Lefty West was born on Friday, September 3, 1915, in Gibsonville, North Carolina. West was 28 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 30, 1944, with the St. Louis Browns. 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 Lefty West baseball stats page.
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Lefty WestLefty 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 |
| 1944 | 29 | Browns | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.1 | 120 | 34 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 19 | - | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1945 | 30 | Browns | 24 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74.1 | 324 | 71 | 30 | 37 | 2 | 31 | - | 38 | 0 | 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 | ||
| 2 Years | 35 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 98.2 | 444 | 105 | 47 | 55 | 3 | 50 | - | 49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | ||
Lefty WestLefty 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 |
| 1944 | 29 | Browns | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
| 1945 | 30 | Browns | 24 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | .074 | .074 | .074 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 2 Years | 35 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .088 | .088 | .088 | ||
Lefty WestLefty 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 |
| 1944 Browns | P | 11 | 0 | 73 | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.11 |
| 1945 Browns | P | 24 | 8 | 223 | 9 | 0.4 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.09 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 35 | 8 | 296 | 12 | 0.3 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.09 | |
| 2 Years | 35 | 8 | 296 | 12 | 0.3 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.09 | |
Lefty WestLefty 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 |
| 1944 Browns | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.58 | 4.07 | 7.03 |
| 1945 Browns | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.5 | 27.0 | 1.23 | 4.60 | 3.75 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 2 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.6 | 34.0 | 0.98 | 4.47 | 4.56 |
Lefty WestLefty West Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1944 St. Louis Browns | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1945 St. Louis Browns | 20 | Undetermined | n/a | - |
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