David West

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-6, 205lb (198cm, 92kg)

Born: September 1, 1964 in Memphis, TN us

Died: May 14, 2022 in Palm City, FL

Buried: Cremated

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 4th round of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft from Craigmont HS (Memphis, TN).

High School: Craigmont HS (Memphis, TN)

Debut: September 24, 1988 (Age 24-023d, 15,572nd in major league history)
vs. STL 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: September 4, 1998 (Age 34-003d)
vs. TOR 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Full Name: David Lee West

Nicknames: Westy or Big Bird

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1991 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.8

ERA

4.66

204

569.1

437

WHIP

1.468

Summary of 65 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 7 tying, 26 go ahead

4 Tms
MIN	42
PHI	18
NYM	4
BOS	1

Platoon
vs RHB	58
vs LHB	7

Home/Road
Away	33
Home	32

Outs
0	25
1	20
2	20

22 Opps
OAK	9
CLE	6
CIN	4
CAL	4
SEA	4
HOU	4
TOR	4
SDP	3
NYY	3
DET	3
PIT	3
CHW	3
TEX	2
BAL	2
ATL	2
BOS	2
FLA	2
SFG	1
STL	1
CHC	1
LAD	1
MIL	1

58 Batters
José Canseco	4
Dave Henderson	3
Luis Quiñones	2
Ken Griffey Jr.	2
Lloyd McClendon	1
Chris James	1
Candy Maldonado	1
Rob Deer	1
Albert Belle	1
Mike Piazza	1
Sammy Sosa	1
David Justice	1
Félix José	1
Dave Winfield	1
Ron Gant	1
Jeff Bagwell	1
Jeff Kunkel	1
Brad Komminsk	1
Glenn Braggs	1
Wally Joyner	1
Mike Blowers	1
Scott Servais	1
Craig Biggio	1
Pat Kelly	1
Jeffrey Leonard	1
Steve Buechele	1
Mark McGwire	1
Ron Karkovice	1
Mark Parent	1
Glenn Davis	1
Rickey Henderson	1
Tracy Jones	1
Tony Gwynn	1
Greg Olson	1
George Bell	1
Mitch Webster	1
Junior Félix	1
Tim Naehring	1
Glenallen Hill	1
Matt Williams	1
Bill Schroeder	1
Rolando Roomes	1
Tony Phillips	1
Andre Dawson	1
Phil Plantier	1
Jeff Conine	1
Phil Clark	1
Derrick May	1
Chili Davis	1
Mark Whiten	1
Omar Vizquel	1
Jeff King	1
Joe Carter	1
Randy Milligan	1
Tony Peña	1
Carlos Baerga	1
Jesse Barfield	1
Luis Alicea	1

19 Parks
Metrodome (MIN)	19
VeteransStad (PHI)	8
RingCentral Col (OAK)	5
ClevelandStd (CLE)	5
Shea Stad (NYC)	4
Qualcomm St (SAN)	3
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	3
Kingdome (SEA)	3
Fenway Pk (BOS)	3
Arlington St (ARL)	2
Yankee Stad (NYC)	2
Astrodome (HOU)	1
Busch Stad (STL)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	1
Tiger Stad (DET)	1
Memor. Stad (BAL)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	1

Where Hit
7	29
8	13
78	10
9	8
89	4
56	1

2 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	13
3	13
4	12
2	12
5	9
6	3
7+	3

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	37
2·HR gms	9
3·HR gms	2
4·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	29
1--	19
12-	7
-2-	4
-23	3
1-3	2
123	1

115 Runs
RISP	17
0 on	29
1 on	23
2 on	12
3 on	1
Any on	36

Inning
1	9
2	8
3	9
4	13
5	8
6	5
7	4
8	5
9	4

1-3	26
4-6	26
7-end	13

RelScore
+4..	7
+3	3
+2	7
+1	3
Tied	16
-1	12
-2	6
-3	4
-4..	7

Ahead	20
Tied	16
Behind	29

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	13
2-2	9
1-1	7
1-0	6
2-1	6
0-1	6
1-2	5
2-0	4
0-2	3
3-2	3
3-1	3

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
LF	14
RF	13
2B	7
CF	7
C	7
1B	6
DH	5
3B	4
SS	2

OrderPos
3rd	13
6th	11
5th	9
4th	8
7th	7
1st	6
2nd	6
9th	4
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	16
Medium Lev	23
Low Lev	26

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1989-07-06	Luis Quiñones	CIN	@	NYM	ahead 2-0	t 3	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	1	4	9%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2	2	2	2	1989-07-06	Rolando Roomes	CIN	@	NYM	ahead 3-0	t 3	2	1--	2,(0-1) 1F11X	2	5	9	11%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); B. Larkin Scores
3	3	3	3	1989-07-06	Luis Quiñones	CIN	@	NYM	ahead 5-0	t 4	1	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	1	4	4%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Jackson Scores
4	4	4	1	1989-07-17 (2)	Glenn Davis	HOU	@	NYM	ahead 4-0	t 2	2	1--	4,(1-2) BFCX	2	4	3	8%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Caminiti Scores
5	5	5	1	1989-08-02 (2)	Jesse Barfield	NYY		MIN	behind 0-3	b 8	1	1-3	2,(1-0) BX	3	5	9	40%	56%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); D. Slaught Scores; S. Balboni Scores
6	6	6	1	1989-08-20	José Canseco	OAK		MIN	ahead 3-0	b 8	1	1--	5,(3-1) CBBBX	2	3	DH	2%	100%		Home Run (Deep CF-RF); C. Lansford Scores
7	7	7	1	1989-08-22	Sammy Sosa	CHW	@	MIN	ahead 6-2	t 9	0	1--	3,(0-2) FCX	2	6	9	1%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); C. Martínez Scores
8	8	8	1	1989-09-06	Steve Buechele	TEX		MIN	behind 0-1	b 3	0	---	5,(3-1) BCBBX	1	7	4	12%	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
9	9	9	1	1989-09-18	Chili Davis	CAL	@	MIN	tied 0-0	t 1	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	5	7	25%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); M. McLemore Scores; W. Joyner Scores
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1990-04-16	Jeffrey Leonard	SEA		MIN	behind 0-1	b 1	2	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	4	7	20%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); A. Davis Scores
11	11	2	2	1990-04-16	Ken Griffey Jr.	SEA		MIN	behind 2-3	b 3	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	2	8	20%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); H. Reynolds Scores
12	12	3	1	1990-04-27	Albert Belle	CLE		MIN	tied 0-0	b 2	1	-2-	2,(0-1) SX	2	6	DH	17%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Snyder Scores
13	13	4	2	1990-04-27	Carlos Baerga	CLE		MIN	ahead 2-0	b 5	1	-2-	4,(2-1) BFBX	2	3	5	10%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); J. Browne Scores/unER
14	14	5	3	1990-04-27	Candy Maldonado	CLE		MIN	ahead 4-0	b 5	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	5	7	4%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); C. Snyder Scores
15	15	6	1	1990-05-02	Tracy Jones	DET		MIN	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	3	7	11%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
16	16	7	1	1990-05-08	Chris James	CLE	@	MIN	ahead 2-0	t 1	2	1-3	1,(0-0) X	3	7	7	18%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); C. Maldonado Scores; B. Jacoby Scores
17	17	8	1	1990-05-13	Glenn Braggs	MIL	@	MIN	behind 1-2	t 2	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	6	9	10%	50%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
18	18	9	1	1990-05-21	Brad Komminsk	BAL		MIN	behind 0-4	b 2	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	6	8	7%	24%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
19	19	10	1	1990-05-28	Randy Milligan	BAL	@	MIN	tied 1-1	t 2	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	3	10%	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
20	20	11	1	1990-06-13	Junior Félix	TOR	@	MIN	tied 0-0	t 3	0	1--	6,(3-2) CBB11BRX	2	1	9	17%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Wilson Scores
21	21	12	2	1990-06-13	Glenallen Hill	TOR	@	MIN	ahead 2-0	t 4	2	---	5,(2-2) SBCBX	1	7	7	9%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
22	22	13	1	1990-07-08	Mike Blowers	NYY		MIN	behind 1-6	b 6	2	1--	3,(1-1) BFX	2	6	DH	7%	11%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); J. Leyritz Scores
