How James Shields's Hit By Pitch Compares to Similar Players
James Shields totaled 97 career Hit By Pitch, well above the starting pitcher average of 21.2 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hit By Pitch season came in 2009, posting 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.6 that year. The highest point came in 2008 at 12, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hit By Pitch total went from 8 in 2016 to 3 in 2017 and 9 in 2018, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hit By Pitch profile — ranging from 1 to 12 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
James Shields Lifetime Hit By Pitch
Stats similar to Hit By Pitch for James Shields
| James Shields
Hit By Pitch |
|---|
| Career | 97 |
| Season Avg. | 7.46 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 38.61 |
| More Info | See More |
James Shields Hit By Pitch Per Season
James Shields's Hit By Pitch 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 Hit By Pitch by Team
James Shields's career Hit By Pitch totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
James Shields Cumulative Hit By Pitch — Career Progression
A running total of James Shields's career Hit By Pitch, 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 Hit By Pitch Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes James Shields's seasonal Hit By Pitch 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 Hit By Pitch — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of James Shields's MLB career with Hit By Pitch 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.
