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Chuck Finley
Charles Edward Finley

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 6", Weight 214 lb.
School University of Louisiana at Monroe

Debut May 29, 1986
  vs. DET 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER
Final Game September 28, 2002
Born November 26, 1962 in Monroe, LA

Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1986 23 CAL AL   3   1  25   0   0   0   7  0   46.3   40   17   17   2   23   37   1   2   198   1   0  3.30  4.14  126 1.360
 1987 24 CAL AL   2   7  35   3   0   0  17  0   90.7  102   54   47   7   43   63   3   4   405   3   3  4.67  4.34   93 1.599
 1988 25 CAL AL   9  15  31  31   2   0   0  0  194.3  191   95   90  15   82  111   6   5   831   7   8  4.17  3.86   93 1.405
 1989 26 CAL AL  16   9  29  29   9   1   0  0  199.7  171   64   57  13   82  156   2   4   827   0   2  2.57  3.81  148 1.267 AS
 1990 27 CAL AL  18   9  32  32   7   2   0  0  236.0  210   77   63  17   81  177   2   9   962   3   0  2.40  3.80  158 1.233 CYA-7,AS
 1991 28 CAL AL  18   9  34  34   4   2   0  0  227.3  205  102   96  23  101  171   8   6   955   1   3  3.80  4.10  108 1.346
 1992 29 CAL AL   7  12  31  31   4   1   0  0  204.3  212   99   90  24   98  124   3   6   885   2   0  3.96  3.99  101 1.517
 1993 30 CAL AL  16  14  35  35  13   2   0  0  251.3  243  108   88  22   82  187   6   8  1065   1   1  3.15  4.51  143 1.293
 1994 31 CAL AL  10  10  25  25   7   2   0  0  183.3  178   95   88  21   71  148   3  10   774   0   0  4.32  4.85  112 1.358
 1995 32 CAL AL  15  12  32  32   2   1   0  0  203.0  192  106   95  20   93  195   7  13   880   1   1  4.21  4.67  111 1.404 AS
 1996 33 CAL AL  15  16  35  35   4   1   0  0  238.0  241  124  110  27   94  215  11  17  1037   5   2  4.16  4.90  118 1.408 AS
 1997 34 ANA AL  13   6  25  25   3   1   0  0  164.0  152   79   77  20   65  155   5  10   690   0   2  4.23  4.66  110 1.323
 1998 35 ANA AL  11   9  34  34   1   1   0  0  223.3  210   97   84  20  109  212   6   8   976   1   0  3.39  4.75  140 1.428
 1999 36 ANA AL  12  11  33  33   1   0   0  0  213.3  197  117  105  23   94  200   8  15   913   2   0  4.43  4.87  110 1.364
 2000 37 CLE AL  16  11  34  34   3   0   0  0  218.0  211  108  101  23  101  189   2   9   936   3   0  4.17  4.92  118 1.431 AS
 2001 38 CLE AL   8   7  22  22   1   0   0  0  113.7  131   78   70  14   35   96   2   1   495   0   0  5.54  4.48   81 1.460
 2002 39 TOT     11  15  32  32   2   1   0  0  190.7  183   97   88  13   78  174   1   3   809   6   0  4.15  4.20  101 1.369
         CLE AL   4  11  18  18   1   0   0  0  105.3  114   56   52   6   48   91   0   1   458   3   0  4.44  4.38   99 1.538
         STL NL   7   4  14  14   1   1   0  0   85.3   69   41   36   7   30   83   1   2   351   3   0  3.80  3.99  105 1.160
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 17 Yr WL% .536 200 173 524 467  63  15  24  0 3197.3 3069 1517 1366 304 1332 2610  76 130 13638  36  22  3.85  4.42  115 1.376
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    13  11  35  32   4   1   1  0  219.3  210  104   93  20   91  179   5   8   935   2   1  3.85  4.42  115 1.376
 Career High     18  16  35  35  13   2  17  0  251.3  243  124  110  27  109  215  11  17  1065   7   8  2.40  4.92  158 1.233
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1997 34 ANA AL   2    6    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1998 35 ANA AL   2    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1999 36 ANA AL   2    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 2000 37 CLE AL   2    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0 AS
