James Shields

Position: 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)

Debut: May 31, 2006 (Age 24-162d, 18,890th in major league history)
vs. BAL 5.0 IP, 9 H, 5 SO, 3 BB, 5 ER

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

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

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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Team Record in Appearances: 21-12 / in Starts: 21-12

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2012 Pitching Game Log

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2012 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	186	1	Apr 6	TBR		NYY	W,7-6	GS-5		99	5.0	9	6	6	3	3	1	1	10.80	6.89	28	104	66	18	9	14	7	4	1	0	25			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.29	-0.363	1.39	-0.23%	-3.65	1t start tie	5t 3 out d1
2	187	5	Apr 11	TBR	@	DET	W,4-2	GS-8	W(1-0)	4	8.0	6	2	2	1	5	0	0	5.54	4.02	29	105	67	17	10	13	10	3	1	0	66			0	1	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	0	.76	0.086	.79	0.05%	2.16	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
3	188	10	Apr 16	TBR	@	BOS	W,1-0	GS-9	W(2-0)	4	8.1	4	0	0	2	5	0	0	3.38	3.47	29	115	76	23	8	14	8	5	2	0	78			0	1	0	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.28	0.605	1.35	0.38%	4.10	1b start tie	9b 1-- 1 out a1
4	189	15	Apr 21	TBR		MIN	W,4-1	GS-9	W(3-0)	4	8.0	5	1	1	2	7	0	1	2.76	3.20	32	119	75	28	7	10	12	3	3	0	73			1	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.06	0.345	1.06	0.21%	2.29	1t start tie	9t -23 0 out a4
5	190	20	Apr 27	TBR	@	TEX	W,8-4	GS-6	W(4-0)	5	6.0	11	4	4	0	8	2	0	3.31	3.46	29	112	74	17	15	11	9	6	0	0	42			1	0	1	28	2	0	0	0	0	0	.74	0.050	.87	0.04%	-0.76	1b start a 4	6b 3 out a4
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	191	25	May 2	TBR		SEA	W,5-4	GS-6	W(5-0)	4	6.0	4	4	1	4	11	2	0	3.05	3.80	26	119	73	24	18	8	3	0	0	0	61			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	1	0	1	.89	-0.172	1.06	-0.12%	-1.18	1t start tie	6t 3 out tie
7	192	30	May 8	TBR	@	NYY	L,3-5	GS-6	L(5-1)	5	6.0	4	3	3	3	4	2	0	3.23	4.28	24	109	69	23	7	12	5	1	0	0	53			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	1	0	0	.86	-0.055	1.16	-0.05%	0.09	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
8	193	35	May 13	TBR	@	BAL	W,9-8	GS-7	W(6-1)	4	6.1	7	6	4	2	5	1	0	3.52	4.31	28	104	67	20	10	13	8	2	2	0	42			0	0	0	26	3	0	0	1	0	1	.77	-0.031	1.07	-0.03%	-1.38	1b start tie	7b 12- 1 out a3
9	194	40	May 18	TBR		ATL	L,3-5	GS-6	L(6-2)	4	6.0	7	4	4	3	8	0	0	3.77	4.07	27	115	72	19	17	8	8	4	1	0	47			1	0	0	24	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.00	-0.210	1.18	-0.15%	-1.18	1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
10	195	45	May 23	TBR		TOR	W,5-4	GS-8		4	7.1	7	3	2	1	10	1	0	3.63	3.90	30	110	81	22	22	12	7	0	0	0	63			1	0	1	28	1	1	0	0	1	0	1.05	0.168	1.50	0.14%	1.11	1t start tie	8t -2- 1 out a2
11	196	50	May 29	TBR		CHW	L,2-7	GS-6	L(6-3)	5	6.0	10	6	5	1	8	0	0	3.95	3.66	29	96	66	18	10	11	9	6	0	0	37			2	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.43	-0.423	1.92	-0.34%	-3.18	1t start tie	6t 3 out d4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	197	55	Jun 5	TBR	@	NYY	L,0-7	GS-5	L(6-4)	6	5.0	7	7	5	4	2	1	0	4.27	3.89	27	109	63	15	7	12	9	3	2	0	27			0	0	0	23	2	0	1	1	0	2	.76	-0.262	1.17	-0.24%	-4.42	1b start tie	5b 3 out d7
13	198	60	Jun 10	TBR	@	MIA	W,4-2	GS-7	W(7-4)	4	6.1	4	1	1	3	5	0	0	4.06	3.82	26	102	64	18	11	6	12	3	3	0	63			0	0	0	23	4	0	0	0	0	0	.98	0.164	1.27	0.13%	1.50	1b start a 1	7b 12- 1 out a3
14	199	65	Jun 16	TBR		MIA	L,3-4	GS-8		5	7.2	9	3	0	1	5	0	0	3.72	3.68	34	124	86	18	14	13	15	4	1	0	59			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	1	.94	0.046	1.17	0.03%	0.55	1t start tie	8t 1-- 2 out tie
15	200	70	Jun 23	TBR	@	PHI	L,6-7	GS-5		6	5.0	7	5	5	1	7	2	2	3.99	3.87	25	109	72	21	10	4	11	3	0	0	39			1	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	-0.360	1.32	-0.26%	-2.57	1b start tie	5b 3 out d2
