Sam West

Center Field

1927—1942

sam-west
Player LeveL
Regular
Top 100 Rank
NR
Center Field RANK
NR

Player Detail

Samuel Filmore
GIVEN NAME
West
SURNAME
October 5, 1904, in Longview, TX
BORN
November 23, 1985, in Lubbock, TX, USA
DIED
1927—1942
Playing Career
Played from 22-37
PLAYING AGE
Washington Senators
St. Louis Browns
Chicago White Sox
Teams Played For
Center Field
PRIMARY POSITION
Washington Senators
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
6
UNIFORM NUMBER
#2 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-11 / 165
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Left
BATTED / THREW
April 17, 1927
Major League Debut
September 24, 1942
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Sam West?

Fast outfielder who played with the other Sam (Rice) for the Washington Senators.

50

HITTING

30

POWER

60

RUNNING

70

FIELDING

80

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
In 1933, Sam was selected for the first MLB All-Star Game. He was chosen to four of the first five All-Star rosters for the American League.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1753
1838
75
838
.299
4 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
COMING SOON

BEST SEASON

1931 Senators

26 Years Old

.333
AVG
3
HR
91
RBI
77
RUNS
.369
OBP
175
HITS
43
2B
13
3B
.481
SLG
30
BB
6
SB
4.7
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.299
.371
.425

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.796
.795
100.1

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
27.0
60.2

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

Sam West Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
West
529
158
80
30
9
6
72
60
46
5
225
219
.299
.371
.425
796
AVG CF
535
159
88
29
8
8
53
40
10
231
215
.298
.364
.431
.795

Sam West Rankings

AT Center Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
NR
83
NR
91
NR
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Center Field BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
75
NR
NR
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Sam West PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
31.7
22.3
17.9
11.7
2.92
74.6
45.7
33.5
22.8
5.28
BLUE = Sam West
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME CF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
190.8
124.0
UNK
61.2
17.6
373.6
214.5
156.7
102.8
28.1
BLUE = Sam West
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME CF

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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