How Scot Shields's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Scot Shields totaled 2,916 career Batters Faced, well above the relief pitcher average of 1,243.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 2003, posting 609, well above the relief pitcher average of 200.5 that year. The lowest point came in 2001 at 48, well below the relief pitcher average of 214.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 270 in 2008 to 83 in 2009 and 218 in 2010, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 48 to 609 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Scot Shields Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Scot Shields
| Scot Shields
Batters Faced | Scot Shields
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 2916 | 37.65 |
| Season Avg. | 291.6 | 37.65 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 962.1 | 37.65 |
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Scot Shields Batters Faced Per Season
Scot Shields's Batters Faced for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Scot Shields Batters Faced by Team
Scot Shields's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Scot Shields Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Scot Shields's career Batters Faced, 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.
Scot Shields Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Scot Shields's seasonal Batters Faced 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.
Scot Shields Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Scot Shields's MLB career with Batters Faced 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.