23	23	14	1	1990-07-18	Tim Naehring	BOS		MIN	behind 0-4	b 5	0	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	9	6	7%	19%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
24	24	15	1	1990-07-24	Omar Vizquel	SEA	@	MIN	tied 0-0	t 5	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	9	6	32%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); E. Martínez Scores; D. Valle Scores
25	25	16	1	1990-07-29	José Canseco	OAK	@	MIN	tied 0-0	t 1	1	1--	5,(2-2) CSBBX	2	3	DH	17%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Lansford Scores
26	26	17	2	1990-07-29	Félix José	OAK	@	MIN	behind 2-4	t 2	0	---	3,(0-2) CSX	1	7	8	9%	40%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
27	27	18	1	1990-08-01	Bill Schroeder	CAL	@	MIN	ahead 5-0	t 3	2	-2-	4,(0-2) .SFFX	2	7	2	5%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. Downing Scores
28	28	19	1	1990-08-15	Mitch Webster	CLE		MIN	behind 0-1	b 4	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	3	22%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Browne Scores
29	29	20	1	1990-08-25	Jeff Kunkel	TEX		MIN	behind 0-1	b 1	0	1--	5,(3-1) BBCBX	2	2	5	17%	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); G. Pettis Scores
30	30	21	1	1990-08-30	Ron Karkovice	CHW	@	MIN	behind 0-2	t 4	1	123	4,(1-2) CBFX	4	6	2	32%	71%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); P. Bradley Scores; I. Calderón Scores; F. Thomas Scores
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
31	31	1	1	1991-07-19	Tony Peña	BOS		MIN	tied 0-0	b 5	0	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	8	2	14%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Peña Scores
32	32	2	1	1991-07-29	Rob Deer	DET	@	MIN	behind 0-1	t 2	1	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	6	9	10%	48%		Home Run (Fly Ball); R. Deer Scores
33	33	3	2	1991-07-29	Tony Phillips	DET	@	MIN	behind 1-2	t 3	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	1	4	11%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); T. Phillips Scores
34	34	4	1	1991-08-03	Dave Henderson	OAK		MIN	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	8,(2-2) CBSFBFFX	1	2	8	11%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball); D. Henderson Scores
35	35	5	2	1991-08-03	Dave Henderson	OAK		MIN	ahead 1-0	b 3	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	8	10%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); D. Henderson Scores
36	36	6	3	1991-08-03	Dave Henderson	OAK		MIN	ahead 2-0	b 5	0	---	6,(3-2) BBBCSX	1	2	8	7%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); D. Henderson Scores
37	37	7	4	1991-08-03	Mark McGwire	OAK		MIN	ahead 3-0	b 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	3	4%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball); M. McGwire Scores
38	38	8	1	1991-08-09	Ken Griffey Jr.	SEA		MIN	tied 0-0	b 4	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	3	8	13%	69%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); K. Griffey Scores
39	39	9	1	1991-08-14	Dave Winfield	CAL	@	MIN	behind 1-2	t 4	1	1--	4,(1-2) FBFX	2	5	9	22%	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); D. Parker Scores; D. Winfield Scores
40	40	10	2	1991-08-14	Wally Joyner	CAL	@	MIN	tied 3-3	t 5	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	2	3	25%	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); D. Schofield Scores; W. Joyner Scores
41	41	11	1	1991-08-19	José Canseco	OAK	@	MIN	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	4,(2-1) BBSX	1	3	9	10%	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. Canseco Scores
42	42	12	2	1991-08-19	Rickey Henderson	OAK	@	MIN	ahead 3-1	t 4	2	-23	1,(0-0) X	3	1	7	17%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); B. Komminsk Scores; M. McGwire Scores; R. Henderson Scores
43	43	13	1	1991-08-28	Mark Whiten	CLE		MIN	behind 0-2	b 6	2	1--	9,(2-2) BFFFBFFFX	2	5	9	30%	52%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Baerga Scores; M. Whiten Scores
