#44 Jim "Shifty" West, First Base, 24 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics Wednesday, 10/25/1936 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Jim West Shifty 1/1/1912 24 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 6"2 218
First Base S R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Very inconsistent Suffers Normal 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 350,000 1936 6 Year(s), 86 Days (1118 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 86 Days (1118 total Days) 6 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
Talent | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 3 1 4 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 4 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | CLE | L 2-14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/24 | CLE | L 3-9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/26 | DET | L 3-8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/27 | DET | W 9-7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/28 | @BOS | W 10-7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/29 | @NYY | W 3-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/30 | @WAS | W 7-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/1 | SLA | W 3-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/2 | CHA | W 5-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/4 | @NYY | W 10-8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 146 | 382 | 107 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 34 | 41 | 22 | .280 | .350 | .353 | .703 | .609 | .073 |
Projected | 146 | 382 | 107 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 34 | 41 | 22 | .280 | .350 | .353 | .703 | .609 | .073 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 105 | 431 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 135 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 46.9 | 4.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 118 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .263 | .353 | .305 | .658 |
vs. RHP | 264 | 76 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .288 | .348 | .375 | .723 |
Close/Late | 36 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .317 | .333 | .650 |
Scoring Position | 92 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .326 | .394 | .380 | .775 |
Pinch Hitting | 39 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .300 | .333 | .633 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 71 | 188 | 51 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 12 | .271 | .329 | .330 | .658 |
Road | 75 | 194 | 56 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 24 | 10 | .289 | .367 | .376 | .743 |
March/April | 23 | 44 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .386 | .438 | .409 | .847 |
May | 20 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .226 | .286 | .355 | .641 |
June | 26 | 74 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | .203 | .263 | .284 | .546 |
July | 24 | 76 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 4 | .303 | .386 | .355 | .742 |
August | 26 | 76 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | .237 | .326 | .250 | .576 |
Sept/Oct | 27 | 81 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | .333 | .383 | .481 | .864 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1930 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .286 | .308 | .593 | PHA |
1931 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .350 | .409 | .600 | 1.009 | PHA |
1932 | 96 | 149 | 54 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .362 | .418 | .497 | .915 | PHA |
1933 | 141 | 412 | 116 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 58 | 51 | 43 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 2 | .282 | .347 | .388 | .735 | PHA |
1934 | 105 | 230 | 67 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 33 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .291 | .354 | .396 | .750 | PHA |
1935 | 111 | 235 | 65 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | .277 | .357 | .366 | .723 | PHA |
1936 | 146 | 382 | 107 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 34 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 3 | .280 | .350 | .353 | .703 | PHA |
Total | 632 | 1441 | 419 | 71 | 6 | 20 | 191 | 174 | 154 | 4 | 12 | 100 | 5 | 6 | .291 | .358 | .390 | .748 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1930, AAA | 88 | 323 | 104 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 64 | 58 | 56 | 47 | 3 | 3 | .322 | .420 | .607 | 1.027 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 107 | 105 | 1008 | 78 | 90 | 1094 | 8 | .993 | 851.0 | 11.57 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1930... Had first career hit on 9/7/1930, off Lefty Stewart (DET)... Hit first career homerun on 7/19/1931, off Bill Walker (SLA)... 1/31/1934: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1935: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1936: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
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