James Shields
| 26-year-old Pitcher |
| Tampa Bay Rays |
| Date of Birth: December 20, 1981 |
| Height: 6-4 Weight: 215 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
| Drafted: Round 16 of 2000 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | RA9 | |
| 2005 | 23 | AA | Montgomery | 17 | 7 | 5 | 109.1 | 446 | 95 | 6 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 104 | 2.80 | 2.96 | ||
| 2005 | 23 | AAA | Durham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||
| 2006 | 24 | AAA | Durham | 10 | 3 | 2 | 61.1 | 241 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 64 | 2.64 | 3.52 |
| 2006 | 24 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 21 | 6 | 8 | 124.2 | 540 | 141 | 30 | 0 | 18 | 69 | 67 | 38 | 104 | 4.84 | 4.98 |
| 2007 | 25 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 31 | 12 | 8 | 215.0 | 874 | 202 | 41 | 5 | 28 | 98 | 92 | 36 | 184 | 3.85 | 4.10 |
| 2008 | 26 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 27 | 11 | 8 | 177.2 | 728 | 175 | 40 | 4 | 20 | 82 | 74 | 33 | 139 | 3.75 | 4.15 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 | |
| 2005 | 23 | AA | Montgomery | 7.0% | 23.3% | .319 | 3.32 | |||
| 2005 | 23 | AAA | Durham | 10.0% | 20.0% | .469 | 3.18 | |||
| 2006 | 24 | AAA | Durham | 2.5% | 26.6% | .352 | 54% | 4% | 2.01 | 3.08 |
| 2006 | 24 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 7.0% | 19.3% | .338 | 45% | 8% | 4.44 | 5.40 |
| 2007 | 25 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 4.1% | 21.1% | .286 | 46% | 8% | 3.94 | 3.96 |
| 2008 | 26 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 4.5% | 19.1% | .298 | 46% | 7% | 3.74 | 4.02 |
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Shields: BB/PA, SO/PA, and ERA
Extended Statistics
2008: Tampa Bay | 2007: Tampa Bay
| Split Statistics with Tampa Bay in 2008 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| March | 7.0 | 26 | 11.5% | 7.7% | .238 | 33% | 2.57 |
| April | 32.0 | 132 | 4.5% | 19.7% | .299 | 51% | 2.53 |
| May | 41.2 | 168 | 4.8% | 17.9% | .292 | 44% | 3.89 |
| June | 28.2 | 120 | 2.5% | 25.0% | .304 | 47% | 5.02 |
| July | 35.2 | 138 | 2.9% | 20.3% | .242 | 47% | 3.53 |
| August | 32.2 | 144 | 6.3% | 16.0% | .362 | 47% | 4.13 |
| AWAY | 69.1 | 309 | 4.9% | 16.8% | .327 | 44% | 5.84 |
| HOME | 108.1 | 419 | 4.3% | 20.8% | .275 | 48% | 2.41 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| August 26 | MLB | vs. Toronto | 6.2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| August 19 | MLB | vs. LA Angels | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| August 14 | MLB | @ Oakland | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| August 8 | MLB | @ Seattle | 6.2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| August 3 | MLB | vs. Detroit | 6.1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| July 28 | MLB | @ Toronto | 7.1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| July 23 | MLB | vs. Oakland | 8.1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| July 18 | MLB | vs. Toronto | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| July 11 | MLB | @ Cleveland | 6.0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| July 6 | MLB | vs. Kansas City | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
Player Notes
August 2008
MVN: Outs Per Swing: Shields, Pena & Percival Lead Rays Past M?s; Longoria SitsCourtesy of Yahoo!
June 2008
MVN: Fire Brand of the American League: FIGHT!May 2008
MVN: Outs Per Swing: Instant Classic: Shields Throws One HitterMVN: Outs Per Swing: Shields Hammered by BoSox; Kazmir to Return
I though Friday’s game was ugly, but last night was worse.