How James Shields's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players
James Shields totaled 2,616 career Innings Pitched, well above the starting pitcher average of 772.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Innings Pitched season came in 2011, posting 249, well above the starting pitcher average of 110.7 that year. The lowest point came in 2017 at 117, well above the starting pitcher average of 97.0 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Innings Pitched for James Shields
| James Shields
Innings Pitched | James Shields
Pitched Outs |
|---|
| Career | 2616 | 7848 |
| Season Avg. | 201.2 | 603.69 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1041.3 | 3123.77 |
| More Info | See More | See More |
James Shields Innings Pitched Per Season
James Shields's Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched by Team
James Shields's career Innings Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
James Shields Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression
A running total of James Shields's career Innings Pitched, 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 Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes James Shields's seasonal Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of James Shields's MLB career with Innings Pitched 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.
