Max West

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 182lb (185cm, 82kg)

Born: November 28, 1916 in Dexter, MO us

Died: December 31, 2003 in Sierra Madre, CA

Buried: Cremated

High School: Alhambra HS (Alhambra, CA)

Debut: April 19, 1938 (Age 21-142d, 6,838th in MLB history)
vs. NYG 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1948 (Age 31-308d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1938 season

Full Name: Max Edward West

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.6

AB

2676

H

681

HR

BA

.254

R

338

RBI

380

SB

OBP

.344

SLG

.407

OPS

.751

OPS+

114

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Games by Position

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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
1935	18	LAD-min	AA	105	319	319		85	11	5	5						.266	.266	.379	.646		121							SAC · PCL
1938	21	BSN	NL	123	459	418	47	98	16	5	10	63	5		38	38	.234	.300	.368	.668	91	154	11	1	2			*79/3
1939	22	BSN	NL	130	514	449	67	128	26	6	19	82	1		51	55	.285	.364	.497	.861	137	223	9	5	8			*987	MVP-23
1940	23	BSN	NL	139	590	524	72	137	27	5	7	72	2		65	54	.261	.344	.372	.716	104	195	4	1	0			893/7	AS,MVP-26
1941	24	BSN	NL	138	560	484	63	134	28	4	12	68	5	1	72	68	.277	.373	.426	.798	130	206	11	2	2		8	*7/89
1942	25	BSN	NL	134	526	452	54	115	22	0	16	56	4	3	68	59	.254	.354	.409	.764	126	185	4	2	3		6	379/8	MVP-27

1946	29	TOT	NL	73	236	203	16	43	13	0	5	18	1	1	32	37	.212	.322	.350	.672	93	71	5	1	0		1	7/839
1946	29	BSN	NL	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0		0	/3
1946	29	CIN	NL	72	235	202	16	43	13	0	5	18	1	1	32	36	.213	.323	.351	.675	94	71	5	1	0		1	7/89

1948	31	PIT	NL	87	174	146	19	26	4	0	8	21	1	0	27	29	.178	.310	.370	.680	82	54	4	1	0		3	39/7
1949	32	CLE-min	AAA	189	823	619	166	180	41	2	48	166	4		201	109	.291	.466	.596	1.062		369		2	1				SDG · PCL
1950	33	CLE-min	AAA	162	627	520	92	148	30	1	30	109	1		98	90	.285	.406	.519	.925		270		8	1				SDG · PCL
1951	34	CHC-min	AAA	138	578	472	107	133	21	4	35	110	2		95	61	.282	.413	.566	.979		267		11	0				LOS · PCL
1952	35	CHC-min	Opn	149	603	497	76	130	21	1	35	91	2		101	44	.262	.391	.519	.910		258		5	0				LOS · PCL
1953	36	CHC-min	Opn	38	69	54	8	13	0	0	5	15	0		13	10	.241	.406	.519	.924		28	1	2	0				LOS · PCL
1954	37	CHC-min	Opn	89	211	169	25	44	4	0	12	37	1		37	33	.260	.395	.497	.892		84	1	2	1	2			LOS · PCL
7 Yrs				824	3059	2676	338	681	136	20	77	380	19	5	353	340	.254	.344	.407	.751	114	1088	48	13	15		18
162 Game Avg.				162	601	526	66	134	27	4	15	75	4		69	67	.254	.344	.407	.751	114	214	9	3	3

BSN (6 yrs)				665	2650	2328	303	612	119	20	64	341	17	4	294	275	.263	.348	.414	.762	118	963	39	11	15		14
CIN (1 yr)				72	235	202	16	43	13	0	5	18	1	1	32	36	.213	.323	.351	.675	94	71	5	1	0		1
PIT (1 yr)				87	174	146	19	26	4	0	8	21	1	0	27	29	.178	.310	.370	.680	82	54	4	1	0		3

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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SUMMARY

WAR

AB

H

HR

BA

R

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Standard Fielding

Appearances

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