Sam West Stats

Sam West was born on Wednesday, October 5, 1904, in Longview, Texas. West was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1927, with the Washington Senators. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Sam West baseball stats page.

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Sam West

Sam West Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#51)

Sam West Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#51)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Samuel Filmore West
Nickname:   Sam or Sammy
Born On:   10-05-1904
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Longview, Texas
Zodiac:   Libra
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-23-1985
Place of Death Data Died In:   Lubbock, Texas
Cemetery:   Resthaven Memorial Park, Lubbock, Texas
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11
Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   04-17-1927 (Age 22)
Last Game:   09-24-1942
Draft:   Not Applicable
Sam West

Sam West Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Sam West

Sam West Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1927 Senators 38 67 9 16 4 1 0 0 6 8 - 8 0 - 0 - .239 .320 .328
1928 Senators 125 378 59 114 30 7 3 0 40 20 - 23 6 - 1 - .302 .338 .442
1929 Senators 142 510 60 136 16 8 3 0 75 45 - 41 22 - 0 - .267 .326 .347
1930 Senators 120 411 75 135 22 10 6 0 67 37 - 34 9 - 1 - .328 .385 .474
1931 Senators 132 526 77 175 43 13 3 0 91 30 - 37 3 - 0 - .333 .369 .481
1932 Senators 146 554 88 159 27 12 6 0 83 48 - 57 9 - 1 - .287 .345 .412
1933 Browns 133 517 93 155 25 12 11 0 48 59 - 49 5 - 1 - .300 .373 .458
1934 Browns 122 482 90 157 22 10 9 0 55 62 - 55 10 - 0 - .326 .403 .469
1935 Browns 138 527 93 158 37 4 10 1 70 75 - 46 12 - 1 - .300 .388 .442
1936 Browns 152 533 78 148 26 4 7 0 70 94 - 70 10 - 0 - .278 .386 .381
1937 Browns 122 457 68 150 37 4 7 1 58 46 - 28 3 - 0 - .328 .390 .473
1938 Browns 44 165 17 51 8 2 1 0 27 14 - 9 2 - 0 - .309 .363 .400
1938 Senators 92 344 51 104 19 5 5 0 47 33 - 21 9 - 0 - .302 .363 .430
1939 Senators 115 390 52 110 20 8 3 0 52 67 - 29 14 - 0 5 .282 .387 .397
1940 Senators 57 99 7 25 6 1 1 0 18 16 - 13 2 - 0 0 .253 .357 .364
1941 Senators 26 37 3 10 0 0 0 0 6 11 - 2 1 - 0 0 .270 .438 .270
1942 White Sox 49 151 14 35 5 0 0 0 25 31 - 18 6 - 0 1 .232 .363 .265
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
16 Years 1,753 6,148 934 1,838 347 101 75 2 838 696 - 540 123 - 5 6 .299 .371 .425
Sam West

Sam West Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1927 Senators OF 18 - - 33 1.8 31 28 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .939 0.00 -
1928 Senators OF 116 - - 224 1.9 223 210 13 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .996 0.00 -
1929 Senators OF 139 - - 410 2.9 401 376 25 9 8 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 -
1930 Senators OF 118 - - 327 2.8 318 310 8 9 1 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 -
1931 Senators CF 127 - - 419 3.3 415 402 13 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1932 Senators CF 143 - - 475 3.3 465 450 15 10 7 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 -
1933 Browns CF 127 - - 347 2.7 343 329 14 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1934 Browns CF 120 - - 326 2.7 317 303 14 9 3 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 -
1935 Browns CF 135 - - 461 3.4 456 449 7 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1936 Browns CF 148 - - 460 3.1 452 442 10 8 2 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 -
1937 Browns CF 105 - - 319 3.0 315 298 17 4 6 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1938 Browns CF 41 - - 104 2.5 101 101 0 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 -
1938 Senators OF 85 - - 229 2.7 225 221 4 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 -
1939 Senators 1B 17 - - 143 8.4 139 133 6 4 9 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 -
1939 Senators OF 89 - - 241 2.7 239 232 7 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
1940 Senators 1B 12 - - 103 8.6 102 95 7 1 13 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1940 Senators OF 9 - - 18 2.0 18 18 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1941 Senators OF 8 - - 19 2.4 19 19 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1942 White Sox OF 45 - - 115 2.6 113 112 1 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
CF Totals 946 0 0 2,911 3.1 2,864 2,774 90 47 26 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 --
OF Totals 627 0 0 1,616 2.6 1,587 1,526 61 29 16 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 --
1B Totals 29 0 0 246 8.5 241 228 13 5 22 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 --
16 Years 1,602 - - 4,773 3.0 4,692 4,528 164 81 64 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 --
Sam West

Sam West Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1927 Senators 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 8.4 11.2 - - -
1928 Senators 5 6 .455 - - n/a 126.0 16.4 9.5 - - -
1929 Senators 9 8 .529 - - n/a 170.0 12.4 6.8 - - -
1930 Senators 5 5 .500 - - n/a 68.5 12.1 6.1 - - -
1931 Senators 6 8 .429 - - n/a 175.3 14.2 5.8 - - -
1932 Senators 4 5 .444 - - n/a 92.3 9.7 6.7 - - -
1933 Browns 10 8 .556 - - n/a 47.0 10.6 10.8 - - -
1934 Browns 3 5 .375 - - n/a 53.6 8.8 8.8 - - -
1935 Browns 1 6 .143 - - n/a 52.7 11.5 7.5 - - -
1936 Browns 2 0 1.000 - - n/a 76.1 7.6 7.6 - - -
1937 Browns 1 1 .500 - - n/a 65.3 16.3 7.9 - - -
1938 Browns 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 165.0 18.3 6.1 - - -
1938 Senators 1 1 .500 - - n/a 68.8 16.4 7.3 - - -
1939 Senators 1 1 .500 - - n/a 130.0 13.4 7.5 - - -
1940 Senators 0 2 .000 - - n/a 99.0 7.6 5.5 - - -
1941 Senators 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 18.5 6.2 - - -
1942 White Sox 2 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 8.4 6.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
16 Years 53 56 .486 - - n/a 82.0 11.4 7.3 - - -
Sam West

Sam West Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1927 Washington Senators n/a Undetermined n/a -
1928 Washington Senators n/a Undetermined n/a -
1929 Washington Senators n/a Undetermined n/a -
1930 Washington Senators n/a Undetermined n/a -
1931 Washington Senators 6 Undetermined n/a -
1932 Washington Senators 3 Undetermined n/a -
1933 St. Louis Browns 6 Undetermined Stats -
1934 St. Louis Browns 6 Undetermined Stats -
1935 St. Louis Browns 6 Undetermined Stats -
1936 St. Louis Browns 6 Undetermined - -
1937 St. Louis Browns 6 Undetermined Stats -
1938 St. Louis Browns 6 Undetermined - -
1938 Washington Senators 4 Undetermined - -
1939 Washington Senators 23 Undetermined - -
1940 Washington Senators 23 Undetermined - -
1941 Washington Senators 23 Undetermined - -
1942 Chicago White Sox 34 Undetermined - -


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