James Shields
| 28-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 | WHIP | RA9 | |
| 2005 | 23 | AA | Montgomery | 17 | 7 | 5 | 109.1 | 446 | 95 | 6 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 104 | 2.80 | 1.15 | 2.96 | ||
| 2005 | 23 | AAA | Durham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 | 2.00 | 6.00 | ||
| 2006 | 24 | AAA | Durham | 10 | 3 | 2 | 61.1 | 241 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 64 | 2.64 | 1.07 | 3.52 |
| 2006 | 24 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 21 | 6 | 8 | 124.2 | 540 | 141 | 30 | 0 | 18 | 69 | 67 | 38 | 104 | 4.84 | 1.43 | 4.98 |
| 2007 | 25 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 31 | 12 | 8 | 215.0 | 874 | 202 | 41 | 5 | 28 | 98 | 92 | 36 | 184 | 3.85 | 1.10 | 4.10 |
| 2008 | 26 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 33 | 14 | 8 | 215.0 | 877 | 208 | 46 | 4 | 24 | 94 | 85 | 40 | 160 | 3.56 | 1.15 | 3.93 |
| 2009 | 27 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 33 | 11 | 12 | 219.2 | 930 | 239 | 54 | 6 | 29 | 113 | 101 | 52 | 167 | 4.14 | 1.32 | 4.63 |
| 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 | 4.6% | 18.2% | .290 | 47% | 7% | 3.86 | 3.94 |
| 2009 | 27 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 5.6% | 18.0% | .313 | 43% | 7% | 4.07 | 4.84 |
Extended Statistics
2009: Tampa Bay | 2008: Tampa Bay | 2007: Tampa Bay
| Split Statistics with Tampa Bay in 2009 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| April | 33.2 | 138 | 8.0% | 12.3% | .235 | 49% | 3.74 |
| May | 40.1 | 172 | 5.2% | 20.3% | .375 | 40% | 3.35 |
| June | 34.1 | 141 | 2.1% | 17.0% | .321 | 41% | 3.15 |
| July | 38.0 | 167 | 6.0% | 13.8% | .294 | 43% | 5.21 |
| August | 40.0 | 174 | 6.9% | 20.1% | .303 | 43% | 3.83 |
| September | 33.1 | 138 | 5.1% | 23.9% | .348 | 45% | 5.67 |
| AWAY | 97.1 | 418 | 6.7% | 18.2% | .313 | 45% | 4.62 |
| HOME | 122.1 | 512 | 4.7% | 17.8% | .313 | 42% | 3.75 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| September 30 | MLB | vs. Baltimore | 8.0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| September 25 | MLB | @ Texas | 7.0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| September 18 | MLB | vs. Toronto | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| September 13 | MLB | @ Boston | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| September 5 | MLB | vs. Detroit | 6.1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| August 31 | MLB | @ Detroit | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| August 25 | MLB | @ Toronto | 6.2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| August 20 | MLB | vs. Baltimore | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| August 14 | MLB | vs. Toronto | 8.0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Player Notes
May 2009
MLB.com: Behind Shields, Rays can lock up seriesThe Rays can kill two birds with one stone on Sunday.
October 2008
MLB.com: Shields gets call for Game 1Looking to start the ALCS much the same way they did the first-round of the playoffs, the Rays tabbed James Sh...
Minor League Ball: Prospect Retro: James Shields
James Shields was drafted by the Rays in the 16th round in 2000, out of high school in Newhall, Californ...
September 2008
MLB.com: Shields dominates Yanks in Game 1August 2008
MVN: Outs Per Swing: Shields, Pena & Percival Lead Rays Past M?s; Longoria SitsCourtesy of Yahoo!
May 2008
MVN: Outs Per Swing: Shields Hammered by BoSox; Kazmir to ReturnI though Friday’s game was ugly, but last night was worse.