David West was born on Tuesday, September 1, 1964, in Memphis, Tennessee. West was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 24, 1988, with the New York Mets. 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 David West baseball stats page.
"I'm not kidding when I tell you that Westy was literally this gentle giant who seemed to always have a smile on his face. I had so much respect for David and how he went about his business on the mound. We don't win in '93 without his left arm out of the bullpen." - Stocker, Kevin. Teammate. Major League Baseball Press Release. 14 May 2022.
David WestDave 'Big Bird' West Autograph on a 1989 Score Baseball Card (#650) |
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David WestDavid West Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1988 | 24 | Mets | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
1989 | 25 | Mets | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.1 | 112 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
1989 | 25 | Twins | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 6.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.1 | 182 | 48 | 28 | 29 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
1990 | 26 | Twins | 29 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 5.10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 146.1 | 646 | 142 | 83 | 88 | 21 | 78 | 1 | 92 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - |
1991 | 27 | Twins | 15 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 4.54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71.1 | 305 | 66 | 36 | 37 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
1992 | 28 | Twins | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 6.99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.1 | 139 | 32 | 22 | 24 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
1993 | 29 | Phillies | 76 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2.92 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 86.1 | 375 | 60 | 28 | 37 | 6 | 51 | 4 | 87 | 3 | 5 | 0 | - |
1994 | 30 | Phillies | 31 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 3.55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99.0 | 429 | 74 | 39 | 44 | 7 | 61 | 2 | 83 | 9 | 1 | 0 | - |
1995 | 31 | Phillies | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 | 163 | 34 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1996 | 32 | Phillies | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.1 | 126 | 31 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
1998 | 34 | Red Sox | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 27.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
10 Years | 204 | 78 | 39 | 31 | 38 | .449 | 4.66 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 569.1 | 2,522 | 525 | 295 | 321 | 65 | 311 | 10 | 437 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
David WestDavid West Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1988 | 24 | Mets | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
1989 | 25 | Mets | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
1989 | 25 | Twins | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1990 | 26 | Twins | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1991 | 27 | Twins | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1992 | 28 | Twins | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1993 | 29 | Phillies | 76 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .600 |
1994 | 30 | Phillies | 31 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .071 | .071 | .071 |
1995 | 31 | Phillies | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .222 | .500 |
1996 | 32 | Phillies | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .444 | .286 |
1998 | 34 | Red Sox | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
10 Years | 204 | 55 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .224 | .273 |
David WestDavid West Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1988 Mets | P | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.50 |
1989 Mets | P | 11 | 2 | 73 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.37 |
1989 Twins | P | 10 | 5 | 118 | 4 | 0.4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 0.69 |
1990 Twins | P | 29 | 27 | 439 | 21 | 0.7 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .905 | 1.17 |
1991 Twins | P | 15 | 12 | 214 | 13 | 0.9 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 1.51 |
1992 Twins | P | 9 | 3 | 85 | 7 | 0.8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .714 | 1.59 |
1993 Phillies | P | 76 | 0 | 259 | 8 | 0.1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 0.63 |
1994 Phillies | P | 31 | 14 | 297 | 9 | 0.3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.82 |
1995 Phillies | P | 8 | 8 | 114 | 5 | 0.6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 0.95 |
1996 Phillies | P | 7 | 6 | 85 | 3 | 0.4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.95 |
1998 Red Sox | P | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 204 | 78 | 1,708 | 72 | 0.4 | 63 | 13 | 50 | 9 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 1.00 | |
10 Years | 204 | 78 | 1,708 | 72 | 0.4 | 63 | 13 | 50 | 9 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 1.00 |
David WestDavid West Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1988 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 4.50 | 4.50 |
1989 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.36 | 7.03 | 5.18 |
1989 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.63 | 7.09 | 4.35 |
1990 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.18 | 5.66 | 4.80 |
1991 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.86 | 6.56 | 3.53 |
1992 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.95 | 6.04 | 6.35 |
1993 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.71 | 9.07 | 5.32 |
1994 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1.36 | 7.55 | 5.55 |
1995 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 8.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.32 | 5.92 | 4.50 |
1996 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2.00 | 6.99 | 3.49 |
1998 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.57 | 18.00 | 31.50 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
10 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.0 | 2.5 | 11.0 | 1.41 | 6.91 | 4.92 |
David WestDavid West Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1988 New York Mets | 46 | $62,500.00 | - | - |
1989 New York Mets | 46 | $68,000.00 | - | - |
1989 Minnesota Twins | 50 | " " | - | - |
1990 Minnesota Twins | 50 | $100,000.00 | - | - |
1991 Minnesota Twins | 50, 39 | $160,000.00 | - | Stats |
1992 Minnesota Twins | 39 | $225,000.00 | - | - |
1993 Philadelphia Phillies | 40 | $315,000.00 | - | Stats |
1994 Philadelphia Phillies | 40 | $600,000.00 | - | n/a |
1995 Philadelphia Phillies | 40 | $950,000.00 | - | - |
1996 Philadelphia Phillies | 40 | $500,000.00 | - | - |
1998 Boston Red Sox | 39 | $500,000.00 | - | - |
David West Stats by Baseball Almanac |
David Lee West was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the New York Mets (1988-1989), Minnesota Twins (1989-1992), Philadelphia Phillies (1993–1996), and Boston Red Sox (1998). When Westy, his nickname, made his big league debut on September 24, 1988, he became the first Craigmont High School (Memphis, TN) graduate to play in the majors!
David West Rookie Card | 1989 Topps Baseball Card (#787)
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Did you know that David West also pitched a year (1987) professionally with the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (Fukuoka, Japan), in the Nippon Professional Baseball? Westy passed away on May 14, 2022, after a tragic battle with brain cancer, Major League Baseball sent out the following Press Release:
Phillies Statement on the Passing of David West
The Phillies, along with the rest of the baseball community, grieve the passing of former pitcher David West. West, who pitched for the Phillies for four years, including the 1993 pennant-winning season, was known as an incredibly generous teammate and friend with an unmatched sense of humor. Our thoughts are with David’s family, friends and everyone whose life he touched.
“It is with great sadness that I write this message about my roomie and best teammate ever. David West had the biggest heart to go with his huge personality. He was always there to give you a pat on the back when you were down, or a hilarious one-liner when things were going well. He was the ultimate teammate, but an even better friend. He will certainly be missed. Rest in peace, my friend.” - Larry Andersen
“Another brother gone way too soon. My prayers go out to the family of David West. David was a great teammate and a funny human being. We don’t reach the World Series without him. RIP my brother.” - John Kruk
“What a great friend and teammate David was. Just another member of the Phillies family we have lost way too early. Prayers to Westy’s family.” - Mickey Morandini
“I’m not kidding when I tell you that Westy was literally this gentle giant who seemed to always have a smile on his face. I had so much respect for David and how he went about his business on the mound. We don’t win in ’93 without his left arm out of the bullpen. However, the one thing that I will always remember is that even though I was a rookie in 1993, David never treated me as one. Even though I was only 23 years old, I felt like he always respected how I played and who I was as a person. He even made an impression on my wife, Brooke, in that he would always say hello to her after games and ask how she was getting along with the craziness of baseball life. David will be missed.” - Kevin Stocker
“My heart is broken with the loss of another one of my brothers. Rest in peace, Big Bird. My heart goes out to your family.” - Milt Thompson
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