How James Shields's Inning Played Compares to Similar Players
James Shields totaled 2,616 career Inning Played, well above the league average of 2,171.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Inning Played season came in 2011, posting 249, well below the league average of 323.7 that year. The lowest point came in 2017 at 117, well below the league average of 301.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Inning Played total went from 181 in 2016 to 117 in 2017 and 204 in 2018, rising 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 Inning Played
Stats similar to Inning Played for James Shields
| James Shields
Inning Played |
|---|
| Career | 2616 |
| Season Avg. | 201.2 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1041.3 |
| More Info | See More |
James Shields Inning Played Per Season
James Shields's Inning Played 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 Inning Played by Team
James Shields's career Inning Played totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
James Shields Cumulative Inning Played — Career Progression
A running total of James Shields's career Inning Played, 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 Inning Played Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes James Shields's seasonal Inning Played 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 Inning Played — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of James Shields's MLB career with Inning Played 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.
