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David West
David Lee West

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 6", Weight 230 lb.

Debut September 24, 1988
  vs. STL 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, W
Final Game September 4, 1998
Born September 1, 1964 in Memphis, TN

Drafted by the New York Mets in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1983. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1988 23 NYM NL   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  0    6.0    6    2    2   0    3    3   0   0    25   0   2  3.00  3.25  108 1.500
 1989 24 TOT      3   4  21   7   0   0   4  0   63.7   73   49   48   9   33   50   3   2   294   3   0  6.79  3.82   56 1.665
         NYM NL   0   2  11   2   0   0   0  0   24.3   25   20   20   4   14   19   1   1   112   2   0  7.40  3.26   44 1.603
         MIN AL   3   2  10   5   0   0   4  0   39.3   48   29   28   5   19   31   2   1   182   1   0  6.41  4.16   65 1.703
 1990 25 MIN AL   7   9  29  27   2   0   0  0  146.3  142   88   83  21   78   92   4   4   646   1   1  5.10  4.19   82 1.503
 1991 26 MIN AL   4   4  15  12   0   0   0  0   71.3   66   37   36  13   28   52   1   3   305   0   0  4.54  4.27   94 1.318
 1992 27 MIN AL   1   3   9   3   0   0   1  0   28.3   32   24   22   3   20   19   1   2   139   0   0  6.99  4.03   58 1.835
 1993 28 PHI NL   6   4  76   0   0   0  27  3   86.3   60   37   28   6   51   87   5   3   375   4   0  2.92  3.97  136 1.286
 1994 29 PHI NL   4  10  31  14   0   0   7  0   99.0   74   44   39   7   61   83   1   9   429   2   0  3.55  4.30  121 1.364
 1995 30 PHI NL   3   2   8   8   0   0   0  0   38.0   34   17   16   5   19   25   1   1   163   0   0  3.79  4.23  112 1.395
 1996 31 PHI NL   2   2   7   6   0   0   0  0   28.3   31   17   15   0   11   22   0   1   126   0   1  4.76  4.27   90 1.482
 1998 33 BOS AL   0   0   6   0   0   0   0  0    2.0    7    6    6   1    7    4   0   1    20   0   0 27.00  4.70   17 7.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .449  31  38 204  78   2   0  39  3  569.3  525  321  295  65  311  437  16  26  2522  10   4  4.66  4.13   89 1.468
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7   9  49  18   0   0   9  0  137.0  126   77   71  15   74  105   3   6   608   2   0  4.66  4.13   89 1.468
 Career High      7  10  76  27   2   0  27  3  146.3  142   88   83  21   78   92   5   9   646   4   2  2.92  4.30  136 1.286

