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, 6,845th 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

R

338

H

681

BA

.254

HR

RBI

380

SB

OBP

.344

SLG

.407

OPS

.751

OPS+

114

Standard Batting

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	Pos	Awards
1935	18	BRO-min	AA	105	319	319		85	11	5	5					.266	.266	.379	.646		121						SAC · PCL
1936	19	MIS	AA	158	579	579		178	22	11	1					.307	.307	.389	.696		225						MIS · PCL
1937	20	MIS	AA	151	555	555		183	33	12	16					.330	.330	.519	.849		288						MIS · 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	72	68	.277	.373	.426	.798	130	206	11	2	2		*7/89
1942	25	BSN	NL	134	526	452	54	115	22	0	16	56	4	68	59	.254	.354	.409	.764	126	185	4	2	3		379/8	MVP-27

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

1947	30	SDG	AAA	167	689	562	103	172	26	6	43	124	6	120	86	.306	.434	.603	1.037		339		7	0			SDG · PCL
1948	31	PIT	NL	87	174	146	19	26	4	0	8	21	1	27	29	.178	.310	.370	.680	82	54	4	1	0		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	353	340	.254	.344	.407	.751	114	1088	48	13	15
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	294	275	.263	.348	.414	.762	118	963	39	11	15
PIT (1 yr)				87	174	146	19	26	4	0	8	21	1	27	29	.178	.310	.370	.680	82	54	4	1	0
CIN (1 yr)				72	235	202	16	43	13	0	5	18	1	32	36	.213	.323	.351	.675	94	71	5	1	0

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

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Max West

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Standard Fielding

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Similarity Scores

Transactions

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