How Scot Shields's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Scot Shields totaled 589 career Hits, well above the relief pitcher average of 281.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 2001, posting 8, well below the relief pitcher average of 48.1 that year. The highest point came in 2003 at 138, well above the relief pitcher average of 44.8 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 56 in 2008 to 16 in 2009 and 45 in 2010, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 8 to 138 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Scot Shields Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Scot Shields
| Scot Shields
Hits | Scot Shields
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
|---|
| Career | 589 | 7.61 |
| Season Avg. | 58.9 | 7.61 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 194.33 | 7.61 |
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Scot Shields Hits Per Season
Scot Shields's Hits 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 Hits by Team
Scot Shields's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Scot Shields Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Scot Shields's career Hits, 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 Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Scot Shields's seasonal Hits 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 Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Scot Shields's MLB career with Hits 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.
