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Joel Finch

Joel D. Finch

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: August 20, 1956 in South Bend, IN
High School: Washington HS (South Bend, IN)
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 9th round of the 1974 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 12, 1979
Team: RedSox 1979

Final Game: September 27, 1979
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1979 22 BOS AL 0 3 .000 4.87 15 7 5 0 0 0 57.1 65 31 31 5 25 3 25 1 0 2 253 92 1.570 10.2 0.8 3.9 3.9 1.00
1 Yr 0 3 .000 4.87 15 7 5 0 0 0 57.1 65 31 31 5 25 3 25 1 0 2 253 92 1.570 10.2 0.8 3.9 3.9 1.00
162 Game Avg. 0 9 .000 4.87 46 22 15 0 0 0 177 201 96 96 15 77 9 77 3 0 6 782 92 1.570 10.2 0.8 3.9 3.9 1.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1979 22 BOS AL 57.1 15 7 31 4.87 4.65 0.24 -0.10 101.7 4.38 -3 -0.3 .2 -0.0 0.2 4 .480 .498 $
1 Season 57.1 15 7 31 4.87 4.65 0.24 -0.10 101.7 4.38 -3 -0.3 .2 -0.0 0.2 4 .480 .498 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1979 22 BOS AL 15 253 225 31 65 9 2 5 2 3 25 25 .289 .361 .413 .774 .306 93 7 1 1 1 3 2
1 Yr 15 253 225 31 65 9 2 5 2 3 25 25 .289 .361 .413 .774 .306 93 7 1 1 1 3 2
162 Game Avg. 46 782 695 96 201 28 6 15 6 9 77 77 .289 .361 .413 .774 .306 287 22 3 3 3 9 6
MLB Averages .265 .330 .397 .727 .286

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1979 22 BOS AL -0.6 -0.1 260 -0.1 3.5 -3.6 .74 -0.6 0.4 -2.0 -0.2 0.74 -2.6 0 1 5
1 Yr -0.6 -0.1 260 -0.1 3.5 -3.6 .74 -0.6 0.4 -2.0 -0.2 0.74 -2.6 0 1 5

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1979 22 BOS AL 15 7 0 3 4 0 0 3 4 .429 1 2 0 0 2 29% 40.9 55 25 15 5 1 4 3.6 2.6 4.3
1 Yr 15 7 0 3 4 0 0 3 4 .429 1 2 0 0 2 29% 41 55 25 15 5 1 4 3.6 2.6 4.3
MLB Averages .500 51% 50 99 -1 4.5 4.5 6.3

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1979 22 BOS AL 15 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4 44% 2 .744 0 1 5 1 0 7 5 3 8 0 8 0 10.3
1 Yr 15 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4 44% .744 0 1 5 1 0 7 5 3 8 0 8 0 10.3

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1979 22 BOS AL 253 51% 2.0% 9.9% 9.9% 6.3% 25% 1.77 77% 47 7 15%
1 Yr 253 51% 2.0% 9.9% 9.9% 6.3% 25% 1.77 77% 47 7 15%
MLB Averages 45% 2.1% 12.5% 8.5% 6.8% 29% 1.09 75% 11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1979 22 BOS AL 253 65 5 1 7 2 3 2 3 6 4 1 67% 2 2 0 100 2 3 40% 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0
1 Yr 253 65 5 1 7 2 3 2 3 6 4 1 67% 2 2 0 100 2 3 40% 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0
MLB Averages 53% 65%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1979 22 0 3 .000 4.87 15 7 5 0 0 0 57.1 65 31 31 5 25 3 25 1 0 2 253 92 1.570 10.2 0.8 3.9 3.9 1.00 92

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1979 22 2 4 .333 4.91 55.0 64 33 30 5 25 24 1 1.618 10.5 4.1 3.9 0.96 0.8 15
1 Yr 2 4 .333 4.91 55.0 64 33 30 5 25 24 1 1.618 10.5 3.9 0.96 0.8 15

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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