James Shields

Q: When was James Shields born?

James Shields was born on December 20, 1981.

Q: Where was James Shields born?

James Shields was born in Newhall, CA .

Q: How tall is James Shields?

James Shields is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

Q: How much did James Shields weigh when playing?

James Shields weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did James Shields play?

James Shields played 13 seasons.

Q: Is James Shields in the Hall of Fame?

James Shields has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was James Shields drafted?

James Shields was 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) .

Q: How many strikeouts did James Shields have?

James Shields had 2,234 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has James Shields played for?

James Shields played for 5 teams; the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Tampa Bay Rays, Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres and Chicago White Sox.

Q: How many World Series has James Shields won?

James Shields has never won a World Series.

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

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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

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2001	19	TBD-min	A,A-	6	6	.500	2.55	15	15	0	2	1	0	98.2	90	32	28	8	15	0	85	3	2	3	397			1.064	8.2	0.7	1.4	7.8	5.67	CHS,HDV SALL,NYPL
2002			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Injured)
2003	21	TBD-min	A+	10	10	.500	4.45	26	24	1	0	0	1	143.2	161	85	71	19	38	0	119	12	4	6	632			1.385	10.1	1.2	2.4	7.5	3.13	BAK CALL
2004	22	TBD-min	A+,AA	8	8	.500	4.72	24	24	0	1	1	0	135.1	143	77	71	17	41	0	106	9	0	6	572			1.360	9.5	1.1	2.7	7.0	2.59	BAK,MTG CALL,SOUL
2005	23	TBD-min	AA,AAA	8	5	.615	2.97	18	17	1	0	0	0	115.1	104	40	38	6	34	0	110	6	0	8	463			1.197	8.1	0.5	2.7	8.6	3.24	MTG,DHM SOUL,IL
2006	24	TBD-min	AAA	3	2	.600	2.64	10	10	0	0	0	0	61.1	60	24	18	3	6	0	64	2	1	4	241			1.076	8.8	0.4	0.9	9.4	10.67	DHM IL
2006	24	TBD	AL	6	8	.429	4.84	21	21	0	1	0	0	124.2	141	69	67	18	38	5	104	5	0	9	540	95	4.39	1.436	10.2	1.3	2.7	7.5	2.74
2007	25	TBD	AL	12	8	.600	3.85	31	31	0	1	0	0	215.0	202	98	92	28	36	0	184	10	0	9	874	117	3.86	1.107	8.5	1.2	1.5	7.7	5.11
2008	26	TBR	AL	14	8	.636	3.56	33	33	0	3	2	0	215.0	208	94	85	24	40	0	160	12	0	6	877	124	3.82	1.153	8.7	1.0	1.7	6.7	4.00
2009	27	TBR	AL	11	12	.478	4.14	33	33	0	0	0	0	219.2	239	113	101	29	52	1	167	1	1	3	930	105	4.02	1.325	9.8	1.2	2.1	6.8	3.21
2010	28	TBR	AL	13	15	.464	5.18	34	33	0	0	0	0	203.1	*246*	128	*117*	34	51	2	187	5	2	13	899	75	4.24	1.461	10.9	1.5	2.3	8.3	3.67
2011	29	TBR	AL	16	12	.571	2.82	33	33	0	11	4	0	249.1	195	83	78	26	65	1	225	5	0	4	975	134	3.42	1.043	7.0	0.9	2.3	8.1	3.46	AS,CYA-3,MVP-16
2012	30	TBR	AL	15	10	.600	3.52	33	33	0	3	2	0	227.2	208	103	89	25	58	2	223	11	1	7	944	109	3.47	1.168	8.2	1.0	2.3	8.8	3.84
2013	31	KCR	AL	13	9	.591	3.15	34	34	0	2	0	0	228.2	215	82	80	20	68	0	196	8	2	11	946	131	3.47	1.238	8.5	0.8	2.7	7.7	2.88	CYA-11
2014	32	KCR	AL	14	8	.636	3.21	34	34	0	1	1	0	227.0	224	95	81	23	44	0	180	11	2	12	939	123	3.59	1.181	8.9	0.9	1.7	7.1	4.09	MVP-18
2015	33	SDP	NL	13	7	.650	3.91	33	33	0	0	0	0	202.1	189	93	88	33	81	5	216	9	1	7	860	95	4.45	1.334	8.4	1.5	3.6	9.6	2.67
2016	34	TOT	MLB	6	19	.240	5.85	33	33	0	1	0	0	181.2	208	122	118	40	82	3	135	8	0	10	822	69	6.01	1.596	10.3	2.0	4.1	6.7	1.65
2016	34	SDP	NL	2	7	.222	4.28	11	11	0	0	0	0	67.1	69	33	32	9	27	2	57	1	0	3	284	93	4.44	1.426	9.2	1.2	3.6	7.6	2.11
2016	34	CHW	AL	4	12	.250	6.77	22	22	0	1	0	0	114.1	139	89	86	31	55	1	78	7	0	7	538	60	6.93	1.697	10.9	2.4	4.3	6.1	1.42
2017	35	CHW-min	AAA	0	3	.000	3.21	3	3	0	0	0	0	14.0	13	7	5	0	3	0	14	0	0	0	57			1.143	8.4	0.0	1.9	9.0	4.67	CHR IL
2017	35	CHW	AL	5	7	.417	5.23	21	21	0	0	0	0	117.0	116	72	68	27	53	3	103	3	0	5	516	82	5.83	1.444	8.9	2.1	4.1	7.9	1.94
2018	36	CHW	AL	7	16	.304	4.53	34	33	1	0	0	0	204.2	190	115	103	34	78	0	154	9	1	11	871	93	5.09	1.309	8.4	1.5	3.4	6.8	1.97
13 Yrs				145	139	.511	4.01	407	405	1	23	9	0	2616.0	2581	1267	1167	361	746	22	2234	97	10	107	10993	102	4.17	1.272	8.9	1.2	2.6	7.7	2.99
162 Game Avg.				12	12	.511	4.01	34	34	0	2	1	0	219	216	106	98	30	62	2	187	8	1	9	921	102	4.17	1.272	8.9	1.2	2.6	7.7	2.99

