Born on September 1, 1964 in Memphis, Tennessee, David West (David Lee West) played for the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 10 year career. West broke into the bigs on September 24, 1988 with the New York Mets, and put up a 6.79 ERA in 63.2 innings pitched in 1989, his rookie year.
Most people believe that David West's best season was 1993, when he posted a 2.92 ERA and struck out 87 batters.
Statistics[]
Pitching Stats[]
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
1988
NY
N
2
1
1
0
3.00
3
2
2
0
0
0
6
6
0
3
0
0
0
1989
NY
N
11
2
0
2
7.40
19
20
20
0
0
0
24.1
25
4
14
2
1
1
1989
MIN
A
10
5
3
2
6.41
31
29
28
0
0
0
39.1
48
5
19
1
1
2
1989
Total
21
7
3
4
6.79
50
49
48
0
0
0
63.2
73
9
33
3
2
3
1990
MIN
A
29
27
7
9
5.10
92
88
83
2
0
0
146.1
142
21
78
1
4
4
1991
MIN
A
15
12
4
4
4.54
52
37
36
0
0
0
71.1
66
13
28
0
3
1
1992
MIN
A
9
3
1
3
6.99
19
24
22
0
0
0
28.1
32
3
20
0
2
1
1993
PHI
N
76
0
6
4
2.92
87
37
28
0
0
3
86.1
60
6
51
4
3
5
1994
PHI
N
31
14
4
10
3.55
83
44
39
0
0
0
99
74
7
61
2
9
1
1995
PHI
N
8
8
3
2
3.79
25
17
16
0
0
0
38
34
5
19
0
1
1
1996
PHI
N
7
6
2
2
4.76
22
17
15
0
0
0
28.1
31
0
11
0
1
0
1998
BOS
A
6
0
0
0
27.00
4
6
6
0
0
0
2
7
1
7
0
1
0
Total
NL
135
31
16
20
3.83
239
137
120
0
0
3
282
230
22
159
8
15
8
Total
AL
69
47
15
18
5.48
198
184
175
2
0
0
287.1
295
43
152
2
11
8
Total
204
78
31
38
4.66
437
321
295
2
0
3
569.1
525
65
311
10
26
16
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1988
NY
N
P
2
1
6
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1989
NY
N
P
11
2
24.1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1.000
1989
MIN
A
P
10
5
39.1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.750
1989
Total
P
21
7
63.2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
.800
1990
MIN
A
P
29
27
146.1
3
16
2
2
0
0
5
5
1
.905
1991
MIN
A
P
15
12
71.1
1
11
1
1
0
1
3
2
0
.923
1992
MIN
A
P
9
3
28.1
0
5
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
.714
1993
PHI
N
P
76
0
86.1
2
4
2
1
0
0
5
3
0
.750
1994
PHI
N
P
31
14
99
3
6
0
1
0
4
10
2
0
1.000
1995
PHI
N
P
8
8
38
1
3
1
0
0
0
5
2
0
.800
1996
PHI
N
P
7
6
28.1
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1998
BOS
A
P
6
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Total
P
204
78
569.1
13
50
9
5
0
5
31
15
1
.875
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1988
NY
N
2
2
1
2
0
0
1.000
1.000
1.500
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1989
NY
N
11
5
0
1
0
0
.200
.200
.200
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1989
MIN
A
10
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1989
Total
21
5
0
1
0
0
.200
.200
.200
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1990
MIN
A
29
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1991
MIN
A
15
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1992
MIN
A
9
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1993
PHI
N
76
5
0
2
0
2
.400
.400
.600
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1994
PHI
N
31
28
1
2
0
0
.071
.071
.071
0
0
0
12
0
1
0
0
1
1995
PHI
N
8
8
1
1
1
3
.125
.222
.500
0
0
1
4
0
6
0
0
1
1996
PHI
N
7
7
0
2
0
0
.286
.444
.286
0
0
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
1998
BOS
A
6
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
NL
135
55
3
10
1
5
.182
.224
.273
2
0
3
22
0
9
0
0
2
Total
AL
69
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
204
55
3
10
1
5
.182
.224
.273
2
0
3
22
0
9
0
0
2
Transactions[]
Selected by New York Mets in the 4th round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1983 - signed June 8, 1983).
Traded by New York Mets with Rick Aguilera, Kevin Tapani, Tim Drummond and a player to be named later to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Frank Viola (July 31, 1989); Minnesota Twins received Jack Savage (October 16, 1989).
Traded by Minnesota Twins to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Mike Hartley (December 5, 1992).
Granted free agency (October 31, 1996).
Signed by Cincinnati Reds (February 2, 1998).
Released by Cincinnati Reds (March 9, 1998).
Signed by Houston Astros (April 6, 1998).
Traded by Houston Astros to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Mike Blais (June 18, 1998).