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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
1930 25 2TM NNL -0.3 45 167 154 32 38 8 2 1 12 3 13 .247 .305 .344 .650 73 .301 73 53 0 43
1930 25 BBB NNL 0.0 12 40 37 10 9 2 1 1 3 1 3 .243 .300 .432 .732 93 .328 89 16 0 3/4
1930 25 MRS NNL -0.4 33 127 117 22 29 6 1 0 9 2 10 .248 .307 .316 .623 66 .293 69 37 0 4/3
1931 26 CCU NNL -1.0 36 136 123 14 19 6 0 1 12 1 12 .154 .230 .228 .457 28 .227 30 28 0 1 *3
1932 27 2TM NSL 1.0 36 143 120 19 33 6 3 2 18 4 20 .275 .383 .425 .808 146 .386 143 51 1 2 *3/7
1932 27 BBB NSL 0.4 4 18 15 5 6 0 0 2 3 1 3 .400 .500 .800 1.300 293 .590 265 12 0 0 /3
1932 27 MRS NSL 0.7 32 125 105 14 27 6 3 0 15 3 17 .257 .366 .371 .737 124 .357 125 39 1 2 3/7
1933 28 NEG NN2 -0.6 37 142 125 13 28 4 1 0 11 1 8 .224 .281 .272 .553 51 .261 53 34 2 7 *3
1934 29 NEG NN2 0.1 36 129 116 16 29 3 3 0 14 1 8 .250 .304 .328 .632 78 .302 77 38 1 4 *3
1935 30 CEG NN2 0.1 35 146 127 19 31 3 4 5 19 0 14 .244 .324 .449 .773 95 .345 90 57 1 4 3
1936 31 WEG NN2 1.1 50 202 177 32 62 11 4 5 43 0 22 .350 .422 .542 .964 148 .437 147 96 0 3 *3 AS
1937 32 WEG NN2 1.5 41 167 152 24 59 7 2 3 23 0 13 .388 .443 .520 .963 148 .438 150 79 2 0 3
1938 33 BEG NN2 1.0 39 167 148 26 46 12 1 5 32 0 16 .311 .386 .507 .892 134 .405 131 75 2 1 3
1939 34 2TM NN2 -0.3 39 156 140 20 33 6 1 2 21 0 16 .236 .314 .336 .650 73 .309 75 47 0 3
1939 34 BEG NN2 -0.6 21 85 76 8 13 1 1 1 9 0 9 .171 .259 .250 .509 36 .249 39 19 0 3
1939 34 PS NN2 0.3 18 71 64 12 20 5 0 1 12 0 7 .313 .380 .438 .818 117 .381 118 28 0 3
1940 35 2TM NN2 1.1 63 248 223 29 73 15 4 0 31 1 21 .327 .388 .430 .818 113 .384 114 96 1 3 *3
1940 35 PS NN2 1.3 61 241 216 29 73 15 4 0 31 1 21 .338 .399 .444 .844 119 .395 121 96 1 3 *3
1940 35 BEG NN2 -0.2 2 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -114 0 0 0 /3
1941 36 2TM NN2 0.2 56 209 177 19 44 1 2 3 22 1 25 .249 .348 .328 .676 90 .326 95 58 2 5 *3
1941 36 NBY NN2 0.0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 181 .470 181 1 0 0 /3
1941 36 PS NN2 0.2 55 207 175 19 43 1 2 3 22 1 25 .246 .347 .326 .672 89 .325 94 57 2 5 *3
1942 37 PS NN2 1.5 56 231 202 29 58 10 4 3 42 1 28 .287 .374 .421 .795 126 .378 124 85 0 1 *3/8 AS,AS
1943 38 PS NN2 1.2 49 216 184 37 58 5 7 2 44 2 29 .315 .417 .451 .868 132 .414 132 83 3 0 *3
1944 39 PS NN2 1.2 50 219 198 34 72 14 2 1 33 2 16 .364 .417 .470 .886 137 .416 139 93 2 3 *3
1945 40 PS NN2 -0.4 51 225 210 26 56 5 3 2 36 0 13 .267 .309 .348 .657 83 .314 82 73 0 2 *3
1947 42 2TM 2LG -0.1 8 28 24 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 4 .208 .321 .250 .571 56 .292 63 6 0 0 /3
1947 42 BBB NAL -0.1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -103 0 0 0 /3
1947 42 NBY NN2 -0.1 7 26 22 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 4 .227 .346 .273 .619 70 .315 78 6 0 0 /3
1948 43 IC NAL 0.0 3 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571 53 .273 55 2 0 0 /3
WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
18 Yrs 7.4 730 2938 2607 392 746 117 43 35 417 17 278 .286 .359 .404 .763 106 .358 107 1054 17 36 *34/78
162 Game Avg 1.6 162 652 579 87 166 26 10 8 93 4 62 .286 .359 .404 .763 106 .358 107 234 4
BEG (8 Yrs) 2.5 261 1045 928 138 268 41 16 19 151 2 90 .289 .357 .429 .786 106 .361 106 398 8 19 3
PS (7 Yrs) 5.4 340 1410 1249 186 380 55 22 12 220 7 139 .304 .378 .412 .790 115 .374 116 515 8 14 *3/8
BBB (3 Yrs) 0.3 17 60 54 15 15 2 1 3 6 2 6 .278 .350 .519 .869 137 .396 128 28 0 0 3/4
MRS (2 Yrs) 0.3 65 252 222 36 56 12 4 0 24 5 27 .252 .336 .342 .678 92 .324 94 76 1 2 34/7
NBY (2 Yrs) -0.1 8 28 24 3 6 1 0 0 2 0 4 .250 .357 .292 .649 78 .326 86 7 0 0 /3
CCU (1 Yr) -1.0 36 136 123 14 19 6 0 1 12 1 12 .154 .230 .228 .457 28 .227 30 28 0 1 *3
IC (1 Yr) 0.0 3 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571 53 .273 55 2 0 0 /3
NN2 (14 Yrs) 7.8 609 2483 2201 327 654 97 38 31 373 9 233 .297 .369 .418 .787 111 .368 112 920 16 33 *3/8
NNL (2 Yrs) -1.4 81 303 277 46 57 14 2 2 24 4 25 .206 .272 .292 .564 53 .268 55 81 0 1 34
NAL (2 Yrs) -0.1 4 9 9 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444 19 .212 20 2 0 0 /3
NSL (1 Yr) 1.0 36 143 120 19 33 6 3 2 18 4 20 .275 .383 .425 .808 146 .386 143 51 1 2 *3/7
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Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH Pos Awards
1939 34 PS NN2 2 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .250 .143 .393 1 0 0 0
1 Yr 2 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .250 .143 .393 1 0 0 0
162 Game Avg 162 648 567 0 81 0 0 0 0 0 81 .143 .250 .143 .393 81 0 0 0

Value Batting

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1930 25 2TM NNL 167 -6 0 0 -4 0 -10 -0.9 6 -5 -0.3 .480 .496 0.0 -0.4 -1 43
1930 25 BBB NNL 40 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .491 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 3/4
1930 25 MRS NNL 127 -6 0 0 -4 0 -9 -0.8 4 -5 -0.4 .476 .495 -0.1 -0.3 -1 4/3
1931 26 CCU NNL 136 -13 0 0 -2 -2 -16 -1.5 5 -11 -1.0 .459 .491 -0.9 -0.3 -10 *3
1932 27 2TM NSL 143 7 0 0 0 -2 5 0.5 5 10 1.0 .514 .501 1.0 -0.2 10 *3/7
1932 27 BBB NSL 18 3 0 0 0 0 3 0.3 1 4 0.4 .575 .502 0.4 0.0 4 /3
1932 27 MRS NSL 125 4 0 0 0 -1 2 0.2 4 6 0.7 .507 .501 0.6 -0.1 6 3/7
1933 28 NEG NN2 142 -9 0 0 -1 -2 -11 -1.0 5 -6 -0.6 .472 .494 -0.5 -0.2 -6 *3
1934 29 NEG NN2 129 -4 0 0 2 -2 -3 -0.3 4 1 0.1 .492 .498 -0.1 0.1 -1 *3
1935 30 CEG NN2 146 -2 0 0 0 -1 -4 -0.3 5 1 0.1 .492 .498 0.1 -0.1 1 3
1936 31 WEG NN2 202 13 0 0 -6 -2 6 0.5 7 13 1.1 .510 .503 1.6 -0.7 19 *3 AS
1937 32 WEG NN2 167 12 0 0 1 -2 12 1.0 6 17 1.5 .524 .506 1.4 -0.1 16 3
1938 33 BEG NN2 167 7 0 0 0 -2 6 0.5 6 12 1.0 .513 .503 1.0 -0.1 12 3
1939 34 2TM NN2 156 -6 0 0 -2 -2 -9 -0.8 5 -4 -0.3 .479 .497 -0.2 -0.3 -2 3
1939 34 BEG NN2 85 -7 0 0 -2 -1 -10 -0.9 3 -7 -0.6 .457 .494 -0.5 -0.2 -5 3
1939 34 PS NN2 71 2 0 0 0 -1 1 0.1 2 3 0.3 .504 .500 0.3 -0.1 3 3
1940 35 2TM NN2 248 5 0 0 3 -3 5 0.4 8 13 1.1 .506 .504 0.8 0.0 11 *3
1940 35 PS NN2 241 7 0 0 3 -3 7 0.6 8 16 1.3 .510 .504 1.0 0.0 13 *3
1940 35 BEG NN2 7 -2 0 0 0 0 -3 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .390 .499 -0.2 0.0 -2 /3
1941 36 2TM NN2 209 -1 0 0 -1 -2 -5 -0.4 7 3 0.2 .493 .497 0.2 -0.3 3 *3
1941 36 NBY NN2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .509 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /3
1941 36 PS NN2 207 -2 0 0 -1 -2 -5 -0.4 7 3 0.2 .492 .497 0.2 -0.3 3 *3
1942 37 PS NN2 231 7 0 0 5 -2 9 0.9 7 17 1.5 .516 .506 1.1 0.2 12 *3/8 AS,AS
1943 38 PS NN2 216 10 0 0 1 -2 9 0.7 7 15 1.2 .515 .505 1.1 -0.1 14 *3
1944 39 PS NN2 219 11 0 0 -2 -2 6 0.6 6 13 1.2 .512 .504 1.4 -0.4 15 *3
1945 40 PS NN2 225 -5 0 0 -3 -2 -10 -0.9 7 -3 -0.4 .482 .494 -0.2 -0.5 -1 *3
1947 42 2TM 2LG 28 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 1 -2 -0.1 .472 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 /3
1947 42 BBB NAL 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .438 .500 0.0 0.0 -1 /3
1947 42 NBY NN2 26 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .476 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 /3
1948 43 IC NAL 7 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 0.0 .479 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /3
PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
18 Yrs 2938 26 -1 0 -8 -30 -12 -1.2 97 84 7.4 .498 .500 7.7 -3.4 92 *34/78
162 Game Avg 652 6 0 0 -2 -7 -3 -0.3 21 19 1.6 .498 .500 1.7 -0.8 20
BEG (8 Yrs) 1045 9 0 0 -5 -11 -7 -0.7 36 29 2.5 .497 .500 2.7 -1.4 34 3
PS (7 Yrs) 1410 31 -1 0 4 -15 18 1.6 44 63 5.4 .505 .502 4.9 -1.1 59 *3/8
BBB (3 Yrs) 60 2 0 0 -1 -1 1 0.1 2 3 0.3 .508 .500 0.4 -0.1 4 3/4
MRS (2 Yrs) 252 -2 0 0 -4 -1 -7 -0.6 9 2 0.3 .491 .498 0.6 -0.4 5 34/7
NBY (2 Yrs) 28 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .480 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 /3
CCU (1 Yr) 136 -13 0 0 -2 -2 -16 -1.5 5 -11 -1.0 .459 .491 -0.9 -0.3 -10 *3
IC (1 Yr) 7 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 0.0 .479 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /3
NN2 (14 Yrs) 2483 39 -1 0 -2 -26 10 0.8 81 91 7.8 .501 .501 7.7 -2.6 93 *3/8
NNL (2 Yrs) 303 -19 0 0 -5 -2 -26 -2.4 10 -16 -1.4 .470 .494 -0.9 -0.6 -10 34
NAL (2 Yrs) 9 -1 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .469 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 /3
NSL (1 Yr) 143 7 0 0 0 -2 5 0.5 5 10 1.0 .514 .501 1.0 -0.2 10 *3/7

