#24 Ben "Lefty" Shields, Starting Pitcher, 26 yrs, Detroit Tigers
Friday, 2/15/1930 |
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| Ben Shields
Lefty
6/17/1903
26
Huntersville, NC
6"2
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Starting Pitcher
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2.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 515,000
1930 (Arbitration eligible)
3 Year(s), 48 Days (564 total Days)
0 Day(s)
4 Year(s), 34 Days (722 total Days)
6 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
2 Option Year(s) left
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 6 | 5 | 8 | 86-89 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 7 | 6 | 9 | |
| Versus RHB | 6 | 5 | 8 | |
| Talent | 7 | 6 | 8 | |
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9
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3
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Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Versus LHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Versus RHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Talent | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 2 (Range), .970 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0.00 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1925 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7.19 | 61.1 | 62 | 51 | 49 | 5 | 50 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1.83 | .271 | DET |
| 1926 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | 27.0 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1.04 | .179 | DET |
| 1927 | 38 | 38 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 3.97 | 310.1 | 307 | 168 | 137 | 21 | 124 | 96 | 28 | 0 | 1.39 | .268 | DET |
| 1928 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 4.07 | 250.0 | 220 | 127 | 113 | 20 | 114 | 66 | 23 | 1 | 1.34 | .242 | DET |
| 1929 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5.84 | 128.0 | 151 | 93 | 83 | 17 | 69 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 1.72 | .298 | DET |
| Total | 95 | 95 | 38 | 49 | 0 | 4.50 | 776.2 | 757 | 451 | 388 | 65 | 368 | 241 | 68 | 1 | 1.45 | .262 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
| 1924, AAA | 27 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 4.20 | 210.0 | 238 | 110 | 98 | 14 | 98 | 89 | 12 | 1 | 1.60 | .303 |
| 1925, AAA | 28 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 3.90 | 226.1 | 231 | 114 | 98 | 9 | 92 | 123 | 14 | 0 | 1.43 | .301 |
| 1926, AAA | 28 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3.33 | 227.0 | 209 | 95 | 84 | 8 | 98 | 125 | 14 | 1 | 1.35 | .273 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 1928 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.15 | 13.0 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.15 | 13.0 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1925 | 8 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .192 | .346 | DET |
| 1926 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .300 | .300 | .600 | DET |
| 1927 | 38 | 115 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 0 | .174 | .185 | .209 | .394 | DET |
| 1928 | 30 | 92 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .130 | .137 | .163 | .300 | DET |
| 1929 | 16 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .159 | .208 | .182 | .390 | DET |
| Total | 95 | 287 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 73 | 1 | 1 | .160 | .174 | .192 | .366 | |
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Drafted in 4th round, 56th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1917...
Injured on 6/25/1917 with a Strained Back, out for one week...
Injured on 7/13/1918 with a Tender Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks...
Drafted in 2nd round, 24th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1924...
Traded from Brooklyn to Detroit on 2/16/1924 (Going to BRO: P Trade AG Bait. Going to DET: P Ben Shields)...
Had first career hit on 9/3/1925, off Bill Holland (NYA)...
Earned first career win on 9/23/1925...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/21/1927, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA...
2/15/1930: Gets a new one-year contract worth $515,000 through salary arbitration...
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Losses
1927 - 21 - 2nd
1928 - 15 - 10th
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1927 - 310.1 - 9th
| K's
1927 - 96 - 8th
| BB
1927 - 124 - 4th
1928 - 114 - 10th
| CG
1927 - 28 - 6th
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