Jim West

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .285
HR 34
RBI 406
H 716
OPS .761
PIV 3,136
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 218 lb
Born
4/23/1905 in Birmingham, AL, USA
Died
9/2/1969 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Awards
4× All-Star

Full name: James West

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
2275.0 2029.0 332.0 644.0 93.0 33.0 43.0 262.0 210.0 25.0 11.0 .317 .384 .459 .843

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
703 2,510 379 716 112 41 34 406 17 267 14 .285 .358 .403 .761 3,136

Career AVG .285 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons — +5.4% above league average.

Career OBP .358 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — +6.1% above league average.

Career SLG .403 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — +5.2% above league average.

Career OPS .761 vs. league average .720 across their career seasons — +5.6% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1930 BBB NNL 12 37 10 9 2 1 1 3 1 3 0 .243 — — — — 0.0
1930 MRS NNL 33 117 22 29 6 1 0 9 2 10 0 .248 .293 (-16%) .354 (-13%) .429 (-26%) .784 (-21%) 0.0
1931 CCU NNL 33 114 13 16 6 0 1 11 1 10 0 .140 .276 (-49%) .338 (-38%) .388 (-44%) .726 (-41%) -762.4
1932 BBB NSL 4 15 5 6 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 .400 — — — — 0.0
1932 MRS NSL 32 105 14 27 6 3 0 15 3 17 0 .257 .275 (-7%) .335 (+9%) .391 (-5%) .726 (+1%) 0.0
1933 NEG NN2 36 121 13 27 4 1 0 11 1 8 0 .223 .270 (-17%) .329 (-14%) .377 (-28%) .707 (-21%) -396.5
1934 NEG NN2 33 104 12 25 2 2 0 13 1 8 0 .240 .278 (-14%) .340 (-12%) .392 (-24%) .733 (-18%) -304.8
1935 CEG NN2 31 111 18 27 3 4 4 17 0 13 1 .243 .279 (-13%) .342 (-4%) .399 (+13%) .742 (+5%) 70.7
1936 WEG NN2 43 154 28 53 7 3 5 40 0 18 1 .344 .283 (+21%) .349 (+18%) .404 (+30%) .753 (+25%) 687.5
1937 WEG NN2 38 141 23 56 7 2 3 22 0 11 0 .397 .276 (+44%) .342 (+31%) .398 (+35%) .740 (+33%) 843.1
1938 BEG NN2 35 132 24 42 12 1 5 30 0 15 0 .318 .272 (+17%) .341 (+16%) .392 (+37%) .734 (+27%) 618.6
1939 BEG NN2 19 70 8 11 1 1 1 8 0 8 2 .157 .274 (-43%) .342 (-29%) .393 (-38%) .735 (-34%) -389.7
1939 PS NN2 18 64 12 20 5 0 1 12 0 7 1 .312 .274 (+14%) .342 (+10%) .393 (+11%) .735 (+11%) -389.7
1940 PS NN2 61 216 29 73 15 4 0 31 1 21 5 .338 .267 (+26%) .335 (+19%) .387 (+15%) .722 (+17%) 660.3
1940 BEG NN2 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 660.3
1941 NBY NN2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
1941 PS NN2 55 175 19 43 1 2 3 22 1 25 2 .246 .262 (-6%) .332 (+4%) .373 (-13%) .705 (-5%) 0.0
1942 PS NN2 56 202 29 58 10 4 3 42 1 28 0 .287 .253 (+13%) .323 (+16%) .349 (+20%) .672 (+18%) 635.7
1943 PS NN2 49 184 37 58 5 7 2 44 2 29 1 .315 .255 (+23%) .324 (+28%) .346 (+30%) .671 (+29%) 966.9
1944 PS NN2 50 198 34 72 14 2 1 33 2 16 1 .364 .261 (+39%) .325 (+28%) .357 (+31%) .683 (+30%) 989.8
1945 PS NN2 51 210 26 56 5 3 2 36 0 13 0 .267 .260 (+2%) .328 (-7%) .354 (-2%) .683 (-4%) -190.7
1947 BBB NAL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1947 NBY NN2 7 22 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 .227 — — — — 0.0
1948 IC NAL 3 7 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .286 — — — — 0.0
Career · 24 seasons 703 2,510 379 716 112 41 34 406 17 267 14 .285 — — — — 3,699

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1939 NLP2 PS 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 674 659 6473 271 136 298
2B 28 28 45 68 8 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1930 BBB 1B 10 7 90 2 2 1
1930 BBB 2B 1 1 2 2 0 0
1930 MRS 1B 7 6 68 4 0 3
1930 MRS 2B 27 27 43 66 8 5
1931 CCU 1B 33 33 333 7 6 21
1932 BBB 1B 4 4 38 2 2 0
1932 MRS 1B 32 32 277 16 9 10
1933 NEG 1B 36 36 372 7 8 22
1934 NEG 1B 33 28 280 9 4 10
1935 CEG 1B 31 31 333 9 7 15
1936 WEG 1B 43 42 389 8 7 20
1937 WEG 1B 38 38 385 19 4 24
1938 BEG 1B 35 34 352 15 6 18
1939 BEG 1B 19 19 176 6 0 7
1939 PS 1B 18 18 178 11 4 9
1940 PS 1B 61 60 569 27 12 29
1940 BEG 1B 2 2 19 0 0 1
1941 NBY 1B 1 1 3 0 0 0
1941 PS 1B 55 55 553 28 8 28
1942 PS 1B 56 56 589 27 9 21
1943 PS 1B 49 49 478 25 14 9
1944 PS 1B 50 50 463 23 19 28
1945 PS 1B 51 51 452 25 15 18
1947 BBB 1B 1 0 5 0 0 0
1947 NBY 1B 7 7 61 1 0 3
1948 IC 1B 2 0 10 0 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
First Base 674
Second Base 28

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jim West

Was Jim West a pitcher?
No. Jim West was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Jim West hit?
Jim West hit 34 career home runs with 716 hits.