James Shields vs. Alfredo Simon — Career Comparison

James Shields
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Alfredo Simon
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

James Shields and Alfredo Simon are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 88 for James Shields and 91 for Alfredo Simon, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 84 and 88 respectively. If forced to pick, Alfredo Simon gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for James Shields and Alfredo Simon

James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
2.96
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.08
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.5
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.55
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.48
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.55
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.06
51.06
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.47
36.47
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.22
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1167
4.01
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
4.56
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2325
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
775
9
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2581
8.88
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
810
9.41
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.24
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.22
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
2.57
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
3.12
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.24
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2234
7.69
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
529
6.14
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.139
1.139
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.37
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.44
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.33
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.58
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10993
37.82
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3372
39.16
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.81
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1267
4.36
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
4.94
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.18
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.15
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.29
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.73
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.66
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.392
1.392
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10052
34.58
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3002
34.86
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.82
37.82
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for James Shields and Alfredo Simon

James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
2.96
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.08
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2325
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
775
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.64
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.75
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
0.97
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.1
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.72
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.62
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.86
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.628
0.628
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.47
36.47
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Shields and Alfredo Simon

James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
1601.3
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
255
1500
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
600
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
102
600
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
553.25
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
89
523.53
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
93.51
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
52.94
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.82
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
35.29
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.69
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.69
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.7
18.31
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
1.53
9.03
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
105.19
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
105.19
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.44
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.76
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.38
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.82
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
29.41
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
12
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-10.7
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.69
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
56
218.18
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
211.76
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.83
2.83
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
9
35.06
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
58.82
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA