FACTS/FLUKES: Shields, Cain, Belt, Taylor, Lamb

Shields piling up the innings and strikeouts ... James Shields (RHP, SD), in the first season of a four-year deal with San Diego, continues to be a workhorse. However, despite the move to the National League and PETCO Park, his ERA has risen. How do the skills look?

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl  Dom  Cmd  FpK  SwK    G/L/F   H%  S%  hr/f  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ===  ===  ===  ========  ==  ==  ====  ===
2011  249  2.82  3.21  2.3  8.1  3.5  63%  11%  46/18/35  26  78   11%  107 
2012  228  3.52  3.23  2.3  8.8  3.8  61%  11%  52/19/29  30  73   13%  127
2013  229  3.15  3.72  2.7  7.7  2.9  58%  10%  42/23/35  30  77    9%   87
2014  227  3.21  3.56  1.7  7.1  4.1  63%  10%  45/21/34  30  76   10%  104
2015  153  3.89  3.39...

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