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Joseph
West		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 200
 
Born: October 28, 1984 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 2019   
All-Star Selections 2015    2016    2017   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2005 20 KCA AL   3 4 5 4 5 6 6 3 4 3
2006 21 KCA AL   2 5 6 5 6 7 7 5 7 6
2007 22 KCA AL $ 300,000 2 6 6 6 7 8 8 4 6 5
2008 23 KCA AL $ 300,000 2 6 7 6 7 9 8 4 6 5
2009 24 KCA AL $ 300,000 2 7 7 7 8 9 9 7 9 8
2010 25 KCA AL $ 300,000 2 7 7 7 8 9 9 7 9 8
2011 26 KCA AL $ 548,571 2 8 9 8 8 9 9 8 10 9
2012 27 KCA AL $ 1,011,429 2 10 10 10 9 10 9 8 10 9
2013 28 KCA AL $ 1,011,429 2 10 10 10 8 10 9 9 10 9
2014 29 KCA AL $ 3,070,000 2 9 10 10 8 10 9 9 10 10
2015 30 KCA AL $ 3,070,000 2 9 10 10 9 10 9 9 10 10
2016 31 KCA AL $ 3,070,000 2 9 10 10 8 10 9 9 10 10
2017 32 KCA AL $ 5,230,000 2 10 10 10 8 10 9 8 10 9
2018 33 KCA AL $ 5,230,000 1 9 10 9 8 9 9 8 10 9
2019 34 CHN NL $ 5,230,000 1 9 9 9 8 9 8 8 9 9
2020 35 SEA AL $ 7,750,000 1 9 9 9 7 9 8 8 10 9
2021 36 SEA AL $ 7,750,000 1 9 9 9 7 8 8 8 10 9
2022 37 SEA AL $ 2,520,000 1 9 9 9 7 8 8 9 10 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings   1 4 5 4 5 6 6 3 4 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,750,000 3 10 10 10 9 10 9 9 10 10
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2005 20 A   3 2 .600 34 0 0 0 1 31.3 40 21 3 9 30 6.03 .310 .355 .419 .774  
2006 21 AA   2 0 1.000 26 0 0 0 3 22.3 25 6 0 3 25 2.42 .275 .298 .330 .628  
    A   0 0 .000 9 0 0 0 1 8.0 5 0 0 3 3 0.00 .185 .267 .259 .526  
2007 22 KCA AL 3 0 1.000 20 0 0 0 0 26.0 34 12 2 3 12 4.15 .306 .339 .423 .762 2.2
    AAA   5 1 .833 26 0 0 0 13 38.3 30 8 5 7 29 1.88 .213 .250 .348 .598  
2008 23 KCA AL 6 2 .750 68 0 0 0 2 82.7 80 22 6 18 68 2.40 .253 .313 .358 .671 10.9
2009 24 KCA AL 5 4 .556 56 0 0 0 0 85.0 87 31 13 20 72 3.28 .266 .325 .410 .735 6.7
2010 25 KCA AL 4 4 .500 52 0 0 0 26 61.0 81 38 5 14 43 5.61 .328 .376 .453 .829 4.9
2011 26 KCA AL 8 3 .727 70 0 0 0 15 78.3 70 28 9 19 79 3.22 .239 .306 .362 .667 10.9
2012 27 KCA AL 9 5 .643 64 0 0 0 8 78.7 69 34 3 20 85 3.89 .233 .295 .291 .586 8.9
    AAA   1 0 1.000 23 0 0 0 0 22.7 12 5 1 7 28 1.99 .156 .226 .247 .473  
2013 28 KCA AL 3 4 .429 72 0 0 0 23 81.0 67 26 4 12 100 2.89 .226 .258 .320 .578 15.9
2014 29 KCA AL 12 3 .800 76 0 0 0 5 93.0 79 34 5 17 115 3.29 .226 .280 .306 .585 11.3
2015 30 KCA AL 5 1 .833 80 0 0 0 6 80.0 58 17 4 9 81 1.91 .199 .246 .292 .538 13.6
2016 31 KCA AL 3 0 1.000 63 0 0 0 37 73.0 55 17 3 13 73 2.10 .209 .268 .289 .557 16.4
2017 32 KCA AL 5 4 .556 59 0 0 0 29 63.3 58 25 7 14 70 3.55 .239 .306 .366 .672 10.5
2018 33 KCA AL 5 4 .556 76 0 0 0 13 79.0 71 23 7 15 72 2.62 .241 .292 .336 .627 11.4
2019 34 KCA AL 3 2 .600 40 0 0 0 0 50.3 33 12 2 22 42 2.15 .184 .284 .246 .530 6.2
  CHN NL 2 0 1.000 26 0 0 0 1 24.0 18 10 1 10 26 3.75 .207 .303 .276 .579 2.6
  TOT   5 2 .714 66 0 0 0 1 74.3 51 22 3 32 68 2.66 .192 .290 .256 .546 8.8
2020 35 SEA AL 6 4 .600 64 0 0 0 28 59.0 53 26 4 19 53 3.97 .241 .324 .336 .660 8.6
2021 36 SEA AL 5 3 .625 63 0 0 0 34 72.7 55 21 2 24 73 2.60 .205 .275 .272 .547 15.5
2022 37 SEA AL 3 2 .600 62 0 0 0 36 59.3 54 15 2 17 53 2.28 .243 .313 .306 .619 12.2
16 Years Sim 87 45 .659 1011 0 0 0 263 1146.3 1022 391 79 266 1117 3.07 .237 .298 .333 .631 168.7
2 Years AAA 6 1 .857 49 0 0 0 13 61.0 42 13 6 14 57 1.92 .193 .241 .312 .553  
1 Years AA 2 0 1.000 26 0 0 0 3 22.3 25 6 0 3 25 2.42 .275 .298 .330 .628  
2 Years A 3 2 .600 43 0 0 0 2 39.3 45 21 3 12 33 4.81 .288 .339 .391 .730  
5 Years Minors 11 3 .786 118 0 0 0 18 122.7 112 40 9 29 115 2.94 .241 .285 .342 .627  
Season Average 5 2 .714 63 0 0 0 16 71.6 63 24 4 16 69 3.07 .237 .298 .333 .631  
Career Highs 12 5 1.000 80 0 0 0 37 93.0 87 38 13 32 115 5.61 .328 .376 .453 .829  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   517 200 32 103 588   .233 .267 .317 .584
vs LH   505 191 47 163 529   .242 .297 .349 .646
