James Shields vs. Anthony Telford — Career Comparison

James Shields
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Anthony Telford
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

James Shields built a career as a starting pitcher and Anthony Telford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Anthony Telford led in home run suppression (HR9+ 149 vs 70), walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 92), and run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 88). James Shields held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 88). Role difference aside, Anthony Telford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for James Shields and Anthony Telford

James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.58
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.5
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.43
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.48
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.49
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.06
51.06
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.81
46.81
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1167
4.01
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
4.17
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1366
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
455.1
9
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2581
8.88
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
9.39
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.24
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
2.57
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
3.48
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2234
7.69
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
6.54
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.139
1.139
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.114
1.114
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.37
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.49
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.33
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.47
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10993
37.82
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1995
39.43
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.78
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1267
4.36
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
4.76
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.18
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.15
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
0.73
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.75
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10052
34.58
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
34.69
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.82
37.82
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43

Fielding Stats for James Shields and Anthony Telford

James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.58
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1366
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
455.1
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.64
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.75
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
0.97
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.54
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.72
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
2.43
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.62
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.31
94.31
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Shields and Anthony Telford

James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
1601.3
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
333
7135.71
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
600
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
553.25
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
23
492.86
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
93.51
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.82
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.69
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.69
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.7
18.31
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
22.92
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
105.19
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
105.19
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.44
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
23.38
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.82
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.08
12
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
21.99
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.69
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
56
218.18
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
35.06
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.9
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA