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Historical player · 2006–2018

James Shields

B/T R/R · HT 75 · WT 210 · Born 12/20/1981 · From Newhall, CA USA · Debut 2006-05-31 · Final 2018-09-25

Career · batting

411

142

RBI

AVG/OPS

0.169 · 0.376

Career · pitching

407

405

2,616.0

W-L

145-139

2,234

ERA

4.01

WHIP

1.27

Where they rank

Career totals are only stats with that team · ranks computed against that franchise's full history

Career with the San Diego Padres · 2015–2016

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Hits

#490 on the Padres

↑ 1 D. Anderson

↓ 1 J. Williams

RBI

#565 on the Padres

↑ 1 S. Alcantara

↓ 1 L. Zawadzki

Runs

#426 on the Padres

↑ 1 R. Asadoor

↓ 1 D. Hahn

#635 on the Padres

↑ 1 S. Alcantara

Career with the Tampa Bay Rays · 2006–2012

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Hits

#255 on the Rays

↑ 1 N. Ciuffo

↓ 1 C. Puello

RBI

#252 on the Rays

↑ 1 A. Dykstra

↓ 1 A. Sonnanstine

Runs

#239 on the Rays

↑ 1 H. Conger

↓ 1 K. Cash

#260 on the Rays

↑ 1 J. Bautista

↓ 1 J. Arencibia

Career with the Kansas City Royals · 2013–2014

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Hits

#448 on the Royals

↑ 1 T. Abernathy

↓ 1 C. Young

RBI

#442 on the Royals

↑ 1 T. Abernathy

Runs

#429 on the Royals

↑ 1 N. Capra

↓ 1 J. York

Career with the Chicago White Sox · 2016–2018

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Hits

#1,085 on the White Sox

↑ 1 D. Adams

↓ 1 R. Wrona

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MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever

Hits

#9,791 all-time MLB

↑ 1 T. Abernathy

↓ 1 E. Yewell

RBI

#10,628 all-time MLB

↑ 1 R. Adams

↓ 1 N. Young

Batting · year by year

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG
2006	Rays	AL	21	8	2	3	0	0	0	3	0.375	0.375	0.375
2007	Rays	AL	31	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.167	0.167	0.167
2008	Rays	AL	34	4	2	1	0	1	1	0	0.250	0.400	0.250
2009	Rays	AL	33	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	0.000	0.200	0.000
2010	Rays	AL	34	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.500	0.500	0.500
2011	Rays	AL	33	8	0	0	0	1	0	5	0.000	0.000	0.000
2012	Rays	AL	33	5	0	1	0	1	0	1	0.200	0.200	0.200
2013	Royals	AL	34	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0.333	0.333	0.333
2014	Royals	AL	34	7	1	2	1	1	0	1	0.286	0.286	0.429
2015	Padres	NL	36	68	7	9	2	2	1	28	0.132	0.145	0.162
2016	Padres	NL	11	17	1	3	0	0	0	11	0.176	0.176	0.176
2016	White Sox	AL	22	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.250	0.250	0.250
2017	White Sox	AL	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
2018	White Sox	AL	34	6	0	1	0	0	0	3	0.167	0.167	0.167
Career			411	142	15	24	3	6	3	56	0.169	0.186	0.190

Pitching · year by year

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
2006	Rays	AL	6	8	21	21	124.7	141	67	38	104	4.84	1.44
2007	Rays	AL	12	8	31	31	215.0	202	92	36	184	3.85	1.11
2008	Rays	AL	14	8	33	33	215.0	208	85	40	160	3.56	1.15
2009	Rays	AL	11	12	33	33	219.7	239	101	52	167	4.14	1.32
2010	Rays	AL	13	15	34	33	203.3	246	117	51	187	5.18	1.46
2011	Rays	AL	16	12	33	33	249.3	195	78	65	225	2.82	1.04
2012	Rays	AL	15	10	33	33	227.7	208	89	58	223	3.52	1.17
2013	Royals	AL	13	9	34	34	228.7	215	80	68	196	3.15	1.24
2014	Royals	AL	14	8	34	34	227.0	224	81	44	180	3.21	1.18
2015	Padres	NL	13	7	33	33	202.3	189	88	81	216	3.91	1.33
2016	Padres	NL	2	7	11	11	67.3	69	32	27	57	4.28	1.43
2016	White Sox	AL	4	12	22	22	114.3	139	86	55	78	6.77	1.70
2017	White Sox	AL	5	7	21	21	117.0	116	68	53	103	5.23	1.44
2018	White Sox	AL	7	16	34	33	204.7	190	103	78	154	4.53	1.31
Career			145	139	407	405	2,616.0	2,581	1,167	746	2,234	4.01	1.27

Fielding by position

Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP
P	407	405	2,616.0	187	283	30	22

Hall of Fame voting

Year	Body	Votes	Needed	Status
2024	BBWAA	0	289	Ballot