Chuck Finley
Charles Edward Finley
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 6" , Weight: 214 lb.

Born: November 26, 1962 in Monroe, LA
High School: West Monroe (West Monroe, LA)
School: University of Louisiana at Monroe
Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: May 29, 1986
Final Game: September 28, 2002
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1986 CAL AL 23 P 25 0 46.1 16 8 8 0 1 1.000 3.11 0.64 .956 1.83 0.68
1987 CAL AL 24 P 35 3 90.2 18 6 11 1 1 .944 1.69 0.49 .956 1.84 0.67
1988 CAL AL 25 P 31 31 194.1 30 5 24 1 1 .967 1.34 0.94 .960 1.78 0.67
1989 CAL AL 26 P 29 29 199.2 22 4 16 2 0 .909 0.90 0.69 .964 1.87 0.66 AS
1990 CAL AL 27 P 32 32 236.0 40 14 21 5 2 .875 1.33 1.09 .957 1.78 0.59 AS,CYA-7
1991 CAL AL 28 P 34 34 227.1 29 11 16 2 3 .931 1.07 0.79 .959 1.80 0.58
1992 CAL AL 29 P 31 31 204.1 23 3 17 3 1 .870 0.88 0.65 .957 1.72 0.56
1993 CAL AL 30 P 35 35 251.1 41 10 26 5 0 .878 1.29 1.03 .956 1.79 0.56
1994 CAL AL 31 P 25 25 183.1 30 9 17 4 1 .867 1.28 1.04 .960 1.72 0.52
1995 CAL AL 32 P 32 32 203.0 26 4 18 4 3 .846 0.98 0.69 .965 1.79 0.53 AS
1996 CAL AL 33 P 35 35 238.0 40 9 28 3 4 .925 1.40 1.06 .962 1.77 0.52 AS
1997 ANA AL 34 P 25 25 164.0 19 2 17 0 0 1.000 1.04 0.76 .953 1.71 0.49
1998 ANA AL 35 P 34 34 223.1 40 13 24 3 4 .925 1.49 1.09 .960 1.78 0.50
1999 ANA AL 36 P 33 33 213.1 38 7 28 3 1 .921 1.48 1.06 .953 1.69 0.47
2000 CLE AL 37 P 34 34 218.0 35 11 20 4 1 .886 1.28 0.91 .960 1.62 0.46 AS
2001 CLE AL 38 P 22 22 113.2 16 2 11 3 0 .813 1.03 0.59 .962 1.75 0.49
2002 TOT MLB 39 P 32 32 190.2 30 4 23 3 2 .900 1.27 0.84 .960 1.75 0.48
2002 CLE AL 39 P 18 18 105.1 22 3 16 3 2 .864 1.62 1.06 .959 1.69 0.48
2002 STL NL 39 P 14 14 85.1 8 1 7 0 0 1.000 0.84 0.57 .962 1.82 0.48
17 Seasons P 524 467 3197.1 493 122 325 46 25 .907 1.26 0.85 .959 1.76 0.55
17 Seasons TOT 524 467 3197.1 493 122 325 46 25 .907 1.26 0.85 .866 1.76 0.55
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1986 CAL AL 23 25 0 2 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 CAL AL 24 35 0 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 CAL AL 25 31 0 1 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 CAL AL 26 29 0 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 CAL AL 27 32 0 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 CAL AL 28 34 0 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 CAL AL 29 31 0 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 CAL AL 30 35 0 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 CAL AL 31 25 0 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 CAL AL 32 32 0 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 CAL AL 33 35 0 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 ANA AL 34 25 2 2 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 ANA AL 35 34 2 2 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 ANA AL 36 33 2 2 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 CLE AL 37 34 2 2 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 CLE AL 38 22 0 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 CLE AL 39 18 2 2 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 STL NL 39 14 14 14 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Seasons 524 24 27 524 524 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1986 CAL AL 23 206 70% 24% 9 100% 1 7 1 5 8 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1987 CAL AL 24 419 74% 27% 13 92% 0 6 1 4 11 7 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 100%
1988 CAL AL 25 870 77% 30% 27 96% 0 4 1 2 25 21 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 8 88%
1989 CAL AL 26 859 72% 28% 22 82% 0 4 1 2 16 13 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 67%
1990 CAL AL 27 999 74% 30% 31 71% 1 15 1 11 21 15 2 5 0 1 4 4 2 1 2 0 11 64%
1991 CAL AL 28 987 72% 28% 17 94% 0 11 0 9 16 12 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 3 0 5 80%
1992 CAL AL 29 930 76% 29% 17 94% 0 3 2 0 17 11 1 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 4 75%
1993 CAL AL 30 1104 75% 31% 32 78% 2 10 0 9 25 23 0 5 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 12 75%
1994 CAL AL 31 811 73% 28% 22 77% 1 9 0 5 16 12 1 4 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 5 80%
1995 CAL AL 32 920 68% 31% 22 77% 0 4 1 3 17 10 3 4 0 2 2 1 3 3 3 0 2 50%
1996 CAL AL 33 1087 71% 30% 32 75% 0 8 0 5 28 22 1 3 0 0 3 1 4 1 3 1 5 40%
1997 ANA AL 34 722 69% 28% 16 88% 2 2 0 2 17 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 100%
1998 ANA AL 35 1025 68% 29% 24 79% 0 13 2 10 24 15 2 3 0 0 3 1 4 2 3 1 2 50%
1999 ANA AL 36 951 68% 30% 25 96% 1 7 0 5 26 22 0 3 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 3 100%
2000 CLE AL 37 968 70% 31% 23 87% 0 11 0 10 20 15 1 4 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 6 83%
2001 CLE AL 38 509 74% 30% 10 90% 0 2 0 2 11 7 0 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 100%
2002 CLE AL 39 477 71% 34% 19 84% 0 1 0 1 16 13 3 3 0 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 5 60%
2002 STL NL 39 359 68% 28% 7 100% 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
17 Seasons 14203 72% 29% 368 85% 8 117 10 85 321 243 20 46 1 10 35 18 24 13 22 2 83 76%
MLB Averages 75% 30% 91% 85%
PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

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