James Shields pitched seven seasons and started 217 games in a Tampa Bay Rays uniform, and nearly half of those seasons made it on this list. 2012 was his third best season in a Rays uniform, one where he won fifteen games eclipsed 200 innings, all while posting an earned run that hovered around 3.50.
Breakdown:
- Record: 15-10
- E.R.A.: 3.56
- IP: 227.2
- WHIP: 1.168
- K: 223
- WAR: 2.6
Over the course of his seven years with the Rays, James Shields was a model of consistency churning out six consecutive seasons of 200 innings pitched or more.