James Shields

baseball player from the United States
Person human Q1150839
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James Shields

Summary

James Shields is a human[1]. He was born in Newhall[2]. He was born on +1981-12-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a baseball player[4]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (206 views/month, #7,095 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • James Shields was born in Newhall[2].
  • James Shields was born on +1981-12-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • James Shields held citizenship in United States[6].
  • James Shields worked as a baseball player[4].
  • James Shields was educated at William S. Hart High School[7].
  • James Shields's image is recorded as James Shields 2010 16.jpg[8].
  • James Shields is recorded as male[9].
  • James Shields's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • James Shields's league or competition is recorded as Major League Baseball[11].
  • James Shields's Commons category is recorded as James Shields (baseball player)[12].
  • James Shields's position played on team / speciality is recorded as pitcher[13].
  • James Shields's sport is recorded as baseball[14].
  • James Shields's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dt98f[15].
  • James Shields's family name is recorded as Shields[16].
  • James Shields's given name is recorded as James[17].
  • James Shields's given name is recorded as Anthony[18].
  • James Shields's country for sport is recorded as United States[19].
  • James Shields's Baseball Reference major league player ID is recorded as s/shielja02[20].
  • James Shields's Baseball Reference minor & foreign league player ID is recorded as shield002jam[21].
  • James Shields's different from is recorded as James Shields[22].
  • James Shields's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+190'}[23].
  • James Shields's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000178707542837[24].
  • James Shields's MLB.com player ID is recorded as 448306[25].
  • James Shields's ESPN.com MLB player ID is recorded as 28474[26].
  • James Shields's FanGraphs player ID is recorded as 7059[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Newhall[2], James Shields… he was born on +1981-12-20T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

James Shields was educated at William S. Hart High School[7].

Career and Affiliations

James Shields's professions included baseball player[4].

Why It Matters

James Shields ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (206 views/month, #7,095 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was James Shields born?

James Shields's place of birth was Newhall[2].

What did James Shields do for work?

James Shields worked as baseball player[4].

Where did James Shields go to school?

James Shields was educated at William S. Hart High School[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . MLB.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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