James Shields was a pitcher in MLB. Across 407 career appearances, with a 4.01 ERA and 2234 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | TB | 6 | 8 | 4.84 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 124.2 | 141 | 67 | 38 | 104 | 1.44 |
| 2007 | TB | 12 | 8 | 3.85 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 215.0 | 202 | 92 | 36 | 184 | 1.11 |
| 2008 | TB | 14 | 8 | 3.56 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 215.0 | 208 | 85 | 40 | 160 | 1.15 |
| 2009 | TB | 11 | 12 | 4.14 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 219.2 | 239 | 101 | 52 | 167 | 1.32 |
| 2010 | TB | 13 | 15 | 5.18 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 203.1 | 246 | 117 | 51 | 187 | 1.46 |
| 2011 | TB | 16 | 12 | 2.82 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 249.1 | 195 | 78 | 65 | 225 | 1.04 |
| 2012 | TB | 15 | 10 | 3.52 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 227.2 | 208 | 89 | 58 | 223 | 1.17 |
| 2013 | KC | 13 | 9 | 3.15 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 228.2 | 215 | 80 | 68 | 196 | 1.24 |
| 2014 | KC | 14 | 8 | 3.21 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 227.0 | 224 | 81 | 44 | 180 | 1.18 |
| 2015 | SD | 13 | 7 | 3.91 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 202.1 | 189 | 88 | 81 | 216 | 1.33 |
| 2016 | CWS | 4 | 12 | 6.77 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 114.1 | 139 | 86 | 55 | 78 | 1.70 |
| 2016 | SD | 2 | 7 | 4.28 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 67.1 | 69 | 32 | 27 | 57 | 1.43 |
| 2017 | CWS | 5 | 7 | 5.23 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 117.0 | 116 | 68 | 53 | 103 | 1.44 |
| 2018 | CWS | 7 | 16 | 4.53 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 204.2 | 190 | 103 | 78 | 154 | 1.31 |
| Career Totals | — | 145 | 139 | 4.01 | 407 | 405 | 0 | 2616.0 | 2581 | 1167 | 746 | 2234 | 1.27 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | TB | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .375 | .375 | .375 | .750 |
| 2007 | TB | 31 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
| 2008 | TB | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 |
| 2009 | TB | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 |
| 2010 | TB | 34 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 2011 | TB | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2012 | TB | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| 2013 | KC | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| 2014 | KC | 34 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .286 | .429 | .714 |
| 2015 | SD | 36 | 68 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | .132 | .145 | .162 | .307 |
| 2016 | CWS | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| 2016 | SD | 11 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .176 | .176 | .176 | .353 |
| 2017 | CWS | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | CWS | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
| Career Totals | — | 411 | 142 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 56 | .169 | .186 | .190 | .376 |
2011
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2007 | $394,900 |
| 2008 | $1,000,000 |
| 2009 | $1,500,000 |
| 2010 | $2,500,000 |
| 2011 | $4,250,000 |
| 2012 | $8,000,000 |
| 2013 | $11,000,000 |
| 2014 | $13,500,000 |
| 2015 | $10,000,000 |
| 2016 | $21,000,000 |
| 2017 | $21,000,000 |
| 2018 | $21,000,000 |
Career Total: $115,144,900 (12 seasons)
Average: $9,595,408
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.