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
44	44	1	1	1992-08-04	George Bell	CHW		MIN	ahead 17-10	b 6	1	-2-	6,(2-2) B.BCFFX	2	4	DH	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Raines Scores; G. Bell Scores
45	45	2	1	1992-08-27	Pat Kelly	NYY	@	MIN	ahead 2-0	t 2	1	---	4,(1-2) CBCX	1	9	4	9%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); P. Kelly Scores
46	46	3	1	1992-09-04	Joe Carter	TOR		MIN	ahead 8-3	b 3	1	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	3	9	4%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Lee Scores; R. Alomar Scores; J. Carter Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
47	47	1	1	1993-04-09	Derrick May	CHC	@	PHI	ahead 6-5	t 7	1	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	4	7	20%	94%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); W. Wilson Scores; M. Grace Scores
48	48	2	1	1993-06-07	Scott Servais	HOU	@	PHI	behind 1-7	t 9	0	12-	7,(3-2) CBBBCFX	3	7	2	2%	3%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); K. Caminiti Scores; L. Gonzalez Scores
49	49	3	2	1993-06-07	Craig Biggio	HOU	@	PHI	behind 4-7	t 9	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	1	4	1%	1%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
50	50	4	1	1993-06-29	Luis Alicea	STL		PHI	behind 7-13	b 9	1	12-	5,(2-2) BCFBX	3	7	4	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Whiten Scores; B. Jordan Scores
51	51	5	1	1993-07-16	Tony Gwynn	SDP		PHI	tied 3-3	b 7	2	1--	1,(0-0) .X	2	3	9	33%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Gutiérrez Scores
52	52	6	1	1993-08-04	Greg Olson	ATL		PHI	behind 6-8	b 8	2	12-	4,(1-2) CBCX	3	9	2	69%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Justice Scores; M. Lemke Scores
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
53	53	1	1	1994-04-18	Mike Piazza	LAD	@	PHI	behind 1-3	t 7	2	-23	5,(2-2) CBBCX	3	3	2	44%	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); J. Offerman Scores; C. Gwynn Scores
54	54	2	1	1994-04-22	Phil Plantier	SDP		PHI	tied 5-5	b 8	0	---	4,(2-1) ..BFBX	1	4	7	26%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
55	55	3	1	1994-05-01	Matt Williams	SFG	@	PHI	behind 3-6	t 6	0	---	4,(2-1) BBSX	1	4	5	8%	22%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
56	56	4	1	1994-06-03	Jeff Bagwell	HOU		PHI	behind 0-1	b 1	2	1--	2,(1-0) B>X	2	4	3	20%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball); J. Mouton Scores
57	57	5	1	1994-06-22	Jeff King	PIT		PHI	behind 0-3	b 4	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	5	9%	28%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
58	58	6	2	1994-06-22	Lloyd McClendon	PIT		PHI	behind 1-3	b 5	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	6	7	13%	42%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
59	59	7	1	1994-07-06	Phil Clark	SDP		PHI	behind 1-2	b 4	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	5	7	21%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); E. Williams Scores
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
60	60	1	1	1995-05-03	Ron Gant	CIN		PHI	behind 0-1	b 4	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	7	14%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
61	61	2	1	1995-06-16	Jeff Conine	FLA	@	PHI	tied 0-0	t 4	0	---	5,(2-2) SBBSX	1	3	7	12%	62%		Home Run (Line Drive)
62	62	3	2	1995-06-16	Andre Dawson	FLA	@	PHI	ahead 1-0	t 4	2	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	6	9	12%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
63	63	4	1	1995-07-01	David Justice	ATL	@	PHI	tied 0-0	t 4	1	-23	4,(2-1) FBBX	3	5	9	20%	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball); J. Blauser Scores/unER; F. McGriff Scores
64	64	5	1	1995-07-06	Mark Parent	PIT		PHI	behind 2-7	b 7	0	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	6	2	3%	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
65	65	1	1	1998-07-26	José Canseco	TOR	@	BOS	behind 0-5	t 8	1	---	5,(2-2) BFBFX	1	3	7	1%	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)