How Scot Shields's Total Chances Compares to Similar Players

Scot Shields totaled 167 career Total Chances, well below the league average of 1,110.3 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Total Chances season came in 2003, posting 45, well below the league average of 165.3 that year. The lowest point came in 2001 at 4, well below the league average of 162.8 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Total Chances total went from 9 in 2008 to 7 in 2009 and 10 in 2010, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Total Chances profile — ranging from 4 to 45 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Scot Shields Lifetime Total Chances

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Scot Shields Total Chances Per Season

Scot Shields's Total Chances 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 Total Chances per season line chart

Scot Shields Total Chances by Team

Scot Shields's career Total Chances totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Scot Shields career Total Chances by team bar chart

Scot Shields Cumulative Total Chances — Career Progression

A running total of Scot Shields's career Total Chances, 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 Total Chances year-over-year waterfall chart

Scot Shields Total Chances Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Scot Shields's seasonal Total Chances 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 Total Chances distribution box chart versus comparable players

Scot Shields Total Chances — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Scot Shields's MLB career with Total Chances 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.
Scot Shields Total Chances season-by-season breakdown table