How James Shields's OPS Compares to Similar Players
James Shields posted a career OPS of .376, well below the league average of .725 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best OPS season came in 2010, posting 1.0, well above the league average of .734 that year. The lowest point came in 2011 at .000, well below the league average of .726 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .381 in 2016 to .333 in 2018. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the OPS profile — ranging from .000 to 1.0 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
James Shields Lifetime OPS
Stats similar to OPS for James Shields
| James Shields
OPS |
|---|
| Career | 0.376 |
| Season Avg. | 0.376 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.376 |
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James Shields OPS Per Season
James Shields's OPS 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 OPS by Team
James Shields's career OPS totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
James Shields OPS Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how James Shields's career OPS shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
James Shields OPS Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes James Shields's seasonal OPS 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 OPS — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of James Shields's MLB career with OPS 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.
