How James Shields's Games Finished Compares to Similar Players
James Shields totaled 1 career Games Finished, well below the starting pitcher average of 24.3 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Games Finished season came in 2018, posting 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 2.1 that year. The lowest point came in 2006 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.8 that year. The Games Finished trended upward through the final seasons. The Games Finished total went from 0 in 2016 to 0 in 2017 and 1 in 2018, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Finished profile — ranging from 0 to 1 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
James Shields Lifetime Games Finished
Stats similar to Games Finished for James Shields
| James Shields
Games Finished |
|---|
| Career | 1 |
| Season Avg. | 0.08 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.4 |
| More Info | See More |
James Shields Games Finished Per Season
James Shields's Games Finished for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
James Shields Games Finished by Team
James Shields's career Games Finished totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
James Shields Cumulative Games Finished — Career Progression
A running total of James Shields's career Games Finished, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
James Shields Games Finished Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes James Shields's seasonal Games Finished alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
James Shields Games Finished — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of James Shields's MLB career with Games Finished alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
