First name: Sam
Last name: West
Birthdate: 1904-10-05
Bats: L Throws: L
MLBAM ID: 124111
Retro ID: wests101
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | WS1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1 |
| 1928 | WS1 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 9 |
| 1929 | WS1 | 7.1 | 1.4 | 8.5 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 12 |
| 1930 | WS1 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 16 |
| 1931 | WS1 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 8.2 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 0.3 | 24 |
| 1932 | WS1 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 9.0 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 17 |
| 1933 | SLA | 7.3 | 1.4 | 8.7 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 17 |
| 1934 | SLA | 7.0 | 1.3 | 8.3 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 21 |
| 1935 | SLA | 7.6 | 1.5 | 9.1 | 3.8 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 19 |
| 1936 | SLA | 7.8 | 1.6 | 9.4 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 10 |
| 1937 | SLA | 6.2 | 1.1 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 11 |
| 1938 | SLA | 2.2 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2 |
| 1938 | WS1 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 8 |
| 1939 | WS1 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 12 |
| 1940 | WS1 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 1941 | WS1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1 |
| 1942 | CHA | 2.4 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 4 |
| Career | 85.8 | 16.6 | 102.4 | 32.4 | 62.3 | 39.7 | 186 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | WS1 | 75 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 10.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0 |
| 1928 | WS1 | 404 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -4 | 1 | -1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 10 |
| 1929 | WS1 | 578 | -20 | -19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 21 |
| 1930 | WS1 | 458 | 10 | 11 | 1 | -8 | 2 | 0 | 17 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10.6 | 2.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 25 |
| 1931 | WS1 | 559 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 10.3 | 3.9 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 30 |
| 1932 | WS1 | 612 | -5 | -3 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10.5 | 1.4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 23 |
| 1933 | SLA | 582 | 14 | 10 | -6 | 7 | 2 | -1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10.2 | 1.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 11 |
| 1934 | SLA | 554 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10.1 | 3.0 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 18 |
| 1935 | SLA | 615 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10.8 | 2.0 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 24 |
| 1936 | SLA | 637 | -5 | -10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -7 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 11.9 | -1.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -1.2 | 5 |
| 1937 | SLA | 506 | 12 | 9 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -7 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 2 |
| 1938 | SLA | 181 | -2 | -3 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 11.1 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -4 |
| 1938 | WS1 | 386 | -1 | 2 | -4 | -2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 11.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 6 |
| 1939 | WS1 | 472 | 3 | 7 | 2 | -3 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10.2 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 8 |
| 1940 | WS1 | 117 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0 |
| 1941 | WS1 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -1 |
| 1942 | CHA | 188 | -3 | -2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Career | 6,973 | 46 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 60 | -24 | 0 | 0 | 127 | - | 12.5 | -2.4 | 1.2 | 11.3 | 182 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | GB+ | DP Start | DP Turn | DP Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | WS1 | 1B | 401 | 44 | -2.0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | -2 |
| 1940 | WS1 | 1B | 302 | 26 | -3.0 | -3 | -2 | -6 | 0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | -2 |
| 1B | 703 | 70 | -5.0 | -5 | -4 | -7 | -1 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0 | -4 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | OF Arm Opps | OF Arm Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | WS1 | LF | 148 | 18 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | WS1 | CF | 155 | 17 | -2.0 | -2 | -2 | -3 | 6 | 0 | -2 |
