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Steve Finley

Birthdate:

3/12/1965

Height / Weight:

6' 2" / 180 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Union City, TN, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / L

Baseball Historian Biography

Steve Finley A formable MLB star, Steve Finley could beat opposing teams with his bat, his speed on the base paths and with his fine defensive play in the outfield. And, as of the start of 2007 Steve Finley is only the sixth MLB player to post over 300 homers and steal over 300 bases – 303 home runs and 320 stolen bases. A well traveled major league veteran, Steve Finley starred at Illinois State University before being drafted in the 14th round by the Baltimore Orioles in 1988. Steve Finley batted .249 and .256 in two seasons with Baltimore before being traded to the Houston Astros prior to the 1991 season. With Houston in 1992 the speedy Steve Finley hit .292 in 162 games, lined 29 doubles, 13 triples, 5 homers, stole a career best 44 bases and scored 84 runs. Steve Finley made an All Star name playing with the Padres from 1995 thru 1998, scoring 104 runs, then a career high 126, 101 and 92 runs, hitting a career-high 45 doubles in 1996.

Although he failed to bat .300 in any season, six times he batted over .285. Steve Finley lined at least 20 doubles in 13 seasons and had over 10 triples in 5 seasons. After signing as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 1999 Steve Finley scored 100 runs and drove in a career high 103 runs his first season there. He also scored an even 100 runs the next season, 2000. A diligent worker and a noted defensive ballhawk, Steve Finley played at least 139 games in 13 of 14 seasons from 1990-2003 and played over 100 games in 15 of his first 18 MLB seasons. . In his 18 seasons in MLB Steve Finley career stats .272 BA, 446 doubles, 124 triples, 303 Hr, 1434 Runs, 1165 RBI, 320 SB, 118 CS, 1,295 Ks, 836 walks, .333 on-base pct, .444 slugging pct, 2531 hits in 9303 at bats, 2540 games. Baseball Historian

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
2001	ARI (NL)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
19 years		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1989	BAL (AL)	81	217	35	54	5	2	2	25	15	30	17	3	1	1	6	2	.249	.298	SLG
1990	BAL (AL)	142	464	46	119	16	4	3	37	32	53	22	9	3	2	10	5	.256	.304	SLG
1991	HOU (NL)	159	596	84	170	28	10	8	54	42	65	34	18	5	2	10	6	.285	.331	SLG
1992	HOU (NL)	162	607	84	177	29	13	5	55	58	63	44	9	6	3	16	2	.292	.355	SLG
1993	HOU (NL)	142	545	69	145	15	13	8	44	28	65	19	6	1	3	6	3	.266	.304	SLG
1994	HOU (NL)	94	373	64	103	16	5	11	33	28	52	13	7	0	2	13	1	.276	.329	SLG
1995	SDP (NL)	139	562	104	167	23	8	10	44	59	62	36	12	5	3	4	2	.297	.366	SLG
1996	SDP (NL)	161	655	126	195	45	9	30	95	56	87	22	8	5	4	1	5	.298	.354	SLG
1997	SDP (NL)	143	560	101	146	26	5	28	92	43	92	15	3	2	3	2	7	.261	.313	SLG
1998	SDP (NL)	159	619	92	154	40	6	14	67	45	103	12	3	0	3	3	4	.249	.301	SLG
1999	ARI (NL)	156	590	100	156	32	10	34	103	63	94	8	4	7	3	2	5	.264	.336	SLG
2000	ARI (NL)	152	539	100	151	27	5	35	96	65	87	12	6	7	8	2	9	.280	.361	SLG
2001	ARI (NL)	140	495	66	136	27	4	14	73	47	67	11	7	9	1	2	3	.275	.337	SLG
2002	ARI (NL)	150	505	82	145	24	4	25	89	65	73	16	4	7	3	1	3	.287	.370	SLG
2003	ARI (NL)	147	516	82	148	24	10	22	70	57	94	15	8	4	6	0	3	.287	.363	SLG
2004	ARI (NL)	104	404	61	111	16	1	23	48	40	52	8	4	1	1	6	5	.275	.338	SLG
2004	LAD (NL)	58	224	31	59	12	0	13	46	21	30	1	3	0	0	3	2	.263	.324	SLG
2005	LAA (AL)	112	406	41	90	20	3	12	54	26	71	8	4	3	3	1	4	.222	.271	SLG
2006	SFG (NL)	139	426	66	105	21	12	6	40	46	55	7	0	2	2	3	4	.246	.320	SLG
19 years		2540	9303	1434	2531	446	124	303	1165	836	1295	320	118	68	53	91	75	.272	.333	.SLG

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