 2002 39 TOT     16   32    2    3   1  0   0    1   0  0   0  14  .094  .094  .125  -42    4   5   0   0   0   1
         CLE AL   2    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   1
         STL NL  14   28    2    3   1  0   0    1   0  0   0  12  .107  .107  .143  -34    4   5   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 17 Seasons     390   53    3    3   1  0   0    1   0  0   0  26  .057  .057  .075  -66    4   6   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         22    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0  11  .057  .057  .075  -66    2   2   0   0   0   0
 Career High     35   32    2    3   1  0   0    1   0  0   0  14                           4   5   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1997 34 ANA AL    6    6    0   0.0   111| .000  .273| .000  .343| .000  .433| .000  .776|-100  .000  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1998 35 ANA AL    4    4    0   0.0   111| .000  .274| .000  .343| .000  .436| .000  .779|-100  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1999 36 ANA AL    5    5    0   0.0   113| .000  .274| .000  .346| .000  .438| .000  .784|-100  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 2000 37 CLE AL    7    7    0   0.0   116| .000  .277| .000  .351| .000  .446| .000  .797|-100  .000  -2.2  -0.2   0%
 2002 39 TOT      37   35    1   0.8   105| .094  .263| .094  .336| .125  .419| .219  .755| -42  .033  -6.6  -0.6   0%
         CLE AL    4    5    0   0.0   103| .000  .261| .000  .328| .000  .420| .000  .747|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
         STL NL   33   30    1   0.9   105| .107  .264| .107  .337| .143  .419| .250  .756| -34  .044  -5.4  -0.5   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 17 Seasons       59   57    1   0.5   108| .057  .268| .057  .340| .075  .427| .132  .767| -66  .013 -13.0  -1.2   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1986 23 CAL AL P 25 8 8 0 1 1.000 .958 0.64 0.68 3.11 1.83 0 46.3 1987 24 CAL AL P 35 6 11 1 1 .944 .955 0.49 0.67 1.69 1.84 3 90.7 1988 25 CAL AL P 31 5 24 1 1 .967 .960 0.94 0.67 1.34 1.78 31 194.3 1989 26 CAL AL P 29 4 16 2 0 .909 .962 0.69 0.66 0.90 1.87 29 199.7 AS 1990 27 CAL AL P 32 14 21 5 2 .875 .954 1.09 0.59 1.33 1.78 32 236.0 AS 1991 28 CAL AL P 34 11 16 2 3 .931 .957 0.79 0.58 1.07 1.80 34 227.3 1992 29 CAL AL P 31 3 17 3 1 .870 .952 0.65 0.56 0.88 1.72 31 204.3 1993 30 CAL AL P 35 10 26 5 0 .878 .952 1.03 0.56 1.29 1.79 35 251.3 1994 31 CAL AL P 25 9 17 4 1 .867 .956 1.04 0.52 1.28 1.72 25 183.3 1995 32 CAL AL P 32 4 18 4 3 .846 .961 0.69 0.53 0.98 1.79 32 203.0 AS 1996 33 CAL AL P 35 9 28 3 4 .925 .961 1.06 0.52 1.40 1.77 35 238.0 AS 1997 34 ANA AL P 25 2 17 0 0 1.000 .955 0.76 0.49 1.04 1.71 25 164.0 1998 35 ANA AL P 34 13 24 3 4 .925 .959 1.09 0.50 1.49 1.78 34 223.3 1999 36 ANA AL P 33 7 28 3 1 .921 .951 1.06 0.47 1.48 1.69 33 213.3 2000 37 CLE AL P 34 11 20 4 1 .886 .957 0.91 0.46 1.28 1.62 34 218.0 AS 2001 38 CLE AL P 22 2 11 3 0 .813 .956 0.59 0.49 1.03 1.75 22 113.7 2002 39 TOT P 32 4 23 3 2 .900 .957 0.84 0.48 1.27 1.75 32 190.6 CLE AL P 18 3 16 3 2 .864 .955 1.06 0.48 1.62 1.69 18 105.3 STL NL P 14 1 7 0 0 1.000 .964 0.57 0.48 0.84 1.83 14 85.