| 1927 | WS1 | RF | 57 | 12 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1928 | WS1 | LF | 786 | 87 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 46 | 1 | 3 |
| 1928 | WS1 | CF | 1476 | 183 | -4.0 | -4 | -4 | -23 | 56 | 4 | 0 |
| 1928 | WS1 | RF | 33 | 8 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1929 | WS1 | LF | 120 | 9 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -5 | 3 | 0 | -1 |
| 1929 | WS1 | CF | 3704 | 524 | 6.0 | 6 | 6 | -15 | 190 | 5 | 11 |
| 1930 | WS1 | LF | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | WS1 | CF | 2924 | 408 | 15.0 | 16 | 15 | -3 | 119 | 2 | 17 |
| 1931 | WS1 | CF | 3411 | 486 | 21.0 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 168 | -1 | 20 |
| 1932 | WS1 | CF | 4001 | 585 | 15.0 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 178 | -4 | 12 |
| 1933 | SLA | CF | 3570 | 452 | -2.0 | -1 | -1 | -12 | 164 | 2 | 1 |
| 1934 | SLA | CF | 3336 | 437 | 5.0 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 168 | 2 | 8 |
| 1935 | SLA | CF | 3834 | 555 | 15.0 | 15 | 14 | 38 | 238 | -2 | 12 |
| 1936 | SLA | CF | 4494 | 629 | -7.0 | -8 | -8 | 3 | 255 | 1 | -7 |
| 1937 | SLA | CF | 3050 | 412 | -9.0 | -10 | -10 | -12 | 147 | 3 | -7 |
| 1938 | WS1 | CF | 1940 | 253 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -21 | 72 | -1 | -1 |
| 1938 | SLA | CF | 1165 | 148 | -7.0 | -7 | -7 | -18 | 66 | 0 | -7 |
| 1939 | WS1 | LF | 645 | 74 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 26 | -1 | -2 |
| 1939 | WS1 | CF | 1311 | 168 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | -10 | 50 | 1 | 4 |
| 1939 | WS1 | RF | 83 | 34 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1940 | WS1 | CF | 105 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | WS1 | RF | 35 | 7 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1941 | WS1 | LF | 126 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | WS1 | RF | 36 | 7 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 3 | 0 | -1 |
| 1942 | CHA | LF | 120 | 10 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -6 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 1942 | CHA | CF | 877 | 110 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| LF | 1948 | 212 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -17 | 84 | 0 | -1 | ||
| CF | 39353 | 5383 | 48.0 | 53 | 49 | -56 | 1897 | 13 | 62 | ||
| RF | 244 | 68 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 3 |
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| Stat description | |
|---|---|
| GS | Game Shares |
| WAM | Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name. |
| WAR | Wins above Replacement |
| VS | Victory Shares |
| W | Wins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense. |
| L | Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score. |
| BatRuns | Batting runs above average |
| Adj R | Park adjusted batting runs |
| RISP | Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position |
| BSR | Baserunning runs |
| DP | Double play avoidance runs |
| ROE | Runs from reaching on error |
| Fld | Fielding runs |
| Pos | Position adjustment |
| DH | Designated hitter adjustment |
| Pit | Pitcher batting adjustment |
| RAA | Runs above average before position and league adjustment |
| RPW | Runs per win |
| WAA | Wins above average before position and league adjustment |
| POS Wins | Position adjustment converted to wins |
| LGA | League quality adjustment |
| DVoDH | Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter |
| G | Games pitched |
| GS | Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index |
| XR | Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced |
| DR | Defensive runs support |
| Role | Starter vs reliever role adjustment |
| LgAdj | League adjustment |
| R+ | Runs above average |
| LI | Leverage index |
| R_lev+ | Leverage adjusted runs above average |
| Chances | Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play |
| BIP | Balls in play while this player was on the field |
| OAA | Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level |
| OAA adj | Park adjusted outs above average |
| DER runs | Run value of outs above average |
| Frame Runs | Runs from framing balls and strikes |
| SB Runs | Stolen base prevention runs |
| Block Runs | Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs |
| Err Runs | Catcher error prevention runs |
| Catcher Runs | Catcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing. |
| Play+ | plays made above average per ball in play |
| GB+ | ground ball plays above average per ball in play |
| DP Start | Runs from starting double plays |
| DP Turn | Runs from turning double plays |
| DP runs | Total double play runs |
| OF Arm opps | Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play |
| OF Arm runs | Runs from throwing from the outfield |
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