 | Through 0 - 1 | 9.99 | 2.22 | 4.50 | 1.20 | 27.2% | 6.0% | 21.2% | .220 | 1.07 | .270 | 62.4% | 3.54 | 3.60 |
| 2018 | Through 2 - 2 | 11.20 | 4.80 | 2.33 | 1.60 | 29.5% | 12.6% | 16.8% | .217 | 1.31 | .267 | 71.7% | 4.65 | 3.99 |
| 2018 | Through 1 - 2 | 13.13 | 2.07 | 6.36 | 1.03 | 39.2% | 6.2% | 33.0% | .162 | 0.79 | .231 | 70.7% | 2.42 | 2.34 |
| 2018 | Through 0 - 2 | 13.62 | 1.38 | 9.83 | 0.46 | 40.4% | 4.1% | 36.3% | .154 | 0.69 | .244 | 63.5% | 1.34 | 1.99 |
| Season | SP / RP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2018 | As Starter | 6.79 | 3.35 | 2.03 | 1.50 | 17.8% | 8.8% | 9.0% | .244 | 1.29 | .260 | 70.5% | 5.07 | 5.05 |
| 2018 | As Reliever | 0.00 | 27.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 33.3% | -33.3% | .500 | 6.00 | .500 | 75.0% | 12.16 | 19.59 |
| Season | Shifts | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2018 | No Shift | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | .267 | 1.16 | .264 | 100.0% | 3.16 | 5.73 |
| 2018 | Shift - All | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | .266 | 1.09 | .261 | 100.0% | 3.16 | 5.94 |
| 2018 | Shift - Traditional | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | .260 | 1.07 | .257 | 100.0% | 3.16 | 5.95 |
| 2018 | Shift - Non Traditional | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | .344 | 1.43 | .306 | 100.0% | 3.16 | 5.75 |
| Season | TTO | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2018 | 1st Through Order as SP | 6.91 | 4.17 | 1.66 | 1.70 | 17.8% | 10.8% | 7.1% | .230 | 1.33 | .237 | 81.6% | 5.51 | 5.29 |
| 2018 | 2nd Through Order as SP | 6.94 | 3.03 | 2.29 | 0.88 | 18.5% | 8.1% | 10.4% | .240 | 1.22 | .273 | 68.5% | 4.16 | 4.85 |
| 2018 | 3rd Through Order as SP | 5.97 | 2.83 | 2.11 | 1.79 | 15.9% | 7.5% | 8.3% | .248 | 1.26 | .251 | 63.7% | 5.46 | 5.12 |
| 2018 | 4th Through Order as SP | 16.20 | 2.70 | 6.00 | 5.40 | 31.6% | 5.3% | 26.3% | .444 | 2.70 | .600 | 32.3% | 8.26 | 2.94 |
| 2018 | 1st Through Order as RP | 0.00 | 27.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 33.3% | -33.3% | .500 | 6.00 | .500 | 75.0% | 12.16 | 19.59 |