16	201	76	Jun 28	TBR		DET	L,2-5	GS-8	L(7-5)	4	7.2	14	4	4	1	6	0	0	4.04	3.72	37	123	84	22	10	17	13	5	0	0	40			0	0	0	35	2	1	0	0	0	1	.92	-0.162	.94	-0.10%	-0.58	1t start tie	8t --3 2 out d2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	202	81	Jul 3	TBR		NYY	W,7-4	GS-7	W(8-5)	4	7.0	10	4	4	0	5	1	0	4.11	3.71	29	100	61	16	6	12	12	4	2	0	46			0	0	0	28	4	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	-0.024	1.54	-0.02%	-0.70	1t start tie	7t 3 out a1
18	203	86	Jul 8	TBR	@	CLE	W,7-6	GS-7		4	7.0	10	5	4	2	5	1	1	4.17	3.78	34	121	76	16	14	16	10	7	0	0	42			1	0	0	31	2	1	0	1	0	1	.70	-0.151	.73	-0.09%	-1.74	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
19	204	89	Jul 15	TBR		BOS	L,3-7	GS-5	L(8-6)	6	5.0	11	6	6	3	5	2	0	4.44	3.95	27	113	65	16	13	10	9	5	0	0	23			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.21	-0.431	1.27	-0.27%	-3.65	1t start tie	5t 3 out d3
20	205	94	Jul 20	TBR		SEA	W,4-3	GS-8		4	7.2	4	3	3	2	10	1	1	4.39	3.92	31	106	67	18	12	11	7	2	2	0	67			1	0	0	28	1	1	0	0	0	1	1.06	-0.119	.92	-0.06%	0.55	1t start tie	8t 1-- 2 out tie
21	206	99	Jul 26	TBR	@	BAL	L,2-6	GS-6	L(8-7)	5	6.0	6	5	5	5	10	0	1	4.52	3.87	30	108	70	14	14	7	7	1	1	0	45			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	.96	-0.167	1.05	-0.11%	-1.97	1b start tie	6b 3 out d5
22	207	104	Jul 31	TBR	@	OAK	W,8-0	SHO	W(9-7)	4	9.0	3	0	0	0	11	0	0	4.24	3.67	29	98	66	19	19	7	11	3	1	0	92			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	0	.57	0.313	.58	0.19%	4.24	1b start tie	9b 3 out a8
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
23	208	109	Aug 7	TBR		TOR	W,4-1	GS-8	W(10-7)	6	8.0	2	1	1	1	6	1	1	4.08	3.68	27	116	67	11	16	7	12	4	3	0	79			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	.75	0.307	.78	0.19%	2.77	1t start tie	8t 3 out a3
24	209	114	Aug 12	TBR	@	MIN	W,7-3	GS-7		4	7.0	5	3	2	1	2	1	0	4.02	3.73	29	99	59	17	7	14	12	2	1	0	58			1	0	0	27	2	0	0	1	0	3	1.28	0.080	1.74	0.07%	0.40	1b start a 1	7b 3 out tie
25	210	119	Aug 17	TBR	@	LAA	W,12-3	GS-6	W(11-7)	4	6.0	7	3	3	0	8	2	0	4.03	3.77	24	101	68	23	12	7	9	6	0	0	54			0	0	0	24	0	1	0	0	0	0	.50	0.045	.81	0.04%	-0.21	1b start a 1	6b 3 out a7
26	211	124	Aug 22	TBR		KCR	W,5-3	GS-8	W(12-7)	4	7.2	5	3	3	1	7	0	0	4.01	3.68	29	106	71	20	11	12	9	2	1	0	63			1	0	0	28	1	1	0	0	0	0	.86	0.266	1.40	0.26%	1.42	1t start tie	8t --3 2 out a2
27	212	129	Aug 28	TBR	@	TEX	L,0-1	GS-7	L(12-8)	5	7.0	3	1	1	2	8	1	1	3.91	3.69	26	121	78	21	13	5	10	3	3	0	73			0	0	1	23	0	0	1	0	0	0	.88	0.235	1.57	0.25%	2.78	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
28	213	135	Sep 3	TBR		NYY	W,4-3	GS-8	W(13-8)	5	8.0	5	3	3	3	5	0	0	3.88	3.66	30	121	74	17	11	13	9	5	1	0	62			1	0	0	26	1	1	0	2	1	0	1.27	0.140	3.07	0.20%	0.77	1t start tie	8t 3 out tie
29	214	140	Sep 9	TBR		TEX	W,6-0	SHO	W(14-8)	5	9.0	2	0	0	0	8	0	0	3.71	3.55	29	101	71	25	12	12	9	2	2	0	91			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	1	.38	0.215	.80	0.27%	4.24	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
30	215	145	Sep 15	TBR	@	NYY	L,3-5	GS-7	L(14-9)	5	6.1	6	4	4	1	4	2	0	3.77	3.64	25	103	66	16	13	14	6	2	0	0	48			1	0	0	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	.50	-0.140	1.16	-0.20%	-0.66	1b start tie	7b --- 1 out d1
31	216	151	Sep 21	TBR		TOR	W,12-1	GS-7	W(15-9)	5	7.0	6	0	0	1	9	0	0	3.65	3.55	27	105	72	26	14	8	9	5	1	0	73			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	.38	0.140	.10	0.02%	3.30	1t start tie	7t 3 out a12
32	217	156	Sep 27	TBR	@	CHW	W,3-2	GS-7		5	6.1	6	2	2	4	6	0	2	3.62	3.57	29	117	69	10	11	9	8	4	2	0	55			1	0	0	23	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.58	0.075	1.22	0.04%	1.07	1b start tie	7b 1-- 1 out tie
33	218	161	Oct 2	TBR		BAL	L,0-1	CG	L(15-10)	4	9.0	2	1	1	0	15	1	0	3.52	3.47	29	106	70	16	21	6	8	1	0	0	94			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	.66	0.305	.00	0.00%	3.24	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
							21-12		W-L:15-10	4.6	227.2	208	103	89	58	223	25	11	3.52	3.47	944	3617	64%	17%	11%	1.15		17%	6%	0	57		---%	14	2	3	869	36	7	2	20	2	12	.93	0.515	1.15	0.25%	8.77

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