TBR (7 yrs)				87	73	.544	3.89	218	217	0	19	8	0	1454.2	1439	688	629	184	340	11	1250	49	4	51	6039	107	3.84	1.223	8.9	1.1	2.1	7.7	3.68
CHW (3 yrs)				16	35	.314	5.31	77	76	1	1	0	0	436.0	445	276	257	92	186	4	335	19	1	23	1925	79	5.77	1.447	9.2	1.9	3.8	6.9	1.80
KCR (2 yrs)				27	17	.614	3.18	68	68	0	3	1	0	455.2	439	177	161	43	112	0	376	19	4	23	1885	127	3.53	1.209	8.7	0.8	2.2	7.4	3.36
SDP (2 yrs)				15	14	.517	4.00	44	44	0	0	0	0	269.2	258	126	120	42	108	7	273	10	1	10	1144	95	4.45	1.357	8.6	1.4	3.6	9.1	2.53

AL (12 yrs)				130	125	.510	4.02	363	361	1	23	9	0	2346.1	2323	1141	1047	319	638	15	1961	87	9	97	9849	103	4.14	1.262	8.9	1.2	2.4	7.5	3.07
NL (2 yrs)				15	14	.517	4.00	44	44	0	0	0	0	269.2	258	126	120	42	108	7	273	10	1	10	1144	95	4.45	1.357	8.6	1.4	3.6	9.1	2.53

