How James Shields's Starts Compares to Similar Players
James Shields totaled 405 career Starts, well above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 2013, posting 34, well above the starting pitcher average of 16.9 that year. The lowest point came in 2006 at 21, well above the starting pitcher average of 16.4 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 33 in 2016 to 21 in 2017 and 33 in 2018, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well above league norms across 13 seasons.
James Shields Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for James Shields
| James Shields
Starts | James Shields
Games Started % |
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| Career | 405 | 99.51 |
| Season Avg. | 31.15 | 99.51 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 161.2 | 99.51 |
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James Shields Starts Per Season
James Shields's Starts 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 Starts by Team
James Shields's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
James Shields Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of James Shields's career Starts, 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 Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes James Shields's seasonal Starts 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 Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of James Shields's MLB career with Starts 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.
