How James Shields's Putouts Compares to Similar Players
James Shields totaled 187 career Putouts, well below the league average of 773.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Putouts season came in 2007, posting 30, well below the league average of 106.9 that year. The lowest point came in 2018 at 3, well below the league average of 94.1 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Putouts total went from 8 in 2016 to 5 in 2017 and 3 in 2018, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Putouts profile — ranging from 3 to 30 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
James Shields Lifetime Putouts
Stats similar to Putouts for James Shields
| James Shields
Putouts |
|---|
| Career | 187 |
| Season Avg. | 14.38 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 74.43 |
| More Info | See More |
James Shields Putouts Per Season
James Shields's Putouts 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 Putouts by Team
James Shields's career Putouts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
James Shields Cumulative Putouts — Career Progression
A running total of James Shields's career Putouts, 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 Putouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes James Shields's seasonal Putouts 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 Putouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of James Shields's MLB career with Putouts 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.
