David Shields
Kansas City Royals (A+)P
Age: 19
Bats/Throws: S/L
6'2" / 210
DOB: 9/9/2006
(19 years, 7 months, 16 days)
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Preseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsMinor Leagues
| Season | Team | Level | Age | W W - Wins | L L - Losses | SV SV - Saves | G G - Games Pitched | GS GS - Games Started | IP IP - Innings Pitched | divider | K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP) | BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP) | HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP) | BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play | LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage | GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP) | HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio | divider | vFA vFA - Fourseam Fastball velocity (Pitch Info) | divider | ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP) | xERA xERA - Expected ERA | FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale | xFIP xFIP - Expected Fielder Independent Pitching where Home Runs are calculated as 10.5% of Fly Balls induced | WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | KCR | CPX | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 11.25 | 0.00 | 2.25 | .333 | 27.8% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 9.00 | 6.00 | 3.20 | ||||||
| 2025 | KCR | A | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 71.2 | 10.17 | 1.88 | 0.38 | .297 | 74.9% | 46.7% | 5.5% | 2.01 | 2.57 | 2.64 | ||||||
| 2025 | KCR | MiLB | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 75.2 | 10.23 | 1.78 | 0.48 | .299 | 72.6% | 46.9% | 7.0% | 2.38 | 2.75 | 2.67 | ||||||
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.62 | 4.51 | 1.34 | .303 | 69.4% | 43.6% | 5.41 | 5.45 | 5.38 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 5.74 | 2.89 | 1.23 | .301 | 62.2% | 5.10 | 4.72 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| 2026 | KCR | A+ | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16.0 | 11.81 | 3.94 | 1.69 | .333 | 84.3% | 44.4% | 30.0% | 3.94 | 5.30 | 3.86 | ||||||
| 2026 | Steamer | ROS | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.09 | 4.29 | 1.25 | .302 | 70.0% | 5.10 | 5.15 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | ROS | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.9 | 6.16 | 2.94 | 1.25 | .301 | 63.1% | 5.04 | 4.68 | 0.0 |
| Season | Team | Level | Age | W W - Wins | L L - Losses | SV SV - Saves | G G - Games Pitched | GS GS - Games Started | IP IP - Innings Pitched | divider | K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP) | BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP) | HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP) | BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play | LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage | GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP) | HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio | divider | vFA vFA - Fourseam Fastball velocity (Pitch Info) | divider | ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP) | xERA xERA - Expected ERA | FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale | xFIP xFIP - Expected Fielder Independent Pitching where Home Runs are calculated as 10.5% of Fly Balls induced | WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | KCR | CPX | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 11.25 | 0.00 | 2.25 | .333 | 27.8% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 9.00 | 6.00 | 3.20 | ||||||
| 2025 | KCR | A | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 71.2 | 10.17 | 1.88 | 0.38 | .297 | 74.9% | 46.7% | 5.5% | 2.01 | 2.57 | 2.64 | ||||||
| 2025 | KCR | MiLB | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 75.2 | 10.23 | 1.78 | 0.48 | .299 | 72.6% | 46.9% | 7.0% | 2.38 | 2.75 | 2.67 | ||||||
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.62 | 4.51 | 1.34 | .303 | 69.4% | 43.6% | 5.41 | 5.45 | 5.38 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 5.74 | 2.89 | 1.23 | .301 | 62.2% | 5.10 | 4.72 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| 2026 | KCR | A+ | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16.0 | 11.81 | 3.94 | 1.69 | .333 | 84.3% | 44.4% | 30.0% | 3.94 | 5.30 | 3.86 | ||||||
| 2026 | Steamer | ROS | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.09 | 4.29 | 1.25 | .302 | 70.0% | 5.10 | 5.15 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | ROS | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.9 | 6.16 | 2.94 | 1.25 | .301 | 63.1% | 5.04 | 4.68 | 0.0 |
Preseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsMinor Leagues
| Season | Team | Level | W W - Wins | L L - Losses | ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP) | G G - Games Pitched | GS GS - Games Started | QS QS - Quality Starts; pitched at least 6 innings and gave up 3 or fewer earned runs | CG CG - Complete Games | ShO ShO - Shoutouts | SV SV - Saves | HLD HLD - Holds | BS BS - Blown Saves | IP IP - Innings Pitched | TBF TBF - Total Batters Faced | H H - Hits Allowed | R R - Runs Allowed | ER ER - Earned Runs | HR HR - Home Runs | BB BB - Walks | IBB IBB - Intentional | HBP HBP - Hit Batters | WP WP - Wild Pitches | BK BK - Balks | SO SO - Strikeouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | KCR | CPX | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2025 | KCR | A | 3 | 1 | 2.01 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71.2 | 286 | 58 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 81 | |
| 2025 | KCR | MiLB | 3 | 2 | 2.38 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.2 | 302 | 62 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 86 | |
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 0 | 0 | 5.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 0 | 0 | 5.10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 2026 | KCR | A+ | 1 | 2 | 3.94 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 65 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | |