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2006	24	TBD	AL	0.1	3	8	8	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.375	.375	.375	.750	97	.341	98	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
2007	25	TBD	AL	0.0	3	7	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	-11	.153	-53	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
2008	26	TBR	AL	0.2	2	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	78	.674	337	1	0	0	0	0	0	1/H
2009	27	TBR	AL	0.0	2	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.200	.000	.200	-40	.143	-40	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2010	28	TBR	AL	0.0	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	181	.407	157	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2011	29	TBR	AL	0.0	3	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.113	-49	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	AS,CYA-3,MVP-16
2012	30	TBR	AL	0.0	2	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400	13	.160	-16	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
2013	31	KCR	AL	0.0	1	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	84	.301	79	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	CYA-11
2014	32	KCR	AL	0.1	3	7	7	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.286	.286	.429	.714	97	.312	89	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	MVP-18
2015	33	SDP	NL	-0.1	34	74	68	7	9	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	28	.132	.145	.162	.307	-14	.137	-45	11	0	0	5	0	0	1/H
2016	34	2TM	2LG	0.0	12	23	21	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	.190	.190	.190	.381	5	.162	-30	4	0	0	2	0	0	1
2016	34	SDP	NL	0.0	10	19	17	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	.176	.176	.176	.353	-3	.153	-40	3	0	0	2	0	0	1
2016	34	CHW	AL	0.0	2	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	39	.199	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	1

2018	36	CHW	AL	0.0	3	7	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.167	.167	.167	.333	-7	.149	-44	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
12 Yrs				0.3	70	154	142	15	24	3	0	0	6	0	0	3	56	.169	.186	.190	.376	5	.187	-8	27	1	0	9	0	0	1/H
162 Game Avg				0.8	162	356	329	35	56	7	0	0	14	0	0	7	130	.169	.186	.190	.376	5	.187	-8	62	2	0	21	0	0

TBR (7 Yrs)				0.3	17	40	37	5	7	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	11	.189	.231	.189	.420	16	.263	47	7	1	0	1	0	0	1/H
SDP (2 Yrs)				-0.1	44	93	85	8	12	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	39	.141	.151	.165	.316	-12	.140	-44	14	0	0	7	0	0	1/H
CHW (2 Yrs)				0.0	5	11	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.200	.200	.200	.400	12	.169	-22	2	0	0	1	0	0	1
KCR (2 Yrs)				0.1	4	10	10	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.300	.300	.400	.700	93	.309	86	4	0	0	0	0	0	1

AL (11 Yrs)				0.5	26	61	57	7	12	1	0	0	4	0	0	2	17	.211	.237	.228	.465	28	.255	41	13	1	0	2	0	0	1/H
NL (2 Yrs)				-0.1	44	93	85	8	12	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	39	.141	.151	.165	.316	-12	.140	-44	14	0	0	7	0	0	1/H

Standard Batting Table
Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
2008	26	TBR	AL,WS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

2010	28	TBR	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	29	TBR	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

2014	32	KCR	AL,WS	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
4 Yrs				11	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
162 Game Avg				162	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

TBR (3 Yrs)				6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
KCR (1 Yr)				5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

AL (4 Yrs)				8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
WS (2 Yrs)				3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

