Jim West - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Jim West

James West
(Shifty Jim)

Born: April 23, 1905 in Birmingham, AL
Died: September 2, 1969 in Philadelphia, PA
(64 years old)

Bats: B

Throws: R

Ht: 6'0"

Wt: 218

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Biographical
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Notes:

• Buried: Eden Cemetery (Collingdale, PA)

Wins Above Replacement

Glossary

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	PA	IP		WAR	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
1930	BBB/MRS	NNL	25	2B	172			-0.6	0.0	-0.6	0.0	0.0
1931	CCU	NNL	26	1B	136			-1.1	-0.8	-0.2	0.0	-0.1
1932	BBB/MRS	NSL	27	1B	143			1.1	1.3	0.0	0.0	-0.2
1933	NEG	NN2	28	1B	142			-0.6	-0.4	-0.1	0.0	-0.1
1934	NEG	NN2	29	1B	129			0.2	0.0	0.4	0.0	-0.1
1935	CEG	NN2	30	1B	146			0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1
1936	MULT	MULT	31	1B	215			0.5	1.7	-1.0	0.0	-0.2
1937	NAS/WEG	IND/NN2	32	1B	179			1.4	1.3	0.2	0.0	-0.2
1938	BEG	NN2	33	1B	167			0.9	1.1	0.0	0.0	-0.2
1939	MULT	MULT	34	1B	172			-0.6	-0.2	-0.3	0.0	-0.2
1940	MULT	IND/NN2	35	1B	251			1.1	0.9	0.4	0.0	-0.2
1941	NBY/PS	NN2	36	1B	209			-0.1	0.2	-0.1	0.0	-0.2
1942	EAS/PS	EWA/NN2	37	1B	241			1.7	1.2	0.8	0.0	-0.3
1943	NOS/PS	NN2/NSA	38	1B	220			1.1	1.1	0.2	0.0	-0.2
1944	PS	NN2	39	1B	219			0.9	1.4	-0.3	0.0	-0.2
1945	PS	NN2	40	1B	225			-0.6	0.0	-0.4	0.0	-0.2
1947	BBB/NBY	NAL/NN2	42	1B	28			-0.2	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
1948	IC	NAL	43	1B	7			-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
18	10			1B	3001			4.8	8.7	-1.1	0.0	-2.7
162 Game Average					653			1.1	1.9	-0.2	0.0	-0.6

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	PA	IP		WAR	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
18	Negro Leagues				2992			4.9	8.7	-1.1	0.0	-2.7
1	vs Major Leagues				9			-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	PA	IP		WAR	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
3	Birmingham Black Barons			1B	62			0.4	0.5	-0.1	0.0	-0.1
9	Cleveland Cubs			1B	1183			0.3	2.5	-1.1	0.0	-1.1
2	East All Stars			1B	14			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
1	Indianapolis Clowns			1B	7			-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2	Memphis Red Sox			1B	255			0.1	0.7	-0.6	0.0	-0.1
2	NNL All Stars			1B	21			0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
2	New York Black Yankees			1B	28			-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
2	North All Stars			1B	9			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
7	Philadelphia Stars			1B	1419			4.4	5.1	0.7	0.0	-1.3
1	Taylor's All Stars			-	3			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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