Home 47 20 .701 537 0 0 0 137 608.6 546 212 39 141 596 3.13 .239 .283 .333 .616
Away 40 25 .615 474 0 0 0 130 537.6 476 179 40 125 521 3.00 .236 .281 .332 .612
Mar/Apr 13 8 .619 150 0 0 0 44 173.3 142 60 16 39 174 3.12 .221 .265 .333 .598
May 15 4 .789 165 0 0 0 46 196.6 167 56 11 42 192 2.56 .227 .269 .308 .577
June 13 11 .542 184 0 0 0 47 207.0 193 61 8 55 219 2.65 .247 .297 .310 .607
July 14 7 .667 166 0 0 0 43 184.3 153 66 12 53 176 3.22 .225 .281 .323 .604
August 14 9 .609 165 0 0 0 43 187.9 166 80 16 43 179 3.83 .236 .281 .348 .628
Sep/Oct 18 6 .750 181 0 0 0 44 196.9 201 68 16 34 177 3.11 .263 .294 .374 .669
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2007 22 KCA AL P 20 0 26.0 1 4 0 0 1.000 1.73    
2008 23 KCA AL P 68 0 82.7 5 9 0 2 1.000 1.52    
2009 24 KCA AL P 56 0 85.0 2 10 1 1 .923 1.27    
2010 25 KCA AL P 52 0 61.0 2 4 0 1 1.000 0.89    
2011 26 KCA AL P 70 0 78.3 3 4 0 0 1.000 0.80    
2012 27 KCA AL P 64 0 78.7 6 11 0 0 1.000 1.95    
2013 28 KCA AL P 72 0 81.0 3 12 0 1 1.000 1.67    
2014 29 KCA AL P 76 0 93.0 5 8 0 0 1.000 1.26    
2015 30 KCA AL P 80 0 80.0 4 9 0 0 1.000 1.46    
2016 31 KCA AL P 63 0 73.0 4 8 0 1 1.000 1.48    
2017 32 KCA AL P 59 0 63.3 7 13 1 1 .952 2.84    
2018 33 KCA AL P 76 0 79.0 2 6 0 0 1.000 0.91    
2019 34 KCA AL P 40 0 50.3 1 5 0 1 1.000 1.07    
  CHN NL P 26 0 24.0 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.50    
  TOT   P 66 0 74.3 2 8 0 1 1.000 1.21    
2020 35 SEA AL P 64 0 59.0 3 9 0 1 1.000 1.83    
2021 36 SEA AL P 63 0 72.7 2 6 0 0 1.000 0.99    
2022 37 SEA AL P 62 0 59.3 2 7 0 0 1.000 1.37    
Career Totals   1011 0 1146.3 53 128 2 9 .989 1.42    
Career Highs   80 0 93.0 7 13 1 2 1.000 2.84    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2015 30 KCA AL 1 0 1.000 3 0 0 0 1 2.3 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 .143 .143 .143 .286
2017 32 KCA AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 2 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0.00 .125 .125 .125 .250
2019 34 CHN NL 0 0 .000 9 0 0 0 0 7.0 9 5 0 4 5 6.43 .300 .382 .400 .782
2021 36 SEA AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 0 1.000 15 0 0 0 4 12.3 11 5 0 4 8 3.65 .229 .288 .292 .580
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
CAR-18-3.07
 Winning Pct
CAR-16-.659
 Saves
2010-7-26
2016-3-37
2017-8-29
2020-8-28
2021-5-34
2022-3-36
CAR-12-263
 Games Pitched
2011-9-70
2014-6-76
2015-5-80
2018-6-76
CAR-4-1011
 Walks per 9IP
CAR-42-2.1
 Hits per 9IP
CAR-40-8.0
WHiP
CAR-19-1.12
 OAVG
CAR-44-.237
 OOBP
CAR-30-.298
 OSLG
CAR-27-.333
 OOPS
CAR-24-.631
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 124)
   Gray Ink Test: 22    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 339)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 38    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 87)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by Kansas City in 2005
Earned first career win on 8/24/2007
1/29/2011: Gets a new one-year contract worth $548,571 through salary arbitration
1/29/2012: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,011,429 through salary arbitration
1/29/2013: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,011,429 through salary arbitration
5/14/2013: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $3,070,000 per year, for 3 years
Was selected to the 2015 Allstar game
5/14/2016: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $5,230,000 per year, for 3 years
Was selected to the 2016 Allstar game
Was selected to the 2017 Allstar game
Traded from Kansas City to Chicago (N) on 7/28/2019 (Going to CHN: P Joseph West. Going to KCA: P Danny Suarez, P Robert Falcone, RF Masataka Eisen)
Won World Championship with Chicago (N) in 2019
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 1/31/2020 to a 2-year deal worth $7,750,000 per year
10/15/2021: Signed a contract extension with Seattle, $2,520,000 per year, for 4 years
 
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