ERA was above 4. Was with one save and a 0. ERA was above 3. Was with one save and a 1. Earned run average at home was 1. In career, is with one save and a 1. Career Highlights: In , earned run average at home was 1. In , average against as reliever was. ERA of 1. Earned first ML win, July 5 vs. Allowed five earned runs in his first 11 innings before settling in as a key component to the bullpen's success allowing just seven earned runs over his final 38 outings 1.
As a reliever, opponents hit. His ERA of 1. His five wins were second to Ben Weber among Angels' relievers Had inning scoreless stretch Aug. Included in scoreless streak was a hitless stretch of Made first ML start, Sept. Seattle had made 68 career starts in minors Retired 23 of 28 first batters faced and stranded 12 of 13 inherited runners Went with a 1. Was with one save and 3. Welcomed birth of first child Kayla on last day of season, Sept. Marked lone appearance of '02 playoffs.
Allowed just 31 walks while striking out Longest outing was nine innings, Aug. Allowed season-low three hits in same contest Posted wins in three straight outings, Aug. Lost six straight games, June Aug. In Minors: Recalled by Anaheim, May Made major league debut, May 26 at Tampa Bay 1.
Optioned to Salt Lake, June Also recalled, June 27, and optioned, July Did not allow an earned run in eight relief appearances for Angels Allowed one unearned run on eight hits and seven walks, posting seven strikeouts Posted first major league strikeout, June 3 vs. Kansas City Raul Ibanez. Posted record with four complete games, one shutout and 5. Allowed hits 16 HR , walked 82 and struck out in that span Established career highs in losses, starts and complete games Also ranked tied for third in complete games and fifth in innings pitched Led club in starts, complete games, shutouts tied , innings pitched and strikeouts Complete games came June 18 vs.
Omaha win , July 21 at Oklahoma win , Aug. Struck out batters while allowing 91 hits and 39 walks In nine starts, was with 2. Struck out 77 batters while allowing 55 hits and 19 walks Struck out season-high 13 hitters 8 IP , June 12 vs.
Rancho Cucamonga In relief, posted record with 3. Had contract transferred to double-A Erie, July Was with one shutout and 2. Struck out 81 batters while allowing 57 hits and 26 walks Relief pitchers who do not close tend to get shafted in the court of public opinion. Baseball writers recognized that and came up with a stat to try to mitigate it: the hold.
Although it is a flawed stat, similar to the save, the hold allows middle relief pitchers to rack up some numbers. It is what middle relievers strive to do, keep the game winnable for the guy at the end. And Shields was great at it. Shields compiled holds in his 10 year career, and he had 4 straight seasons of 31 or more from That mark is not only the best in Angels history, but it is so by a mile, as Kevin Jepsen is a distant second with And in MLB history, it is 19th best all time.
That is pretty amazing, considering how many middle relievers there are. Mike Scioscia loved roles and he definitely loved to stick with them, which was easy for him when Scot Shields was on the team. Indeed, Scot was seen as more reliable by his manager and the Angels fans than his contemporary K-Rod. Being a reliever, accumulation is difficult, even in a ridiculously long 10 year career.
He even had the same number of wins as Bartolo Colon at 46, tied for 21st all time. Shields was flat-out nasty. Helps that he is good enough to strikeout 4 in an inning. Even the Angels website has only one video of him. That is a ton of disrespect for the best middle reliever in Angels history. And he started out that way as well, going the entire season without allowing an earned run, all 11 innings.
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