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Billy Hamilton League
7-13-2078
Jim "Wildcat" West Left Field
Retired (1981, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .299 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .854 Status Deceased (2022) Option Years 0  
H 3277 Age at Death 79 Date of Birth 08-29-1943
HR 387 Drafted Round 1, Pick 12
(1961)
Majors Svc Time 18 years
(131 games)
RBI 1656
SB 441
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R Power vs. L Velocity   Mentor vR B-
Speed Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 2
1B (1.7%) LF A+ (100%) Arm WS Appearances 8
2B --- CF D- (6.1%)   Health A- LCS Appearances 10
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 10
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1962 BRO-BOS
30
117
8
22
1
1
2
8
8
29 1 1
2
0 7
.509
.244
.265
.077
.188
1963 BOS
158
641
81
155
23
5
12
53
57
100 3 2
10
4 22
.655
.306
.349
.108
.242
1964 DET
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0 0
0
0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
1965 DET
155
580
73
148
21
5
9
74
50
119 2 3
18
5 9
.670
.315
.355
.100
.255
1966 DET
158
615
71
163
30
2
14
88
56
106 2 8
14
5 6
.713
.325
.389
.124
.265
1967 DET
158
657
88
185
30
8
27
86
55
98 0 5
39
13 2
.810
.335
.475
.193
.282
1968 DET-NYN
158
638
95
182
37
7
19
76
70
97 3 6
36
13 10
.810
.356
.455
.169
.285
1969 NYN
158
641
114
204
43
7
25
118
78
84 4 5
37
14 4
.917
.393
.524
.206
.318
1970 NYN
159
639
122
206
33
11
30
137
68
99 2 9
37
6 2
.934
.384
.549
.227
.322
1971 NYN
158
644
140
219
38
9
33
117
81
96 5 4
23
5 2
.996
.416
.581
.241
.340
1972 NYN
158
659
145
208
32
15
30
115
77
100 3 3
44
8 7
.934
.388
.546
.231
.316
1973 NYN
158
618
120
176
39
9
25
105
75
94 4 7
28
7 5
.861
.362
.498
.214
.285
1974 NYN
158
667
131
198
38
7
21
81
83
96 1 4
36
11 2
.843
.374
.469
.172
.297
1975 NYN-PIT
159
642
124
206
40
13
27
104
79
94 0 4
31
6 3
.943
.393
.550
.229
.321
1976 PIT
146
565
128
183
34
7
26
81
75
70 4 4
26
9 3
.951
.404
.547
.223
.324
1977 PIT
158
622
107
185
27
8
21
77
70
106 3 3
29
12 8
.837
.370
.468
.170
.297
1978 PIT
157
624
128
217
38
10
30
134
65
82 6 9
13
5 1
.994
.409
.585
.237
.348
1979 PIT
158
636
131
192
40
9
22
101
70
100 9 3
18
10 5
.874
.377
.497
.195
.302
1980 PIT
155
638
105
200
42
6
14
95
77
89 2 3
0
0 1
.851
.388
.464
.150
.313
1981 PIT
115
106
13
28
2
0
0
6
14
10 0 0
0
0 0
.633
.350
.283
.019
.264
Total
2815
10950
1924
3277
588
139
387
1656
1208
1669 54 83
441
133 99
.854
.369
.484
.185
.299
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1981-11-01Jim "Wildcat" West has retired from the Pittsburgh Detail
1975-05-08A trade has been completed between the New York Opossum Nation and the Pittsburgh River Men. The Pittsburgh River Men receive Bobcat Cooney, Jim "Wildcat" West, Swamp T. Davis from the New York Opossum Nation in exchange for Matt Hawk, Junior Alvarez.
1969-04-02The New York Opossum Nation have renamed Jim West to Jim "Wildcat" West.
1968-11-02A trade has been completed between the New York Opossum Nation and the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers receive Tennessee Walker, Goldie Leroy, Rudolph "Rabbit" Green from the New York Opossum Nation in exchange for Jim West.
1965-04-06The Detroit Tigres have promoted Jim West to the major league team.
1964-04-03The Detroit Tigres have promoted John Knox to the major league team. The Detroit Tigres have sent Jim West to the minors.
1962-09-06A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Dawgs and the Boston Braves. The Boston Braves receive Jim West, Johnson Edge, Jim Schellhase from the Brooklyn Dawgs in exchange for Alex Morrison, Bill Mairena.
1962-09-01The Brooklyn Dawgs have promoted Jim West to the major league team.