#44 Jim "Shifty" West, First Base, 25 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday, 10/25/1937 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Jim West Shifty 1/1/1912 25 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) 2 / 6 (Fair) 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 $ 525,001 1939 7 Year(s), 86 Days (1290 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 86 Days (1290 total Days) 7 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 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 | | |
9/14 | @CIN | W 7-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/15 | @CIN | L 5-8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/16 | @PHI | L 4-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/17 | @PHI | W 5-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/18 | @NYN | W 6-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/21 | STL | L 3-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/23 | @BRO | L 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/24 | @BRO | W 8-7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/1 | PHI | W 4-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/2 | @BSN | W 10-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #8 | PoG | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 127 | 394 | 115 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 40 | 30 | 31 | .292 | .343 | .416 | .759 | .671 | .124 |
Projected | 127 | 394 | 115 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 40 | 30 | 31 | .292 | .343 | .416 | .759 | .671 | .124 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 122 | 427 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 164 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 54.9 | 5.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 83 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .337 | .389 | .494 | .883 |
vs. RHP | 311 | 87 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 31 | 24 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .280 | .330 | .395 | .726 |
Close/Late | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .412 | .474 | .647 | 1.121 |
Scoring Position | 104 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .279 | .347 | .365 | .713 |
Pinch Hitting | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 63 | 193 | 59 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 21 | .306 | .377 | .425 | .802 |
Road | 64 | 201 | 56 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 10 | .279 | .307 | .408 | .715 |
March/April | 17 | 48 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | .292 | .382 | .354 | .736 |
May | 22 | 72 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | .333 | .368 | .486 | .855 |
June | 24 | 70 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | .286 | .315 | .371 | .686 |
July | 23 | 76 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | .263 | .313 | .355 | .669 |
August | 25 | 74 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | .284 | .372 | .365 | .737 |
Sept/Oct | 16 | 54 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .296 | .296 | .593 | .889 |
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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 |
1937 | 127 | 394 | 115 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 40 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | .292 | .343 | .416 | .759 | PIT |
Total | 759 | 1835 | 534 | 100 | 10 | 24 | 230 | 214 | 184 | 5 | 13 | 131 | 6 | 7 | .291 | .355 | .396 | .751 | |
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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 | 125 | 122 | 1243 | 102 | 122 | 1352 | 7 | .995 | 991.0 | 12.28 | | | | |
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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... Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/12/1937 to a 3-year deal worth $525,001 per year...
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