How Scot Shields's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players
Scot Shields totaled 697 career Innings Pitched, well above the relief pitcher average of 288.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Innings Pitched season came in 2003, posting 148, well above the relief pitcher average of 46.3 that year. The lowest point came in 2001 at 11, well below the relief pitcher average of 49.7 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 63 in 2008 to 17 in 2009 and 46 in 2010, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Innings Pitched profile — ranging from 11 to 148 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Scot Shields Lifetime Innings Pitched and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Innings Pitched for Scot Shields
| Scot Shields
Innings Pitched | Scot Shields
Pitched Outs |
|---|
| Career | 697 | 2091 |
| Season Avg. | 69.7 | 209.1 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 230 | 689.9 |
| More Info | See More | See More |
Scot Shields Innings Pitched Per Season
Scot 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, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Scot Shields Innings Pitched by Team
Scot Shields's career Innings Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Scot Shields Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression
A running total of Scot 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.
Scot Shields Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Scot 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.
Scot Shields Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Scot 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.