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					Standard											DRS		Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	Rdrs	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
2006	24	TBD	AL	P	21	21	1	124.2	29	14	15	0	1	1.000	.958	2	19	2.09	1.56	1.38	1.54	9	7	4	36.4	29.8	4
2007	25	TBD	AL	P	31	31	1	215.0	55	30	24	1	3	.982	.955	3	18	2.26	1.60	1.74	1.59	9	9	6	40.0	26.6	0
2008	26	TBR	AL	P	33	33	3	215.0	39	19	19	1	3	.974	.952	1	6	1.59	1.60	1.15	1.59	6	7	6	46.2	27.2	1
2009	27	TBR	AL	P	33	33	0	219.2	43	16	25	2	5	.953	.953	0	0	1.68	1.53	1.24	1.51	3	5	2	28.6	26.4	1
2010	28	TBR	AL	P	34	33	0	203.1	39	18	17	4	2	.897	.953	-4	-23	1.55	1.63	1.03	1.61	13	10	3	23.1	26.2	2
2011	29	TBR	AL	P	33	33	11	249.1	54	19	32	3	2	.944	.949	7	34	1.84	1.60	1.55	1.59	4	6	5	45.5	28.0	12	AS,CYA-3,MVP-16
2012	30	TBR	AL	P	33	33	3	227.2	42	16	21	5	0	.881	.954	-3	-16	1.46	1.57	1.12	1.56	7	14	2	12.5	25.4	3
2013	31	KCR	AL	P	34	34	2	228.2	35	11	21	3	2	.914	.957	1	5	1.26	1.54	0.94	1.53	11	5	5	50.0	26.1	3	CYA-11
2014	32	KCR	AL	P	34	34	1	227.0	52	18	30	4	0	.923	.950	1	5	1.90	1.46	1.41	1.46	12	6	5	45.5	26.5	4	MVP-18
2015	33	SDP	NL	P	33	33	0	202.1	43	10	30	3	2	.930	.954	0	0	1.78	1.69	1.21	1.68	7	15	8	34.8	28.1	3
2016	34	2TM	2LG	P	33	33	1	181.2	30	8	18	4	0	.867	.949	-2	-13	1.29	1.48	0.79	1.45	10	18	3	14.3	28.4	0
2016	34	SDP	NL	P	11	11	0	67.1	8	2	6	0	0	1.000	.948	-2	-36	1.07	1.59	0.73	1.58	3	8	2	20.0	27.4	0
2016	34	CHW	AL	P	22	22	1	114.1	22	6	12	4	0	.818	.950	0	0	1.42	1.41	0.82	1.39	7	10	1	9.1	29.4	0
2017	35	CHW	AL	P	21	21	0	117.0	17	5	12	0	0	1.000	.948	0	0	1.31	1.33	0.81	1.32	5	9	0	0.0	26.6	1
2018	36	CHW	AL	P	34	33	0	204.2	22	3	19	0	2	*1.000*	.952	1	6	0.97	1.31	0.65	1.30	11	18	8	30.8	28.1	4
13 Yrs					407	405	23	2616.0	500	187	283	30	22	.940	.953	7	3	1.62	1.54	1.15	1.52	107	129	57	30.6	27.3	38

Standard Fielding Table
					Standard									Range Factor		Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	SB	CS	CS%	Awards
2008	26	TBR	AL,WS	P	6	6	39.0	9	3	6	0	0	1.000	2.08	1.50	0	0

2010	28	TBR	AL	P	1	1	4.1	1	0	0	1	0	.000	0.00	0.00	1	0	0.0
2011	29	TBR	AL	P	1	1	5.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.80	1.00	0	0

2014	32	KCR	AL,WS	P	4	4	20.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00	0	0
4 Yrs					12	12	68.1	11	4	6	1	0	.909	1.32	0.83	1	0	0.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is James Shields?

James Shields is 42 years old.

When was James Shields born?

James Shields was born on December 20, 1981.

Where was James Shields born?

James Shields was born in Newhall, CA.

How tall is James Shields?

James Shields is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

How much did James Shields weigh when playing?

James Shields weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did James Shields play?

James Shields played 13 seasons.

Is James Shields in the Hall of Fame?

James Shields has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was James Shields drafted?

James Shields was 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).

What position did James Shields play?

James Shields was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did James Shields have?

James Shields had 2,234 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has James Shields played for?

James Shields played for 5 teams; the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Tampa Bay Rays, Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres and Chicago White Sox.

How many World Series has James Shields won?

James Shields has never won a World Series.

When did James Shields retire?

James Shields last played in 2018.

What are James Shields' nicknames?

Jamie,Big Game James, Juego G are nicknames for James Shields.

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