James Shields
2006–2018 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Rays
411G
.169AVG
.186OBP
.190SLG
More career statistics
24H
0HR
6RBI
0SB
145–139W–L
2,616.0IP
2,234K
4.01ERA
405GS
11Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 411 | 154 | 142 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .169 | .186 | .190 | .376 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,616.0 | 407 | 405 | 23 | 145 | 139 | 0 | 2,581 | 1,267 | 1,167 | 361 | 746 | 2,234 | 0 | 0 | 4.01 | 1.272 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 2015-06-09 to 2015-06-19
3longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Six Home Runs Allowed | 2010-08-07 | 1 in 18,629 games | box score ↗ |
| 77 | Fifteen K, No Walks | 2012-10-02 | 1 in 3,241 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Complete Game, Fifteen K | 2012-10-02 | 1 in 1,054 games | box score ↗ |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 |  Tampa Bay Rays | 21 | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | .375 | 124 | 104 |
| 2007 | Tampa Bay Rays | 31 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | .167 | 215 | 184 |
| 2008 | Tampa Bay Rays | 34 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .250 | 215 | 160 |
| 2009 | Tampa Bay Rays | 33 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 219 | 167 |
| 2010 | Tampa Bay Rays | 34 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | .500 | 203 | 187 |
| 2011 | Tampa Bay Rays | 33 | 8 | – | – | 1 | – | .000 | 249 | 225 |
| 2012 | Tampa Bay Rays | 33 | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .200 | 227 | 223 |
| 2013 |  Kansas City Royals | 34 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | .333 | 228 | 196 |
| 2014 | Kansas City Royals | 34 | 7 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .286 | 227 | 180 |
| 2015 |  San Diego Padres | 36 | 68 | 9 | – | 2 | – | .132 | 202 | 216 |
| 2016 | Chicago White Sox, San Diego Padres | 33 | 21 | 4 | – | – | – | .190 | 181 | 135 |
| 2017 |  Chicago White Sox | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 117 | 103 |
| 2018 | Chicago White Sox | 34 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | .167 | 204 | 154 |