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James Shields

Starting Pitcher

Bats / Throws Right / Right
Date of Birth 12/20/1981 (44)
Height, Weight 6'3", 215 lb
Hometown Newhall, CA

2018 Season Stats

Needs more playing time to qualify
MLB Rank MLB Average
W-L IP ERA WHIP K% BB%
7-16 204.2 4.53 1.31 17.7% 9.0%
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James Shields Overview

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Year Team G GS IP W-L QS ERA WHIP xERA FIP xFIP PLA K% BB% H/9 HR/9 BABIP HR/FB% LOB% ICR GB% SwStr% CSW% IPR PLV
2006 TB 21 21 124.2 6-8 11 4.84 1.44 - 4.40 - - 19.3% 7.0% 10.2 1.30 .332 - 72.4% - - - - - -
2007 TB 31 31 215.0 12-8 20 3.85 1.11 - 3.86 - - 21.1% 4.1% 8.5 1.17 .284 - 71.8% - - - - - -
2008 TB 33 33 215.0 14-8 22 3.56 1.15 - 3.82 - - 18.2% 4.6% 8.7 1.00 .290 - 73.3% - - - - - -
2009 TB 33 33 219.2 11-12 17 4.14 1.32 - 4.02 - - 18.0% 5.6% 9.8 1.19 .311 - 71.2% - - - - - -
2010 TB 34 33 203.1 13-15 17 5.18 1.46 - 4.24 - - 20.8% 5.7% 10.9 1.50 .344 - 68.4% - - - - - -
2011 TB 33 33 249.1 16-12 25 2.82 1.04 - 3.42 - - 23.1% 6.7% 7.0 0.94 .260 - 79.6% - - - - - -
2012 TB 33 33 227.2 15-10 20 3.52 1.17 - 3.47 - - 23.6% 6.1% 8.2 0.99 .294 - 71.9% - - - - - -
2013 KC 34 34 228.2 13-9 27 3.15 1.24 - 3.47 - - 20.7% 7.2% 8.5 0.79 .301 - 79.5% - - - - - -
2014 KC 34 34 227.0 14-8 24 3.21 1.18 - 3.59 - - 19.2% 4.7% 8.9 0.91 .296 - 74.6% - - - - - -
2015 SD 33 33 202.1 13-7 19 3.91 1.33 - 4.46 - - 25.1% 9.4% 8.4 1.47 .303 - 79.9% - - - - - -
2016 SD/CWS 33 33 181.2 6-19 18 5.85 1.60 - 6.02 - - 16.4% 10.0% 10.3 1.98 .304 - 72.7% - - - - - -
2017 CWS 21 21 117.0 5-7 7 5.23 1.44 - 5.83 - - 20.0% 10.3% 8.9 2.08 .271 - 74.5% - - - - - -
2018 CWS 34 33 204.2 7-16 19 4.53 1.31 - 5.09 - - 17.7% 9.0% 8.4 1.50 .263 - 70.6% - - 11.1% 26.6% 0.37 -
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Career 407 405 2,616.0 145-139 246 4.01 1.27 0.00 4.17 0.00 - 20.3% 6.8% 8.9 1.24 .296 - 73.9% - - 11.1% 26.6% 0.37 -

James Shields Repertoire

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James Shields Standard

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Year Team G GS IP W-L QS Sv Hld P Strikes Balls TBF H 1B 2B 3B HR K BB HB WP
2006 TB 21 21 124.2 6-8 11 0 - 1,991 1,231 760 540 141 90 33 0 18 104 38 5 9
2007 TB 31 31 215.0 12-8 20 0 - 3,174 2,079 1,095 874 202 128 41 5 28 184 36 10 9
2008 TB 33 33 215.0 14-8 22 0 - 3,131 2,009 1,122 877 208 133 47 4 24 160 40 12 6
2009 TB 33 33 219.2 11-12 17 0 - 3,324 2,183 1,141 930 239 150 54 6 29 167 52 1 3
2010 TB 34 33 203.1 13-15 17 0 - 3,349 2,196 1,153 899 246 156 50 6 34 187 51 5 13
2011 TB 33 33 249.1 16-12 25 0 - 3,579 2,324 1,255 975 195 131 35 3 26 225 65 5 4
2012 TB 33 33 227.2 15-10 20 0 - 3,617 2,325 1,292 944 208 140 36 7 25 223 58 11 7
2013 KC 34 34 228.2 13-9 27 0 - 3,657 2,290 1,367 946 215 157 35 3 20 196 68 8 11
2014 KC 34 34 227.0 14-8 24 0 - 3,629 2,348 1,281 939 224 148 46 7 23 180 44 11 12
2015 SD 33 33 202.1 13-7 19 0 - 3,336 2,048 1,288 860 189 107 43 6 33 216 81 9 7
2016 SD/CWS 33 33 181.2 6-19 18 0 - 3,134 1,857 1,277 822 208 121 41 6 40 135 82 8 10
2017 CWS 21 21 117.0 5-7 7 0 - 2,023 1,230 793 516 116 64 22 3 27 103 53 3 5
2018 CWS 34 33 204.2 7-16 19 0 0 3,302 2,010 1,292 871 190 113 41 2 34 154 78 9 11
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Career 407 405 2,616.0 145-139 246 0 0 41,246 26,130 15,116 10,993 2,581 1,638 524 58 361 2,234 746 97 107