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1930 25 2TM NNL 167 .301 73 .242 .097 0.6 7.8 62.0 43
1930 25 BBB NNL 40 .328 89 .222 .189 2.5 7.5 81.8 3/4
1930 25 MRS NNL 127 .293 69 .248 .068 0.0 7.9 56.4 4/3
1931 26 CCU NNL 136 .227 30 .148 .073 0.7 8.8 43.3 *3
1932 27 2TM NSL 143 .386 143 .263 .150 1.4 14.0 32.7 *3/7
1932 27 BBB NSL 18 .590 265 .308 .400 11.1 16.7 42.9 /3
1932 27 MRS NSL 125 .357 125 .257 .114 0.0 13.6 31.1 3/7
1933 28 NEG NN2 142 .261 53 .224 .048 0.0 5.6 34.2 *3
1934 29 NEG NN2 129 .302 77 .250 .078 0.0 6.2 42.1 *3
1935 30 CEG NN2 146 .345 90 .213 .205 3.4 9.6 34.1 3
1936 31 WEG NN2 202 .437 147 .331 .192 2.5 10.9 34.2 *3 AS
1937 32 WEG NN2 167 .438 150 .376 .132 1.8 7.8 29.6 3
1938 33 BEG NN2 167 .405 131 .287 .196 3.0 9.6 35.6 3
1939 34 2TM NN2 156 .309 75 .225 .100 1.3 10.3 38.3 3
1939 34 BEG NN2 85 .249 39 .160 .079 1.2 10.6 33.3 3
1939 34 PS NN2 71 .381 118 .302 .125 1.4 9.9 42.3 3
1940 35 2TM NN2 248 .384 114 .327 .103 0.0 8.5 30.5 *3
1940 35 PS NN2 241 .395 121 .338 .106 0.0 8.7 30.5 *3
1940 35 BEG NN2 7 .000 -114 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /3
1941 36 2TM NN2 209 .326 95 .236 .079 1.4 12.0 23.5 *3
1941 36 NBY NN2 2 .470 181 .500 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /3
1941 36 PS NN2 207 .325 94 .233 .080 1.4 12.1 23.9 *3
1942 37 PS NN2 231 .378 124 .276 .134 1.3 12.1 31.3 *3/8 AS,AS
1943 38 PS NN2 216 .414 132 .308 .136 0.9 13.4 39.8 *3
1944 39 PS NN2 219 .416 139 .360 .106 0.5 7.3 37.1 *3
1945 40 PS NN2 225 .314 82 .260 .081 0.9 5.8 35.8 *3
1947 42 2TM 2LG 28 .292 63 .208 .042 0.0 14.3 33.3 /3
1947 42 BBB NAL 2 .000 -103 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /3
1947 42 NBY NN2 26 .315 78 .227 .045 0.0 15.4 33.3 /3
1948 43 IC NAL 7 .273 55 .286 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /3
Batting Batting Ratios
PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
18 Yrs 2938 .358 107 .276 .118 1.2 9.5 35.5 *34/78
MLB Average .333 100 .284 .112 1.3 8.5 34.1
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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1939 34 PS NN2 8 .143 .000 0.0 12.5 0.0
1 Yr 8 .143 .000 0.0 12.5 0.0
MLB Average .252 .113 1.7 7.2 32.8
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Jim West born?

Jim West was born on April 23, 1905.

Where was Jim West born?

Jim West was born in Birmingham, AL.

How tall was Jim West?

Jim West was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Jim West weigh when playing?

Jim West weighed 218 lbs (98 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Jim West play?

Jim West played 18 seasons.

Is Jim West in the Hall of Fame?

Jim West has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Jim West play?

Jim West was a First Baseman and Second Baseman.

How many hits did Jim West have?

Jim West had 746 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Jim West have?

Jim West had 35 home runs over his career.

What was Jim West's average?

Jim West had a .286 average over his career.

How many teams has Jim West played for?

Jim West played for 7 teams; the Birmingham Black Barons, Baltimore Elite Giants, Cleveland Cubs, Indianapolis Clowns, Memphis Red Sox, New York Black Yankees and Philadelphia Stars.

How many World Series has Jim West won?

Jim West never won a World Series.

When did Jim West retire?

Jim West last played in 1948.

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