Al Osuna vs. James Shields — Career Comparison

Al Osuna
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
James Shields
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

James Shields built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Osuna as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Osuna led in home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 70), run prevention (ERA+ 94 vs 88), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 85 vs 84). James Shields held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 68). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Al Osuna.

Pitching Stats for Al Osuna and James Shields

Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
10.18
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.84
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.5
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.48
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.06
51.06
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.65
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.83
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1167
4.01
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Innings
192.2
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
7.29
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581
8.88
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.79
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.24
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
5.09
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
2.57
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.65
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
6.68
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2234
7.69
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.139
1.139
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.61
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.37
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.33
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
841
39.29
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10993
37.82
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.85
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
4.25
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1267
4.36
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.7
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.18
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.84
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.15
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.65
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.73
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Innings
690
32.23
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10052
34.58
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.82
37.82

Fielding Stats for Al Osuna and James Shields

Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
10.18
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Innings
192.2
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.37
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.64
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.17
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
0.97
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.63
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.72
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.54
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
1.62
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Osuna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Osuna and James Shields

Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
32700
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
1601.3
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
600
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
553.25
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
93.51
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.82
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.69
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.69
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.7
18.31
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
105.19
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
105.19
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
58.44
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
23.38
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
81.82
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-41.92
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
12
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.69
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
56
218.18
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
35.06
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Osuna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.9
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Osuna
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA