1964
Born September 1, 1964
Memphis, TN, USA
David West Notable
b. September 1, 1964 · New York Mets 1988–1989, Minnesota Twins 1989–1992, Philadelphia Phillies 1993–1996, Boston Red Sox 1998
David West played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Mets in 1988 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1998.
He went 31 and 38 with a 4.66 earned run average, pitching 569.3 innings in 204 games. He struck out 437. Across 204 games he batted .182, with 10 hits and 3 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 2 doubles.
He was born in Memphis, TN, USA on September 1, 1964, and died on May 14, 2022. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NYM | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1989 | MIN/NYM | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
| 1990 | MIN | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | MIN | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | MIN | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | PHI | 76 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .400 |
| 1994 | PHI | 31 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .071 |
| 1995 | PHI | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .125 |
| 1996 | PHI | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .286 |
| 1998 | BOS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 204 | 55 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 0 | .182 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NYM | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 1989 | MIN/NYM | 3 | 4 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 63.2 | 73 | 48 | 33 | 50 | 6.79 |
| 1990 | MIN | 7 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 146.1 | 142 | 83 | 78 | 92 | 5.10 |
| 1991 | MIN | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 71.1 | 66 | 36 | 28 | 52 | 4.54 |
| 1992 | MIN | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 28.1 | 32 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 6.99 |
| 1993 | PHI | 6 | 4 | 76 | 0 | 3 | 86.1 | 60 | 28 | 51 | 87 | 2.92 |
| 1994 | PHI | 4 | 10 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 99.0 | 74 | 39 | 61 | 83 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | PHI | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 38.0 | 34 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 3.79 |
| 1996 | PHI | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 28.1 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 22 | 4.76 |
| 1998 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27.00 |
| Career | — | 31 | 38 | 204 | 78 | 3 | 569.1 | 525 | 295 | 311 | 437 | 4.66 |
On this day & linked events
2022
Died May 14, 2022
1988
Major-league debut: David West
David West made a major-league debut on September 24, 1988.
1998
Final major-league game: David West
David West played a final major-league game on September 4, 1998.
Image: Barry Colla, public domain