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1986 23 CAL AL P 25 8 8 0 1 1.000 .958 0.64 0.68 3.11 1.83 0 46.3 1987 24 CAL AL P 35 6 11 1 1 .944 .955 0.49 0.67 1.69 1.84 3 90.7 1988 25 CAL AL P 31 5 24 1 1 .967 .960 0.94 0.67 1.34 1.78 31 194.3 1989 26 CAL AL P 29 4 16 2 0 .909 .962 0.69 0.66 0.90 1.87 29 199.7 1990 27 CAL AL P 32 14 21 5 2 .875 .954 1.09 0.59 1.33 1.78 32 236.0 1991 28 CAL AL P 34 11 16 2 3 .931 .957 0.79 0.58 1.07 1.80 34 227.3 1992 29 CAL AL P 31 3 17 3 1 .870 .952 0.65 0.56 0.88 1.72 31 204.3 1993 30 CAL AL P 35 10 26 5 0 .878 .952 1.03 0.56 1.29 1.79 35 251.3 1994 31 CAL AL P 25 9 17 4 1 .867 .956 1.04 0.52 1.28 1.72 25 183.3 1995 32 CAL AL P 32 4 18 4 3 .846 .961 0.69 0.53 0.98 1.79 32 203.0 1996 33 CAL AL P 35 9 28 3 4 .925 .961 1.06 0.52 1.40 1.77 35 238.0 1997 34 ANA AL P 25 2 17 0 0 1.000 .955 0.76 0.49 1.04 1.71 25 164.0 1998 35 ANA AL P 34 13 24 3 4 .925 .959 1.09 0.50 1.49 1.78 34 223.3 1999 36 ANA AL P 33 7 28 3 1 .921 .951 1.06 0.47 1.48 1.69 33 213.3 2000 37 CLE AL P 34 11 20 4 1 .886 .957 0.91 0.46 1.28 1.62 34 218.0 2001 38 CLE AL P 22 2 11 3 0 .813 .956 0.59 0.49 1.03 1.75 22 113.7 2002 39 TOT P 32 4 23 3 2 .900 .957 0.84 0.48 1.27 1.75 32 190.6 CLE AL P 18 3 16 3 2 .864 .955 1.06 0.48 1.62 1.69 18 105.3 STL NL P 14 1 7 0 0 1.000 .964 0.57 0.48 0.84 1.83 14 85.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 524 122 325 46 25 .907 .957 0.85 0.55 1.26 1.76 467 3197.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 524 122 325 46 25 .907 .957 0.85 0.55 1.26 1.76 467 3197
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1986   ALCS  CAL BOS     L   3   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   2     1   0   0   1 
 2001   ALDS  CLE SEA     L   2   2   7.27  0  2  0  0   8.2   9   7   6  10 
 2002   NLDS  STL ARI     W   1   1   0.00  0  0  0  0   6.1   4   0   2   7 
        NLCS  STL SFG     L   1   1   7.20  1  0  0  0   5     7   4   3   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       1-1   3   3   4.20  0  2  0  0  15    13   7   8  17 
  2 Lg Champ Series     0-2   4   1   5.14  1  0  0  0   7     8   4   3   2 
  4 Postseason Ser      1-3   7   4   4.50  1  2  0  0  22    21  11  11  19 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1986   ALCS  CAL BOS     L   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 2001   ALDS  CLE SEA     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 2002   NLDS  STL ARI     W   1   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  STL SFG     L   1   2   1   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       1-1   3   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
  2 Lg Champ Series     0-2   4   2   1   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
  4 Postseason Series   1-3   7   5   1   0  0  0  0   0   0   3  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Pitching 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1989   CAL AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1990   CAL AL      0  0  0   1     0   0   0   1   1  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1995   CAL AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1996   CAL AL      0  0  0   2     3   1   1   0   4  0   0  0   0  1  1  0  0 
 2000   CLE AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 2/5      0  0  0  0   3     3   1   1   1   5  0   0  0   0  1  1  0  0   3.00 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1989   CAL AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1990   CAL AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1995   CAL AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1996   CAL AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 2000   CLE AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/5      0   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1989
1990 *
1995
1996 *
2000

