#44 Jim "Shifty" West, First Base, 22 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics Friday, 10/20/1934 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Jim West Shifty 1/1/1912 22 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 1934 (Arbitration eligible) 4 Year(s), 86 Days (774 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 86 Days (774 total Days) 4 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 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 | | |
9/3 | CHA | W 12-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/6 | DET | W 8-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/7 | DET | L 4-5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/12 | @WAS | W 8-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/18 | SLA | W 6-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/23 | @DET | L 2-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/24 | @DET | W 10-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/26 | CHA | W 7-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/29 | @SLA | L 4-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/4 | @CLE | W 9-7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 105 | 230 | 67 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 33 | 23 | 17 | .291 | .354 | .396 | .750 | .655 | .104 |
Projected | 105 | 230 | 67 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 33 | 23 | 17 | .291 | .354 | .396 | .750 | .655 | .104 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 45 | 254 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 30.3 | 4.7 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 115 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .351 | .417 | .769 |
vs. RHP | 115 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .358 | .374 | .732 |
Close/Late | 41 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .341 | .400 | .390 | .790 |
Scoring Position | 57 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .403 | .421 | .824 |
Pinch Hitting | 53 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .434 | .464 | .509 | .974 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 48 | 98 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 9 | .327 | .407 | .439 | .846 |
Road | 57 | 132 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 8 | .265 | .312 | .364 | .676 |
March/April | 18 | 49 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .245 | .275 | .306 | .581 |
May | 16 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .343 | .378 | .457 | .836 |
June | 19 | 37 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | .378 | .442 | .514 | .955 |
July | 19 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | .179 | .333 | .231 | .564 |
August | 21 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | .273 | .319 | .409 | .728 |
Sept/Oct | 12 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .385 | .429 | .538 | .967 |
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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 |
Total | 375 | 824 | 247 | 50 | 4 | 12 | 114 | 114 | 83 | 2 | 7 | 60 | 1 | 3 | .300 | .362 | .414 | .776 | |
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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% |
Catcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
First Base | 68 | 45 | 554 | 28 | 38 | 583 | 1 | .998 | 442.2 | 11.85 | | | | |
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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...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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