Brian
Westberry
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 180
 
Born: September 21, 1927 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Platinum Glove Award 1953    1955   
All-Star Selections 1952   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 24 VAN CL $ 2,178,571  
1953 25 VAN CL $ 300,000  
1954 26 VAN CL $ 1,621,429  
1955 27 VAN CL $ 2,078,571  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,178,571  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 24 VAN CL 126 404 65 142 21 3 13 64 4 4 42 49 .351 .409 .515 .924 80.2 15.7
1953 25 VAN CL 136 548 90 163 31 3 11 57 9 2 47 68 .297 .352 .425 .777 80.8 11.7
1954 26 VAN CL 138 504 76 155 35 2 15 74 5 1 50 71 .308 .367 .474 .841 85.0 13.4
1955 27 VAN CL 141 525 70 157 31 5 10 94 7 3 59 82 .299 .367 .434 .801 82.7 13.4
4 Years Sim 541 1981 301 617 118 13 49 289 25 10 198 270 .311 .371 .458 .830 328.7 54.2
162 Game Average 593 90 184 35 3 14 86 7 2 59 80 .311 .371 .458 .830 98.4  
Career Highs 141 548 90 163 35 5 15 94 9 4 59 82 .351 .409 .515 .924 85.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1494 244 499 95 8 46 250 21 8 165 194 .334 .397 .501 .898 279.8
vs LH   487 57 118 23 5 3 39 4 2 33 76 .242 .289 .329 .617 45.5
Home 272 971 152 301 57 10 24 153 11 4 104 132 .310 .373 .463 .837 162.7
Away 269 1010 149 316 61 3 25 136 14 6 94 138 .313 .370 .453 .823 162.5
RISP   504 0 148 28 4 9 216 0 0 60 70 .294 .357 .419 .776 77.0
Pinch Hitting   30 7 12 3 1 1 5 0 0 4 4 .400 .471 .667 1.137 7.8
Close/Late   213 18 63 11 1 3 21 0 0 22 29 .296 .359 .399 .758 30.4
Mar/Apr 54 194 21 48 10 1 7 33 3 0 19 21 .247 .309 .418 .726 26.3
May 108 393 62 126 20 4 10 59 10 4 46 60 .321 .387 .468 .855 69.5
June 102 387 56 124 21 4 10 64 3 2 32 58 .320 .371 .473 .844 63.7
July 94 357 57 125 31 1 8 45 3 1 25 40 .350 .392 .510 .902 63.8
August 107 382 69 121 20 2 8 56 3 1 48 47 .317 .390 .442 .833 65.0
Sep/Oct 76 268 36 73 16 1 6 32 3 2 28 44 .272 .340 .407 .747 36.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1952 24 VAN CL 3B 116 103 897.0 63 176 13 17 .948 2.40   3.5
1953 25 VAN CL 3B 134 129 1143.0 100 226 11 17 .967 2.57   4.9
1954 26 VAN CL 3B 137 130 1137.0 88 255 16 13 .955 2.72   3.2
1955 27 VAN CL 3B 141 138 1213.0 110 261 14 32 .964 2.75   6.4
Career Totals   528 500 4390.0 361 918 54 79 .959 2.62   18.1
Career Highs   141 138 1213.0 110 261 16 32 .967 2.75    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1952-10-.316*
XR
CAR-47-328.7
Games
1954-6-138
1955-2-141
CAR-27-541
At-Bats
1953-2-548
1955-7-525
CAR-23-1981
Hits
CAR-20-617
Total Bases
CAR-35-908
Singles
1953-8-118
CAR-23-437
Doubles
CAR-42-118
RBIs
1955-9-94
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 12
   Hall of Fame Standards: 39
 
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History
Drafted in 8th round, 152nd overall pick, by Vancouver in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/16/1952, off Alfonso Farias (OAK)
Hit first career homerun on 4/18/1952, off William Auer (SEA)
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1952, hitting .520 with 2 HR, 5 RBI
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game
Won Platinum Glove Award at Third Base in 1953
2/13/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,621,429 through salary arbitration
Had 29-game hitting streak snapped on 7/1/1954
2/13/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,078,571 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 6/23/1955, hitting .440 with 2 HR, 10 RBI
Won Platinum Glove Award at Third Base in 1955