Joseph Finneran

Name Note: Name presented as Happy Finneran in some sources

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 169lb (178cm, 76kg)

Born: October 29, 1890 in East Orange, NJ us

Died: February 3, 1942 in Orange, NJ

Buried: Gate of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, East Hanover, NJ

Last Game: September 1, 1918 (Age 27-307d)
vs. WSH 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1912 season

Full Name: Joseph Ignatius Finneran

Nicknames: Smokey Joe or Happy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.5

ERA

3.30

109

570.0

168

WHIP

1.351

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1911	20	-4.3	Norfolk	VIRL	C		21	15	.583		3.31	40						326.0	284	120			61							1.058	7.8		1.7
1912	21	-3.1	Norfolk	VIRL	C		18	15	.545		3.78	36						286.0	217	120			74							1.017	6.8		2.3
1912	21	-5.7	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	0	2	.000	2.53	5.24	14	4	8	0	0	1	46.1	50	27	13	2	10		10	1	0	2	194	1.295	9.7	0.4	1.9	1.9	1.00
1913	22	-3.5	Lowell	NENL	B		14	2	.875			20
1913	22	-5.0	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	0	0		7.20	12.60	3	0	3	0	0	0	5.0	12	7	4	0	2		0	0	0	1	28	2.800	21.6	0.0	3.6	0.0	0.00
1914	23	-5.1	BTT	FL	Maj	BTT	12	11	.522	3.18	3.95	27	23	4	13	2	1	175.1	153	77	62	6	60		54	6	0	4	711	1.215	7.9	0.3	3.1	2.8	0.90
1915	24	-4.4	BTT	FL	Maj	BTT	10	12	.455	2.80	3.76	37	24	11	12	1	2	215.1	197	90	67	2	87		68	9	0	9	886	1.319	8.2	0.1	3.6	2.8	0.78
1916	25	-1.7	St. Paul	AA	AA		12	8	.600			28						165.0	154				59							1.291	8.4		3.2
1917	26	-2.4	St. Paul	AA	AA		18	11	.621	2.80	4.22	37						241.0	230	113	75		61							1.207	8.6		2.3
1918	27		2 Teams	AL	Maj	DET-NYY	3	8	.273	4.43	4.85	28	15	9	4	0	1	128.0	156	69	63	7	43		36	2	0	2	547	1.555	11.0	0.5	3.0	2.5	0.84
1918	27	0.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	0	2	.000	9.88	11.20	5	2	2	0	0	1	13.2	22	17	15	0	8		2	0	0	1	64	2.195	14.5	0.0	5.3	1.3	0.25
1918	27	0.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	3	6	.333	3.78	4.09	23	13	7	4	0	0	114.1	134	52	48	7	35		34	2	0	1	483	1.478	10.5	0.6	2.8	2.7	0.97
1919	28	0.8	Vernon	PCL	AA		14	4	.778	2.49	2.95	28						195.0	176	64	54		54							1.179	8.1		2.5
1920	29	3.8	Akron	IL	AA		20	11	.645	3.69	5.28	39		8	23	0		249.0	318	146	102		81		62	7	1	4	1117	1.602	11.5		2.9	2.2	0.77
1921	30	5.8	Newark	IL	AA		10	9	.526	3.83	5.39	26						162.0	203	97	69		57							1.605	11.3		3.2
1922	31	3.1	Seattle	PCL	AA		1	4	.200	5.29	5.56	16						68.0	84	42	40		26							1.618	11.1		3.4
1923	32	3.3	Toledo	AA	AA		3	7	.300	6.93	7.33	25						113.0	161	92	87		45							1.823	12.8		3.6
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (5 seasons)					Majors		25	33	.431	3.30	4.26	109	66	35	29	3	5	570.0	568	270	209	17	202		168	18	0	18	2366	1.351	9.0	0.3	3.2	2.7	0.83
Minors (10 seasons)					Minors		131	86	.604			295		8	23	0		1805.0	1827	794	427		518		62	7	1	4	1117
All Levels (13 Seasons)							156	119	.567			404	66	43	52	3	5	2375.0	2395	1064	636	17	720		230	25	1	22	3483

AA (7 seasons)					Minors		78	54	.591		4.18	199		8	23	0		1193.0	1326	554	427		383		62	7	1	4	1117	1.433	10.0		2.9
B (1 season)					Minors		14	2	.875			20
C (2 seasons)					Minors		39	30	.565		3.53	76						612.0	501	240			135							1.039	7.4		2.0