Jim West
1931–1948 · bats B / throws R · ASE, AST, Birmingham Black Barons, Baltimore Elite Giants, CV6, Indianapolis Clowns, Memphis Red Sox, NAS
558G
.309AVG
.379OBP
.452SLG
600H
42HR
222RBI
10SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 558 | 2,182 | 1,939 | 307 | 600 | 84 | 33 | 42 | 222 | 209 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 876 | .309 | .379 | .452 | .831 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1945-06-09 to 1945-07-26
33longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1938-05-30 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1939-06-19 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 10 total bases | 1943-06-06 | 1 in 1,002 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 287 | 1112 | 310 | 17 | 116 | 111 | 11 | .315 | .379 | .455 |
| Away | 271 | 1070 | 290 | 25 | 106 | 98 | 9 | .304 | .363 | .449 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 5 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .118 | .250 | .176 |
| May | 132 | 492 | 133 | 7 | 45 | 48 | 5 | .304 | .368 | .434 |
| June | 145 | 576 | 169 | 14 | 51 | 54 | 5 | .329 | .387 | .490 |
| July | 141 | 566 | 161 | 12 | 73 | 54 | 4 | .320 | .380 | .463 |
| August | 95 | 370 | 89 | 6 | 30 | 37 | 6 | .275 | .341 | .404 |
| September | 37 | 145 | 40 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 0 | .303 | .359 | .455 |
| October | 3 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .545 | .538 | .636 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| homestead-grays | 103 | 407 | 92 | 3 | 44 | 35 | 6 | .253 | .312 | .341 |
| newark-eagles | 79 | 300 | 81 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 1 | .307 | .367 | .477 |
| new-york-black-yankees | 74 | 300 | 95 | 4 | 21 | 32 | 2 | .358 | .423 | .475 |
| baltimore-elite-giants | 66 | 270 | 77 | 1 | 31 | 33 | 3 | .332 | .407 | .448 |
| new-york-cubans | 59 | 238 | 68 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 2 | .312 | .357 | .422 |
| philadelphia-stars | 57 | 229 | 69 | 8 | 30 | 18 | 1 | .330 | .380 | .526 |
| pittsburgh-crawfords | 46 | 164 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 1 | .329 | .396 | .587 |
| NW1 | 20 | 75 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .297 | .400 | .438 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | CV6 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1933 | NSH | 36 | 117 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .265 | – | – |
| 1934 | NSH | 29 | 88 | 21 | – | 3 | 1 | .239 | – | – |
| 1935 | NSH | 36 | 125 | 33 | 5 | 9 | – | .264 | – | – |
| 1936 | WEG | 54 | 190 | 69 | 6 | 14 | – | .363 | – | – |
| 1937 | WEG | 45 | 154 | 59 | 8 | 16 | – | .383 | – | – |
| 1938 |  Baltimore Elite Giants | 36 | 130 | 43 | 5 | 17 | – | .331 | – | – |
| 1939 | Baltimore Elite Giants, NAS, Philadelphia Stars | 41 | 142 | 40 | 3 | 25 | – | .282 | – | – |
| 1940 |  Philadelphia Stars | 52 | 184 | 59 | – | 18 | 1 | .321 | – | – |
| 1941 | Philadelphia Stars | 46 | 148 | 40 | 3 | 16 | – | .270 | – | – |
| 1942 | Philadelphia Stars | 44 | 150 | 44 | 3 | 23 | 1 | .293 | – | – |
| 1943 | Philadelphia Stars | 43 | 166 | 51 | 2 | 26 | 3 | .307 | – | – |
| 1944 | Philadelphia Stars | 46 | 168 | 63 | 2 | 31 | 3 | .375 | – | – |
| 1945 | Philadelphia Stars | 38 | 146 | 39 | 2 | 15 | – | .267 | – | – |
| 1947 | NYNew York Black Yankees | 8 | 22 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .273 | – | – |
| 1948 | ICIndianapolis Clowns | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | .400 | – | – |