Ned Yost on Pulling James Shields
Ned pulled Big Game James, the guy we mortgaged our future for, after eight innings and 102 pitches in a 1-0 game. What's his explanation?
- Born: 1985/11/20
- Age: 27
- Height: 5-10
- Weight: 195
- Bats/Throws: R / R
- Seasons: 3
- Place of birth: Morgantown, NC
- Drafted by: the Kansas City Royals in 2007 (10th round)
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.2 | 28 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 37 | 3.48 | 1.28 | |
| 2008 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 84.1 | 70 | 37 | 32 | 4 | 35 | 96 | 3.42 | 1.25 | |
| 2009 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 45.1 | 46 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 19 | 49 | 3.18 | 1.43 | |
| 2010 | Royals | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.2 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 6.75 | 1.66 |
| 2010 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56.2 | 40 | 26 | 24 | 3 | 30 | 60 | 3.81 | 1.24 | |
| 2011 | Royals | 46 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 37 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 74 | 1.80 | .930 |
| 2011 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 2.08 | 1.11 | |
| 2012 | Royals | 67 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 58 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 34 | 91 | 2.96 | 1.37 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | .500 | |
| Career Total | 128 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 145.2 | 118 | 50 | 48 | 8 | 61 | 188 | 2.97 | 1.23 | |
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