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1990-AL-7-0.01
Car-256-0.01 shares

ERA
1989 AL-2.57-2
1990 AL-2.40-2
1993 AL-3.15-6
1998 AL-3.39-4
2000 AL-4.17-10

Wins
1990 AL-18-4
1991 AL-18-4
1993 AL-16-7
1995 AL-15-8
1996 AL-15-8
2000 AL-16-6

Won-Loss %
1990 AL-.667-8
1991 AL-.667-7
1997 AL-.684-7

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1990 AL-1.233-10

Hits Allowed/9IP
1989 AL-7.71-7
1997 AL-8.34-8
1998 AL-8.46-10
1999 AL-8.31-6
2000 AL-8.71-7

Strikeouts/9IP
1989 AL-7.03-6
1991 AL-6.77-8
1995 AL-8.65-3
1996 AL-8.13-3
1997 AL-8.51-5
1998 AL-8.54-4
1999 AL-8.44-2
2000 AL-7.80-7
Car-7.35-58

Innings
1990 AL-236.0-4
1991 AL-227.3-10
1993 AL-251.3-6
1994 AL-183.3-1
1995 AL-203.0-9
1996 AL-238.0-7
1998 AL-223.3-8
1999 AL-213.3-8
2000 AL-218.0-6

Strikeouts
1989 AL-156-8
1990 AL-177-7
1991 AL-171-6
1993 AL-187-5
1994 AL-148-3
1995 AL-195-3
1996 AL-215-2
1998 AL-212-4
1999 AL-200-2
2000 AL-189-4
Car-2610-23

Games Started
1991 AL-34-7
1993 AL-35-3
1994 AL-25-1
1995 AL-32-2
1996 AL-35-2
1998 AL-34-2
1999 AL-33-8
2000 AL-34-3
Car-467-65

Comp. Games
1989 AL-9-3
1990 AL-7-3
1993 AL-13-1
1994 AL-7-2
2000 AL-3-7

Shutouts
1990 AL-2-6
1991 AL-2-6
1993 AL-2-5
1994 AL-2-7
1995 AL-1-9
1996 AL-1-6
1997 AL-1-9
2002 NL-1-10

Home Runs Allow.
1991 AL-23-8
1992 AL-24-8
Car-304-41

Bases On Balls Allow.
1988 AL-82-9
1989 AL-82-9
1991 AL-101-4
1992 AL-98-4
1993 AL-82-10
1994 AL-71-9
1995 AL-93-3
1996 AL-94-8
1998 AL-109-2
1999 AL-94-4
2000 AL-101-2
Car-1332-27

Hits Allowed
1990 AL-210-10
1993 AL-243-4
1994 AL-178-5

SO to Walk
1990 AL-2.19-9
1996 AL-2.29-9

Losses
1988 AL-15-6
1993 AL-14-4
1994 AL-10-8
1995 AL-12-9
1996 AL-16-4
Car-173-87

Earned Runs Allow.
1991 AL-96-9
1994 AL-88-7
Car-1366-63

Wild Pitches
1994 AL-10-5
1995 AL-13-2
1996 AL-17-1
1997 AL-10-10
1999 AL-15-1
2000 AL-9-8
Car-130-36

Hit Batsmen
1991 AL-8-10
1995 AL-7-9
1996 AL-11-5

Batters Faced
1990 AL-962-6
1993 AL-1065-3
1994 AL-774-1
1995 AL-880-7
1996 AL-1037-5
1998 AL-976-3
1999 AL-913-8
2000 AL-936-8
Car-13638-82

Adjusted ERA+
1989 AL-148-2
1990 AL-158-2
1993 AL-143-3
1998 AL-140-4
2000 AL-118-8

Salary
1992 AL-$4,375,000-7
1993 AL-$5,375,000-3

Oldest Player
2002 AL-39-7
2002 NL-39-8

         

Black Ink: Pitching - 6 (367) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 156 (86) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 27.0 (171) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 53.5 (232) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

June 4, 1984: Drafted by the California Angels in the 15th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 3, 1985: Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

November 7, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

January 4, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

November 2, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

December 16, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

July 19, 2002: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later and Luis Alfonso Garcia (minors). The St. Louis Cardinals sent Coco Crisp (August 7, 2002) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1986California Angels$60,000
1987California Angels$77,500
1988California Angels$111,000
1989California Angels$180,000
1990California Angels$725,000
1991California Angels$2,500,000
1992California Angels$4,375,000
1993California Angels$5,375,000
1994California Angels$3,875,000
1995California Angels$4,875,000
1996California Angels$3,060,000
1997Anaheim Angels$4,000,000
1998Anaheim Angels$5,000,000
1999Anaheim Angels$5,800,000
2000Cleveland Indians$7,911,948
2001Cleveland Indians$9,666,667
2002Cleveland Indians$7,911,948
Career (may be incomplete)$65,504,063

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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