Chuck Finley stats
Starting Pitcher · #31
Bio
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Debut
- 1986
- College
- UL Monroe
Bio
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Debut
- 1986
- College
- UL Monroe
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 524
- W
- 200
- L
- 173
- ERA
- 3.85
- IP
- 3197.1
- K
- 2,610
- BB
- 1,332
- WHIP
- 1.38
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | LAA | 25 | 3 | 1 | 3.30 | 46.1 | 37 | 23 | 1.36 |
| 1987 | LAA | 35 | 2 | 7 | 4.67 | 90.2 | 63 | 43 | 1.60 |
| 1988 | LAA | 31 | 9 | 15 | 4.17 | 194.1 | 111 | 82 | 1.40 |
| 1989 | LAA | 29 | 16 | 9 | 2.57 | 199.2 | 156 | 82 | 1.27 |
| 1990 | LAA | 32 | 18 | 9 | 2.40 | 236.0 | 177 | 81 | 1.23 |
| 1991 | LAA | 34 | 18 | 9 | 3.80 | 227.1 | 171 | 101 | 1.35 |
| 1992 | LAA | 31 | 7 | 12 | 3.96 | 204.1 | 124 | 98 | 1.52 |
| 1993 | LAA | 35 | 16 | 14 | 3.15 | 251.1 | 187 | 82 | 1.29 |
| 1994 | LAA | 25 | 10 | 10 | 4.32 | 183.1 | 148 | 71 | 1.36 |
| 1995 | LAA | 32 | 15 | 12 | 4.21 | 203.0 | 195 | 93 | 1.40 |
| 1996 | LAA | 35 | 15 | 16 | 4.16 | 238.0 | 215 | 94 | 1.41 |
| 1997 | LAA | 25 | 13 | 6 | 4.23 | 164.0 | 155 | 65 | 1.32 |
| 1998 | LAA | 34 | 11 | 9 | 3.39 | 223.1 | 212 | 109 | 1.43 |
| 1999 | LAA | 33 | 12 | 11 | 4.43 | 213.1 | 200 | 94 | 1.36 |
| 2000 | CLE | 34 | 16 | 11 | 4.17 | 218.0 | 189 | 101 | 1.43 |
| 2001 | CLE | 22 | 8 | 7 | 5.54 | 113.2 | 96 | 35 | 1.46 |
| 2002 |  CLE/STL | 32 | 11 | 15 | 4.15 | 190.2 | 174 | 78 | 1.37 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 7
- W
- 1
- L
- 2
- ERA
- 4.50
- IP
- 22.0
- K
- 19
- BB
- 11
- WHIP
- 1.45
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 266
- CG
- 63
- SHO
- 15
- K/9
- 7.3
- GB
- 0
- FB
- 0
- G/F
- 0.00
- WP
- 130
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | LAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1987 | LAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1988 | LAA | 15 | 2 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1989 | LAA | 21 | 9 | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1990 | LAA | 24 | 7 | 2 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1991 | LAA | 21 | 4 | 2 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1992 | LAA | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1993 | LAA | 25 | 13 | 2 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1994 | LAA | 13 | 7 | 2 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1995 | LAA | 16 | 2 | 1 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 1996 | LAA | 18 | 4 | 1 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 1997 | LAA | 13 | 3 | 1 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1998 | LAA | 18 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1999 | LAA | 18 | 1 | 0 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2000 | CLE | 19 | 3 | 0 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2001 | CLE | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | CLE/STL | 19 | 2 | 1 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
What were Chuck Finley's career stats?
Chuck Finley played 17 seasons for the Angels and the Guardians. He had 200 wins and 2,610 strikeouts with a 3.85 ERA over 3,197.1 innings. His best season was 1990: 18 wins, a 2.40 ERA and 177 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
17 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1986 to 2002
Chuck Finley finished top 10 in a stat 10 times.
All-time career rank
- 29th in strikeouts (pitching) (2,610)
- 111th in wins (pitching) (200)
Among the 8,948 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Wins: 1990 (8th), 1991 (6th)
- ERA: 1989 (9th), 1990 (6th)
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 1993 (8th), 1994 (6th), 1995 (4th), 1996 (7th), 1998 (7th), 1999 (6th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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