James Shields Advanced

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Year Team K% BB% AVG SLG OPS wOBA BABIP BACON xAVG xwOBA xBABIP xwoBACON EV FB EV LA xERA
2006 TB 19.3% 7.0% .288 .465 .808 .346 .332 .362 - - - - - - - -
2007 TB 21.1% 4.1% .247 .411 .696 .302 .284 .316 - - - - - - - -
2008 TB 18.2% 4.6% .254 .409 .708 .311 .290 .316 - - - - - - - -
2009 TB 18.0% 5.6% .275 .452 .768 .333 .311 .339 - - - - - - - -
2010 TB 20.8% 5.7% .294 .490 .828 .360 .344 .378 - - - - - - - -
2011 TB 23.1% 6.7% .217 .350 .623 .277 .260 .289 - - - - - - - -
2012 TB 23.6% 6.1% .239 .383 .678 .297 .294 .321 - - - - - - - -
2013 KC 20.7% 7.2% .251 .369 .679 .302 .301 .322 - - - - - - - -
2014 KC 19.2% 4.7% .256 .404 .702 .310 .296 .320 - - - - - - - -
2015 SD 25.1% 9.4% .248 .450 .777 .335 .303 .345 - - - - - - - -
2016 SD/CWS 16.4% 10.0% .288 .527 .891 .377 .304 .351 - - - - - - - -
2017 CWS 20.0% 10.3% .253 .490 .824 .348 .271 .326 - - - - - - - -
2018 CWS 17.7% 9.0% .245 .435 .754 .326 .263 .303 - - - - - - - -
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Career 20.3% 6.8% .257 .428 .741 .329 .296 .328 - - - - - - - 0.00

James Shields Pitch › Mix

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Year Team FF% (MPH) SI% (MPH) FC% (MPH) SL% (MPH) ST% (MPH) CB% (MPH) CH% (MPH) FS% (MPH) KN% (MPH) Fastball% Secondary%
2018 CWS 23.4% (89.5) 10.4% (88.9) 21.7% (86.3) - - 17.8% (78.2) 16.7% (83.4) - - 33.8% 59.5%
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Career 23.4% (89.5) 10.4% (88.9) 21.7% (86.3) - - 17.8% (78.2) 16.7% (83.4) - - 33.8% 59.5%

James Shields Pitch › Results

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Year Team FF CSW% SI CSW% FC CSW% SL CSW% ST CSW% CB CSW% CH CSW% FS CSW% KN CSW% Fastball CSW% Secondary CSW%
2018 CWS 32.2% (34) 21.5% (28) 26.3% (73) - - 29.1% (110) 22.1% (82) - - 28.9% 28.3%
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Career 32.2% (34) 21.5% (28) 26.3% (73) - - 29.1% (110) 22.1% (82) - - 28.9% 28.3%

James Shields Batted Ball › Contact

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Year Team GB% LD% FB% PU% SS% Pull% Cent% Oppo% Foul Str% PC% Fl&B% Solid% Brl% ICR
2018 CWS - - - - - - - - 15.2% - - - - -
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James Shields Batted Ball › Outcomes

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Year Team AVG wOBA BABIP BACON xAVG xwOBA xBABIP xwoBACON EV FB EV LA HR/FB ICR IPA%
2018 CWS .245 .326 .263 .303 - - - - - - - - - -
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Career .257 .329 .296 .328 - - - - - - - - - -

James Shields Approach › Plate Discipline

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Year Team Zone% Str% Swing% O-Sw% Whiff% Foul Str% Con% Z-Con% O-Con% CS% SwStr% CSW% BIP% PLUS% IPR Str-ICR
2018 CWS - 60.9% 45.4% - 24.5% 15.2% 75.5% - - 15.4% 11.1% 26.6% 19.1% 55.1% 0.37 -
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Career - 63.4% 45.4% - 24.5% 15.2% 75.5% - - 15.4% 11.1% 26.6% 19.1% 55.1% 0.37 -

James Shields Approach › Locations

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Year Team Zone% aLoc% x-mLoc% gLoc% hiLoc% y-mLoc% loLoc% iLoc% oLoc% mmLoc%
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James Shields Approach › Counts

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Year Team Early% Behind% 2-Str% Early BIP% F-Str% TF-Str% ECS% 2-Str O-Sw% PAR%
2018 CWS 59.8% 14.6% 25.7% 16.1% 56.6% 45.1% 18.7% - 18.2%
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Career 59.8% 14.6% 25.7% 16.1% 56.6% 45.1% 18.7% - 18.2%

James Shields PLV

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Year Team P PLV QP% AP% BP% Q-BP% MTK% HP HL PLA
2018 CWS 3,302 - - - - - - - - -
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Career 41,246 - - - - - - - - -
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