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1988 23 NYM NL   2    2    1    2   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.500  627    3   0   0   0   0   0
 1989 24 TOT     21    5    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .200  .200  .200   18    1   0   0   0   0   0
         NYM NL  11    5    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .200  .200  .200   18    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1993 28 PHI NL  76    5    0    2   1  0   0    2   0  0   0   2  .400  .400  .600  165    3   0   0   0   0   0
 1994 29 PHI NL  31   28    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0  12  .071  .071  .071  -63    2   1   0   0   0   1
 1995 30 PHI NL   8    8    1    1   0  0   1    3   0  0   1   4  .125  .222  .500   84    4   6   0   0   0   1
 1996 31 PHI NL   7    7    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   2  .286  .444  .286   99    2   2   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     204   55    3   10   2  0   1    5   0  0   3  22  .182  .224  .273   31   15   9   0   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         44    2    8   2  0   1    4   0  0   2  17  .182  .224  .273   31   12   7   0   0   0   2
 Career High     76   28    1    2   1  0   1    3   0  0   2  12                           4   6   0   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1988 23 NYM NL    2    0    3          85|1.000  .250|1.000  .314|1.500  .368|2.500  .681| 627         1.3   0.1   0%
 1989 24 TOT       5    4    0   0.0    86| .200  .248| .200  .315| .200  .370| .400  .684|  18  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
         NYM NL    5    4    0   0.0    86| .200  .248| .200  .315| .200  .370| .400  .684|  18  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
 1993 28 PHI NL    5    3    1   8.9   103| .400  .270| .400  .335| .600  .411|1.000  .746| 165  .768   0.5   0.0   0%
 1994 29 PHI NL   29   28    0   0.0   111| .071  .277| .071  .344| .071  .433| .142  .777| -63  .000  -6.8  -0.7   0%
 1995 30 PHI NL   15   14    0   0.0   107| .125  .271| .222  .340| .500  .421| .722  .761|  84  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1996 31 PHI NL   11    7    1   3.8   107| .286  .270| .444  .339| .286  .422| .730  .761|  99  .395   0.1   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons       67   56    5   2.4   106| .182  .271| .224  .338| .273  .420| .497  .758|  31  .221  -5.8  -0.7   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1988 23 NYM NL P 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 0.70 1.50 1.95 1 6.0 1989 24 TOT P 21 2 2 1 0 .800 .952 0.19 0.64 0.57 1.87 7 63.6 NYM NL P 11 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.09 0.63 0.37 1.85 2 24.3 MIN AL P 10 2 1 1 0 .750 .968 0.30 0.66 0.69 1.88 5 39.3 1990 25 MIN AL P 29 3 16 2 2 .905 .955 0.66 0.59 1.17 1.78 27 146.3 1991 26 MIN AL P 15 1 11 1 1 .923 .952 0.80 0.58 1.51 1.81 12 71.3 1992 27 MIN AL P 9 0 5 2 0 .714 .962 0.56 0.56 1.59 1.72 3 28.3 1993 28 PHI NL P 76 2 4 2 1 .750 .952 0.08 0.54 0.63 1.84 0 86.3 1994 29 PHI NL P 31 3 6 0 1 1.000 .957 0.29 0.54 0.82 1.86 14 99.0 1995 30 PHI NL P 8 1 3 1 0 .800 .952 0.50 0.51 0.95 1.85 8 38.0 1996 31 PHI NL P 7 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 0.43 0.51 0.95 1.84 6 28.3 1998 33 BOS AL P 6 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50 0.00 1.80 0 2.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1988 23 NYM NL P 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 0.70 1.50 1.95 1 6.0 1989 24 TOT P 21 2 2 1 0 .800 .952 0.19 0.64 0.57 1.87 7 63.6 NYM NL P 11 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.09 0.63 0.37 1.85 2 24.3 MIN AL P 10 2 1 1 0 .750 .968 0.30 0.66 0.69 1.88 5 39.3 1990 25 MIN AL P 29 3 16 2 2 .905 .955 0.66 0.59 1.17 1.78 27 146.3 1991 26 MIN AL P 15 1 11 1 1 .923 .952 0.80 0.58 1.51 1.81 12 71.3 1992 27 MIN AL P 9 0 5 2 0 .714 .962 0.56 0.56 1.59 1.72 3 28.3 1993 28 PHI NL P 76 2 4 2 1 .750 .952 0.08 0.54 0.63 1.84 0 86.3 1994 29 PHI NL P 31 3 6 0 1 1.000 .957 0.29 0.54 0.82 1.86 14 99.0 1995 30 PHI NL P 8 1 3 1 0 .800 .952 0.50 0.51 0.95 1.85 8 38.0 1996 31 PHI NL P 7 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 0.43 0.51 0.95 1.84 6 28.3 1998 33 BOS AL P 6 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50 0.00 1.80 0 2.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 204 13 50 9 5 .875 .956 0.31 0.56 1.00 1.82 78 569.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 204 13 50 9 5 .875 .956 0.31 0.56 1.00 1.82 78 569
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1991   ALCS  MIN TOR     W   2   0   0.00  1  0  0  0   5.2   1   0   4   4 
        WS    MIN ATL     W   2   0    inf  0  0  0  0   0     2   4   4   0 
 1993   NLCS  PHI ATL     W   3   0  13.50  0  0  0  0   2.2   5   4   2   5 
        WS    PHI TOR     L   3   0  27.00  0  0  0  0   1     5   3   1   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     2-0   5   0   4.32  1  0  0  0   8.1   6   4   6   9 
  2 World Series        1-1   5   0  63.00  0  0  0  0   1     7   7   5   0 
  4 Postseason Ser      3-1  10   0  10.61  1  0  0  0   9.1  13  11  11   9 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1991   ALCS  MIN TOR     W   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    MIN ATL     W   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1993   NLCS  PHI ATL     W   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    PHI TOR     L   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     2-0   5   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
  2 World Series        1-1   5   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
  4 Postseason Series   3-1  10   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
1993 NL-76-2

Bases On Balls Allow.
1994 NL-61-4

Losses
1994 NL-10-7

Wild Pitches
1994 NL-9-4

Gray Ink: Pitching - 1 (2544) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 5.0 (1322) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 7.0 (1065) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

June 6, 1983: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1983.

July 31, 1989: Traded by the New York Mets with a player to be named later, Rick Aguilera, Tim Drummond, and Kevin Tapani to the Minnesota Twins for Frank Viola. The New York Mets sent Jack Savage (October 16, 1989) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

December 5, 1992: Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Philadelphia Phillies for Mike Hartley.

October 31, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

February 2, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

March 9, 1998: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

April 6, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

June 18, 1998: Traded by the Houston Astros to the Boston Red Sox for Mike Blais (minors).

September 8, 1998: Released by the Boston Red Sox.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1989New York Mets$68,000
1990Minnesota Twins$100,000
1991Minnesota Twins$160,000
1993Philadelphia Phillies$315,000
1994Philadelphia Phillies$600,000
1995Philadelphia Phillies$950,000
1996Philadelphia Phillies$500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,693,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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