| 2026 | Steamer | ROS | 0 | 0 | 5.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | ROS | 0 | 0 | 5.04 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Season | Team | Level | W W - Wins | L L - Losses | ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP) | G G - Games Pitched | GS GS - Games Started | QS QS - Quality Starts; pitched at least 6 innings and gave up 3 or fewer earned runs | CG CG - Complete Games | ShO ShO - Shoutouts | SV SV - Saves | HLD HLD - Holds | BS BS - Blown Saves | IP IP - Innings Pitched | TBF TBF - Total Batters Faced | H H - Hits Allowed | R R - Runs Allowed | ER ER - Earned Runs | HR HR - Home Runs | BB BB - Walks | IBB IBB - Intentional | HBP HBP - Hit Batters | WP WP - Wild Pitches | BK BK - Balks | SO SO - Strikeouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | KCR | CPX | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2025 | KCR | A | 3 | 1 | 2.01 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71.2 | 286 | 58 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 81 | |
| 2025 | KCR | MiLB | 3 | 2 | 2.38 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.2 | 302 | 62 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 86 | |
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 0 | 0 | 5.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 0 | 0 | 5.10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 2026 | KCR | A+ | 1 | 2 | 3.94 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 65 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | |
| 2026 | Steamer | ROS | 0 | 0 | 5.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | ROS | 0 | 0 | 5.04 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Preseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsMinor LeaguesAverages
| Season | Team | Level | K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP) | BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP) | K/BB K/BB - Strikeout to Walk Ratio (SO/BB) | HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP) | divider | K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/TBF) | BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/TBF) | K-BB% K-BB% - The difference between strikeout percentage and walk percentage | divider | AVG AVG - Batting Average Against | WHIP WHIP - Walks + Hits divided by Innings Pitched | BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play | LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage | divider | ERA- ERA- - ERA adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better | FIP- FIP- - FIP adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better | divider | FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | KCR | CPX | 11.25 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 2.25 | 31.3% | 0.0% | 31.3% | .267 | 1.00 | .333 | 27.8% | 176 | 115 | 6.00 | ||||
| 2025 | KCR | A | 10.17 | 1.88 | 5.40 | 0.38 | 28.3% | 5.2% | 23.1% | .216 | 1.02 | .297 | 74.9% | 48 | 62 | 2.57 | ||||
| 2025 | KCR | MiLB | 10.23 | 1.78 | 5.73 | 0.48 | 28.5% | 5.0% | 23.5% | .218 | 1.02 | .299 | 72.6% | 55 | 65 | 2.75 | ||||
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 5.62 | 4.51 | 1.24 | 1.34 | 13.7% | 11.0% | 2.7% | .281 | 1.63 | .303 | 69.4% | 5.45 | ||||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 5.74 | 2.89 | 1.99 | 1.23 | 15.9% | 8.0% | 7.9% | .275 | 1.32 | .301 | 62.2% | 4.72 | ||||||
| 2026 | KCR | A+ | 11.81 | 3.94 | 3.00 | 1.69 | 32.3% | 10.8% | 21.5% | .246 | 1.31 | .333 | 84.3% | 77 | 103 | 5.30 | ||||
| 2026 | Steamer | ROS | 6.09 | 4.29 | 1.42 | 1.25 | 15.0% | 10.6% | 4.5% | .275 | 1.57 | .302 | 70.0% | 5.15 | ||||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | ROS | 6.16 | 2.94 | 2.10 | 1.25 | 16.9% | 8.1% | 8.8% | .272 | 1.32 | .301 | 63.1% | 4.68 |
| Season | Team | Level | K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP) | BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP) | K/BB K/BB - Strikeout to Walk Ratio (SO/BB) | HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP) | divider | K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/TBF) | BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/TBF) | K-BB% K-BB% - The difference between strikeout percentage and walk percentage | divider | AVG AVG - Batting Average Against | WHIP WHIP - Walks + Hits divided by Innings Pitched | BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play | LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage | divider | ERA- ERA- - ERA adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better | FIP- FIP- - FIP adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better | divider | FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | KCR | CPX | 11.25 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 2.25 | 31.3% | 0.0% | 31.3% | .267 | 1.00 | .333 | 27.8% | 176 | 115 | 6.00 | ||||
| 2025 | KCR | A | 10.17 | 1.88 | 5.40 | 0.38 | 28.3% | 5.2% | 23.1% | .216 | 1.02 | .297 | 74.9% | 48 | 62 | 2.57 | ||||
| 2025 | KCR | MiLB | 10.23 | 1.78 | 5.73 | 0.48 | 28.5% | 5.0% | 23.5% | .218 | 1.02 | .299 | 72.6% | 55 | 65 | 2.75 | ||||
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 5.62 | 4.51 | 1.24 | 1.34 | 13.7% | 11.0% | 2.7% | .281 | 1.63 | .303 | 69.4% | 5.45 | ||||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 5.74 | 2.89 | 1.99 | 1.23 | 15.9% | 8.0% | 7.9% | .275 | 1.32 | .301 | 62.2% | 4.72 | ||||||
| 2026 | KCR | A+ | 11.81 | 3.94 | 3.00 | 1.69 | 32.3% | 10.8% | 21.5% | .246 | 1.31 | .333 | 84.3% | 77 | 103 | 5.30 | ||||
| 2026 | Steamer | ROS | 6.09 | 4.29 | 1.42 | 1.25 | 15.0% | 10.6% | 4.5% | .275 | 1.57 | .302 | 70.0% | 5.15 | ||||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | ROS | 6.16 | 2.94 | 2.10 | 1.25 | 16.9% | 8.1% | 8.8% | .272 | 1.32 | .301 | 63.1% | 4.68 |
