Jamie Arnold vs. James Shields — Career Comparison

Jamie Arnold
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
James Shields
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

James Shields built a career as a starting pitcher and Jamie Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jamie Arnold led in home run suppression (HR9+ 320 vs 70), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 84), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 94 vs 92). James Shields held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 46). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jamie Arnold.

Pitching Stats for Jamie Arnold and James Shields

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.5
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.48
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.06
51.06
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.73
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1167
4.01
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9.89
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2581
8.88
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.24
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.82
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
2.57
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.49
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2234
7.69
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.139
1.139
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.37
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.33
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
41.04
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10993
37.82
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.91
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
6.73
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1267
4.36
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.18
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.15
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
0.73
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
34.64
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10052
34.58
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.04
41.04
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.82
37.82

Fielding Stats for Jamie Arnold and James Shields

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.64
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
0.97
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.41
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.72
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.24
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.62
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jamie Arnold and James Shields

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
50
1428.57
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
1601.3
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
600
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
553.25
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
93.51
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.82
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.69
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.69
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
24.16
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.7
18.31
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
105.19
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
105.19
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.44
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
23.38
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.82
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
17.01
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.08
12
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.69
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
56
218.18
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
35.06
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA