What years did Scot Shields play?

Scot Shields played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2010.

Was Scot Shields a pitcher?

Yes. Scot Shields pitched in the major leagues, recording 46 wins and 631 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Scot Shields hit?

Scot Shields hit 0 career home runs.

What was Scot Shields's career batting average?

Scot Shields batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 4 at bats.

What was Scot Shields's career ERA?

Scot Shields finished with a 3.18 career ERA, going 46-44 with 631 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Scot Shields have?

Scot Shields recorded 631 career strikeouts.

Scot Shields

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2001-2010)

Scot Shields was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2010 for the Anaheim Angels and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, a span of 10 seasons. Across 491 career appearances, he went 46-44 with a 3.18 ERA, 631 strikeouts, and 21 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 14265.6.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 46–44

ERA 3.18

WHIP 1.24

SO 631

Pitcher PIV 14265.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 175 lb
Born: 7/22/1975 in Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 2001-05-26
Last Game: 2010-09-07

Full name: Robert Scot Shields

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Career Pitching Statistics

Scot Shields — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
46	44	491	15	0	0	21	697.0	589	246	55	278	631	3.18	14265.6

Career ERA 3.18 vs. league average 4.36 across their career seasons — 27.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Scot Shields Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2001	ANA	AL	0	0	8	0	0	11.0	8	0	7	7	0.00	4.42 (+100%)	126.6
2002	ANA	AL	5	3	29	1	0	49.0	31	12	21	30	2.20	4.28 (+48%)	163.7
2003	ANA	AL	5	6	44	13	1	148.1	138	47	38	111	2.85	4.40 (+35%)	3605.5
2004	ANA	AL	8	2	60	0	4	105.1	97	39	40	109	3.33	4.46 (+25%)	4089.0
2005	LAA	AL	10	11	78	0	7	91.2	66	28	37	98	2.75	4.29 (+36%)	3324.1
2006	LAA	AL	7	7	74	0	2	87.2	70	28	24	84	2.87	4.53 (+37%)	2799.3
2007	LAA	AL	4	5	71	0	2	77.0	62	33	33	77	3.86	4.47 (+14%)	1193.1
2008	LAA	AL	6	4	64	0	4	63.1	56	19	29	64	2.70	4.32 (+38%)	822.6
2009	LAA	AL	1	3	20	0	1	17.2	16	13	15	12	6.62	4.32 (-53%)	-309.1
2010	LAA	AL	0	3	43	1	0	46.0	45	27	34	39	5.28	4.08 (-29%)	-1549.1
Career · 10 seasons			46	44	491	15	21	697.0	589	246	278	631	3.18	—	14,266

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Scot Shields — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
491	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .420 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .753 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Scot Shields Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2001	ANA	AL	8	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	ANA	AL	29	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	ANA	AL	44	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	ANA	AL	60	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	LAA	AL	78	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	LAA	AL	74	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	LAA	AL	71	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	LAA	AL	64	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	LAA	AL	20	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	LAA	AL	43	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			491	4	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Scot Shields — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Scot Shields — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2008	ALDS1	LAA	4	.000
2007	ALDS1	LAA	2	.000
2005	ALCS	LAA	4	.000
2005	ALDS2	LAA	4	.000
2004	ALDS1	ANA	2	.000
2002	WS	ANA	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Scot Shields — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	2	17	0	0	25.1	24	9	11	25	3.20

Playoff Pitching by Year

Scot Shields — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2008	ALDS1	LAA	0	1	4	5.2	6	3	1	7	4.76
2007	ALDS1	LAA	0	0	2	4.0	0	1	4	4	2.25
2005	ALCS	LAA	0	0	4	6.0	4	0	1	5	0.00
2005	ALDS2	LAA	1	1	4	5.0	4	2	3	5	3.60
2004	ALDS1	ANA	0	0	2	3.0	5	2	2	3	6.00
2002	WS	ANA	0	0	1	1.2	5	1	0	1	5.40

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Scot Shields — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	253	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	238	4	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Scot Shields — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	253	367.0	303	115	139	339	2.82
Away	238	330.0	286	131	139	292	3.57

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Scot Shields — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2010-09-07	LAA	CLE	—	0.1	0	0	0	2	1
2010-09-04	LAA	OAK	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2010-08-28	LAA	BAL	—	2.0	1	1	1	0	2
2010-08-25	LAA	TBR	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
2010-08-24	LAA	TBR	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
2010-08-22	LAA	MIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2010-08-13	LAA	TOR	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1
2010-08-08	LAA	DET	—	1.1	2	3	3	3	0
2010-08-04	LAA	BAL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
2010-08-03	LAA	BAL	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Scot Shields — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	491	15	60	95	12	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Scot Shields — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2001	ANA	P	8	0	1	1	2	1
2002	ANA	P	29	1	2	6	0	0
2003	ANA	P	44	13	18	26	1	0
2004	ANA	P	60	0	6	13	1	0
2005	LAA	P	78	0	8	14	2	2
2006	LAA	P	74	0	10	13	1	2
2007	LAA	P	71	0	5	9	2	1
2008	LAA	P	64	0	5	4	0	1
2009	LAA	P	20	0	3	2	2	2
2010	LAA	P	43	1	2	7	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Scot Shields Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	491

Salary History

Scot Shields — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2010	LAA	AL	$5,350,000
2009	LAA	AL	$5,000,000
2008	LAA	AL	$4,250,000
2007	LAA	AL	$3,400,000
2006	LAA	AL	$2,100,000
2005	LAA	AL	$925,000
2004	ANA	AL	$375,000
2003	ANA	AL	$305,000
Total Career Earnings			$21,705,000

College History

Scot Shields — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Lincoln Memorial University	Harrogate	TN	1995, 1996, 1997

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Scot Shields: the record in brief

Between the debut on May 26, 2001 and the final game on September 7, 2010, Scot Shields built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the Anaheim Angels (2001 to 2004) and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2005 to 2010). Listed as a pitcher, Shields batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6'1" and 175 pounds. Shields was born on July 22, 1975, in Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA. On the record, Scot Shields was born Robert Scot Shields.

Shields went 46-44 with a 3.18 ERA in 491 games, 15 of them starts. Also on Shields's record: 631 strikeouts and 21 saves. That 3.18 ERA compares with a 4.36 league average across the same seasons, 27.1% better. 2005 brought Shields a season-high 10 wins. 2003 produced Shields's most strikeouts, 111. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.75 in 2005, when the league's was 4.29.

Frequently Asked Questions about Scot Shields

What years did Scot Shields play?: Scot Shields played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2010.
Was Scot Shields a pitcher?: Yes. Scot Shields pitched in the major leagues, recording 46 wins and 631 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Scot Shields hit?: Scot Shields hit 0 career home runs.
What was Scot Shields's career batting average?: Scot Shields batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 4 at bats.
What was Scot Shields's career ERA?: Scot Shields finished with a 3.18 career ERA, going 46-44 with 631 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Scot Shields have?: Scot Shields recorded 631 career strikeouts.