Max West
1937–1948 · bats L / throws R · Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, MLS, NLS, Pittsburgh Pirates, WHK
824G
.254AVG
.344OBP
.407SLG
More career statistics
681H
77HR
380RBI
19SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 2,676 | 2,675 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 340 | 344 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 3,057 | 3,059 |
| Batting · Walks | 353 | 356 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 824 | 3,057 | 2,676 | 338 | 681 | 136 | 20 | 77 | 380 | 353 | 340 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1,088 | .254 | .344 | .407 | .751 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1940-06-16 to 1940-06-29
18longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Five-Walk Game | 1948-04-25 | 1 in 1,833 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1940-07-05 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1946-09-11 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 400 | 1466 | 346 | 28 | 185 | 157 | 149 | .267 | .343 | .410 |
| Away | 424 | 1593 | 335 | 49 | 195 | 199 | 195 | .243 | .335 | .403 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 67 | 258 | 45 | 6 | 22 | 43 | 46 | .212 | .341 | .340 |
| May | 145 | 530 | 106 | 23 | 81 | 71 | 74 | .231 | .334 | .430 |
| June | 142 | 512 | 116 | 13 | 53 | 62 | 52 | .259 | .348 | .426 |
| July | 155 | 600 | 138 | 9 | 72 | 50 | 57 | .256 | .313 | .371 |
| August | 166 | 605 | 147 | 11 | 80 | 75 | 56 | .282 | .367 | .404 |
| September | 146 | 545 | 125 | 14 | 69 | 54 | 57 | .256 | .328 | .430 |
| October | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .556 | .875 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 124 | 476 | 104 | 13 | 78 | 60 | 41 | .254 | .345 | .434 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 124 | 466 | 97 | 14 | 52 | 53 | 65 | .236 | .322 | .397 |
| new-york-giants | 116 | 437 | 96 | 10 | 49 | 43 | 53 | .246 | .318 | .362 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 116 | 417 | 91 | 10 | 42 | 38 | 51 | .244 | .309 | .378 |
| chicago-cubs | 111 | 412 | 87 | 11 | 40 | 54 | 41 | .245 | .342 | .400 |
| cincinnati-reds | 109 | 392 | 90 | 10 | 57 | 57 | 44 | .272 | .375 | .447 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 102 | 401 | 104 | 7 | 58 | 43 | 40 | .293 | .367 | .431 |
| boston-braves | 22 | 58 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | .240 | .345 | .440 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 |  Boston Braves | 123 | 418 | 98 | 10 | 63 | 5 | .234 | – | – |
| 1939 | Boston Braves | 130 | 449 | 128 | 19 | 82 | 1 | .285 | – | – |
| 1940 | Boston Braves | 139 | 524 | 137 | 7 | 72 | 2 | .261 | – | – |
| 1941 | Boston Braves | 138 | 483 | 134 | 12 | 68 | 5 | .277 | – | – |
| 1942 | Boston Braves | 134 | 452 | 115 | 16 | 56 | 4 | .254 | – | – |
| 1946 | Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 203 | 43 | 5 | 18 | 1 | .212 | – | – |
| 1948 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 87 | 146 | 26 | 8 | 21 | 1 | .178 | – | – |