David Lee vs. James Shields — Career Comparison

David Lee
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
James Shields
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

James Shields built a career as a starting pitcher and David Lee as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. David Lee led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 70), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 88), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 84). James Shields held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 78). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to David Lee.

Pitching Stats for David Lee and James Shields

David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
7.49
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.5
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.48
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.06
51.06
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.37
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1167
4.01
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
9.13
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2581
8.88
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.09
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.24
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.62
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
2.57
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
7.57
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2234
7.69
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.465
1.465
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.139
1.139
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.37
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.86
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.33
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
41.36
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10993
37.82
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.26
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.76
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1267
4.36
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.18
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.15
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.73
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.639
1.639
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
34.34
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10052
34.58
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.36
41.36
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.82
37.82

Fielding Stats for David Lee and James Shields

David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
7.49
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.64
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
0.97
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.25
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.72
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
1.62
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.146
0.146
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Lee and James Shields

David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
9600
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
1601.3
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
600
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
553.25
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
93.51
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
81.82
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.69
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.69
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.7
18.31
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
105.19
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
105.19
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
58.44
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.38
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
81.82
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
12
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.69
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
218.18
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
35.06
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.9
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA