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Dick West

Richard Thomas West

Positions: Catcher and Leftfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: November 24, 1915 in Louisville, KY
High School: Manual (Louisville, KY)
School: Georgia Southwestern State University (All Transactions)
Debut: September 28, 1938
Team: Reds 1938-1943

Final Game: May 9, 1943
Died: March 13, 1996 in Fort Wayne, IN
Buried: Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, IN
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1938 22 CIN NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1939 23 CIN NL 8 21 19 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 1 4 .211 .250 .211 .461 24 4 0 0 1 /7O2
1940 24 CIN NL 7 28 28 4 11 2 0 1 6 1 0 2 .393 .393 .571 .964 161 16 0 0 0 /2
1941 25 CIN NL 67 181 172 15 37 5 2 1 17 4 6 23 .215 .246 .285 .531 49 49 3 1 2 2
1942 26 CIN NL 33 85 79 9 14 3 0 1 8 1 5 13 .177 .226 .253 .479 40 20 0 0 1 2/7O
1943 27 CIN NL 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 119 316 299 30 66 10 2 3 35 6 12 42 .221 .253 .298 .551 55 89 3 1 4
162 Game Avg. 162 430 407 41 90 14 3 4 48 8 16 57 .221 .253 .298 .551 55 121 4 1 5

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1938 22 CIN NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $
1939 23 CIN NL 21 -2 0 0 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ /7O2
1940 24 CIN NL 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $ /2
1941 25 CIN NL 181 -11 0 0 0 -1 2 7 -3 -0.4 -2 -0.2 -0.2 $ 2
1942 26 CIN NL 85 -6 0 0 0 0 0 3 -3 -0.4 -3 -0.3 -0.1 $ 2/7O
5 Seasons 316 -17 0 0 0 -1 2 12 -4 -0.7 -3 -0.3 -0.4 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1938 22 CIN NL 1 1 0 0.0 97 .000 .000 .272 .000 .336 .000 .388 .000 .724 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1939 23 CIN NL 21 16 1 1.7 105 .267 .211 .283 .250 .349 .211 .404 .461 .753 24 .137 -2.1 -0.2 .333 .053 .000
1940 24 CIN NL 28 17 6 9.5 100 .400 .393 .274 .393 .339 .571 .394 .964 .734 161 .806 2.1 0.2 1.000 .214 .179 1.0
1941 25 CIN NL 181 140 12 2.3 95 .243 .215 .267 .246 .338 .285 .376 .531 .714 49 .254 -12.7 -1.3 .435 .128 .070 1.6
1942 26 CIN NL 85 66 5 2.0 87 .200 .177 .256 .226 .328 .253 .356 .479 .683 40 .242 -6.2 -0.7 .400 .152 .076 1.0
6 Seasons 316 240 24 2.7 94 .248 .221 .266 .253 .336 .298 .374 .551 .710 55 .315 -19.1 -2.0 .458 .137 .077 4.0
162 Game Avg. 430 327 33 2.7 94 .248 .221 .266 .253 .336 .298 .374 .551 .710 55 .315 -19.1 -2.0 .458 .137 .077 5

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1938 22 CIN NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1939 23 CIN NL 21 0.0% 19.1% 4.8% 0.0% 0% 4.00 4.8 4.8 71%
1940 24 CIN NL 28 3.6% 7.1% 0.0% 10.7% 27% 14.0 28.0 4.7 89%
1941 25 CIN NL 181 0.6% 12.7% 3.3% 4.4% 22% 3.83 7.5 172.0 10.1 82%
1942 26 CIN NL 85 1.2% 15.3% 5.9% 4.7% 29% 2.60 6.1 79.0 9.9 76%
6 Seasons 316 1.0% 13.3% 3.8% 4.8% 23% 3.50 7.1 99.7 8.5 80%
MLB Averages 1.4% 9.0% 8.9% 6.3% 27% 1.01 9.9 65.4 8.3 79%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1938 22 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1939 23 9 22 20 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 1 4 .200 .238 .200 .438 18 4 0 0 1
1940 24 16 50 48 5 15 2 0 1 10 1 1 6 .313 .327 .417 .743 100 20 0 0 1
1941 25 83 231 220 20 52 7 2 2 27 5 7 29 .236 .263 .314 .577 60 69 3 1 3
1942 26 116 316 299 29 66 10 2 3 35 6 12 42 .221 .253 .298 .551 55 89 3 1 4
1943 27 119 316 299 30 66 10 2 3 35 6 12 42 .221 .253 .298 .551 55 89 3 1 4

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1938 22 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1939 23 8 21 20 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 1 4 .200 .238 .200 .438 1 8
1940 24 7 29 29 4 11 2 0 1 6 1 0 2 .379 .379 .552 .931 6 7
1941 25 70 186 179 16 39 5 2 1 18 4 6 24 .218 .247 .285 .532 12 67
1942 26 35 91 85 11 16 3 0 1 9 1 6 14 .188 .242 .259 .501 5 33
5 Seasons 121 328 314 32 70 10 2 3 37 6 13 44 .223 .256 .296 .552 24 116
162 Game Avg. 162 439 420 43 94 13 3 4 50 8 17 59 .223 .256 .296 .552 32 116

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