Sam West
1927–1942 · bats L / throws L · ALS, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators (1901-60)
1,753G
.299AVG
.370OBP
.425SLG
1,839H
75HR
840RBI
53SB
4Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,753 | 6,973 | 6,146 | 934 | 1,839 | 348 | 101 | 75 | 840 | 699 | 544 | 53 | 62 | 5 | 28 | 2,614 | .299 | .370 | .425 | .795 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 1932-04-16 to 1932-05-08
31longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 1933-04-13 | 1 in 1,641 games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1939-09-24 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | 4 extra-base hits | 1933-08-05 | 1 in 9,127 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 873 | 3490 | 965 | 40 | 434 | 352 | 229 | .314 | .377 | .462 |
| Away | 880 | 3483 | 874 | 35 | 406 | 347 | 315 | .285 | .351 | .388 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 139 | 571 | 151 | 9 | 69 | 46 | 54 | .293 | .345 | .447 |
| May | 311 | 1198 | 317 | 11 | 135 | 123 | 109 | .302 | .367 | .419 |
| June | 330 | 1272 | 332 | 15 | 163 | 139 | 89 | .298 | .370 | .429 |
| July | 368 | 1496 | 394 | 21 | 179 | 150 | 114 | .298 | .364 | .439 |
| August | 373 | 1550 | 422 | 13 | 197 | 142 | 116 | .307 | .364 | .428 |
| September | 229 | 874 | 220 | 6 | 97 | 97 | 62 | .289 | .363 | .387 |
| October | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .300 | .417 | .300 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 257 | 1033 | 261 | 13 | 122 | 94 | 106 | .285 | .344 | .404 |
| cleveland-guardians | 246 | 976 | 247 | 6 | 103 | 105 | 87 | .288 | .361 | .397 |
| detroit-tigers | 246 | 945 | 249 | 6 | 100 | 102 | 80 | .303 | .371 | .408 |
| boston-red-sox | 245 | 970 | 237 | 7 | 110 | 84 | 69 | .275 | .331 | .400 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 240 | 941 | 282 | 10 | 135 | 103 | 77 | .341 | .409 | .473 |
| chicago-white-sox | 238 | 978 | 269 | 17 | 119 | 97 | 49 | .310 | .374 | .461 |
| st-louis-browns | 167 | 637 | 156 | 10 | 84 | 63 | 41 | .279 | .344 | .417 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 114 | 493 | 138 | 6 | 67 | 51 | 35 | .319 | .383 | .457 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 38 | 67 | 16 | – | 6 | 1 | .239 | – | – |
| 1928 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 125 | 376 | 114 | 3 | 40 | 5 | .303 | – | – |
| 1929 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 142 | 510 | 136 | 3 | 77 | 9 | .267 | – | – |
| 1930 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 120 | 411 | 135 | 6 | 67 | 5 | .328 | – | – |
| 1931 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 132 | 526 | 175 | 3 | 90 | 6 | .333 | – | – |
| 1932 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 146 | 554 | 159 | 6 | 84 | 4 | .287 | – | – |
| 1933 |  St. Louis Browns | 133 | 517 | 155 | 11 | 47 | 10 | .300 | – | – |
| 1934 | St. Louis Browns | 122 | 482 | 157 | 9 | 57 | 3 | .326 | – | – |
| 1935 | St. Louis Browns | 138 | 527 | 158 | 10 | 71 | 1 | .300 | – | – |
| 1936 | St. Louis Browns | 152 | 533 | 149 | 7 | 70 | 2 | .280 | – | – |
| 1937 | St. Louis Browns | 122 | 457 | 150 | 7 | 58 | 1 | .328 | – | – |
| 1938 | St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 136 | 509 | 155 | 6 | 74 | 2 | .305 | – | – |
| 1939 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 115 | 390 | 110 | 3 | 53 | 1 | .282 | – | – |
| 1940 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 57 | 99 | 25 | 1 | 16 | – | .253 | – | – |
| 1941 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 26 | 37 | 10 | – | 6 | 1 | .270 | – | – |
| 1942 |  Chicago White Sox | 49 | 151 | 35 | – | 24 | 2 | .232 | – | – |