caption bats birth_place debutyear statyear statvalue image_size team position statlabel debutdate birth_date number image article_title debutteam name throws
shields with the kansas city royals right newhall , california 2006 august 30 , 2015 124 -- 96 3.73 1,810 1.23 250px san diego padres starting pitcher win -- loss record earned run average strikeouts whip may 31 20 december 1981 33 james shields on may 27 , 2013.jpg james shields -lrb- baseball -rrb-
 tampa bay devil rays james shields right
james shields -lrb- baseball -rrb-

james anthony shields -lrb- born december 20 , 1981 -rrb- is an american professional baseball starting pitcher for the san diego padres of major league baseball -lrb- mlb -rrb- .
he has pitched in mlb for the tampa bay rays from 2006 through 2012 and the kansas city royals in 2013 and 2014 .
