Ollie West
Career Stats, Bio & Records
Ollie West was a baseball player who played in Major League Baseball. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Bats / Throws
- L / R
Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.
Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
| Season | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 21.0 | 17.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .350 | .294 | .644 |
| 1943 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .333 | .273 | .606 |
| 1944 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 1945 | 14.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .385 | .273 | .658 |
| Listed seasons · 4 | 51 | 43 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .279 | — | — | — |
Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
| Season | W | L | GS | CG | GF | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 58.2 | 65 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 1.07 | 1.50 |
| 1943 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38.0 | 50 | 31 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 4.26 | 1.71 |
| 1944 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 21.0 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2.57 | 1.05 |
| 1945 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 50.1 | 24 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 1.79 | 1.03 |
| 1946 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Listed seasons · 5 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 169.0 | 157 | 114 | 41 | 4 | 70 | 31 | 2.18 | 1.34 |
Frequently Asked Questions about Ollie West
- Did Ollie West pitch?
- Yes. Ollie West has no major-league record, but Retrosheet credits him with 169.0 innings pitched in the Negro Leagues.
- Is Ollie West in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Ollie West has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.