Steve Finley

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: March 12, 1965 in Union City, TN us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 11th round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, IL) and the Baltimore Orioles in the 13th round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, IL).

High School: Paducah Tilghman HS (Paducah, KY)

School: Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, IL)

Debut: April 3, 1989 (Age 24-022d, 15,575th in major league history)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 3, 2007 (Age 42-083d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Agents: Casey Close • Previously: Tommy Tanzer

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Steven Allen Finley

Twitter: @stevefinley

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

44.2

9397

2548

304

.271

1443

RBI

1167

320

OBP

.332

SLG

.442

OPS

.775

OPS+

104

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 1	SDP		NYM	W,12-5	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
2	2	Apr 2	SDP		NYM	W,6-5	CG	48	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	3	Apr 3	SDP		NYM	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
4	6 (2)	Apr 6	SDP		PHI	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
5	7	Apr 7	SDP		PIT	W,3-2	CG	37	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
6	8	Apr 8	SDP		PIT	L,0-2	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
7	9	Apr 9	SDP		PIT	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
8	10	Apr 11	SDP	@	PHI	W,8-3	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	11	Apr 13	SDP	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
10	12	Apr 15	SDP	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	37	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	29 (16)	May 6	SDP		CHC	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
12	30	May 7	SDP		CHC	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
13	31	May 8	SDP		CHC	L,2-6	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
14	32	May 9	SDP		CIN	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
15	33	May 10	SDP		CIN	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
16	34	May 11	SDP		CIN	W,5-4	CG	45	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
17	35	May 13	SDP	@	MON	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
18	36	May 14	SDP	@	MON	L,7-9	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
19	37	May 15	SDP	@	CHC	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
20	38	May 16	SDP	@	CHC	L,7-16	CG	47	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
21	39	May 17	SDP	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
22	40	May 18	SDP	@	CIN	L,0-5	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
23	41	May 19	SDP	@	CIN	W,13-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
24	42	May 20	SDP		LAD	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
25	43	May 21	SDP		LAD	W,5-4	CG	43	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
26	44	May 22	SDP		LAD	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
27	45	May 23	SDP		FLA	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
28	46	May 24	SDP		FLA	L,7-9	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
29	47	May 25	SDP		FLA	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
30	48	May 26	SDP		ATL	L,5-12	CG	49	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
31	49	May 27	SDP		ATL	L,2-9	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
32	50	May 29	SDP	@	HOU	L,6-10	CG	46	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
33	51	May 30	SDP	@	HOU	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
34	52	May 31	SDP	@	HOU	W,12-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	53	Jun 1	SDP	@	HOU	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
36	54	Jun 2	SDP	@	ATL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
37	55	Jun 3	SDP	@	ATL	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
38	56	Jun 4	SDP	@	COL	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
39	57	Jun 5	SDP	@	COL	L,7-9	CG	48	10.1	5	0	0	5	0	CF
40	58	Jun 6	SDP		HOU	L,7-8	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
41	59	Jun 7	SDP		HOU	W,5-4	CG	44	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
42	60	Jun 8	SDP		HOU	L,0-9	CG	47	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
43	61	Jun 9	SDP		STL	L,1-9	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
44	62	Jun 10	SDP		STL	W,6-5	CG	50	12.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
45	63	Jun 11	SDP		STL	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
46	64	Jun 12	SDP	@	ANA	L,4-8	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
47	65	Jun 13	SDP	@	ANA	W,8-7	CG	60	14.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
48	66	Jun 14	SDP	@	TEX	L,6-8	CG	35	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
49	67	Jun 15	SDP	@	TEX	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
50	68	Jun 17	SDP		OAK	L,3-10	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
51	69	Jun 18	SDP		OAK	L,9-11	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
52	70	Jun 19	SDP		COL	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
53	71	Jun 20	SDP		COL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
54	72	Jun 21	SDP		COL	L,4-9	CG	43	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
55	73	Jun 22	SDP		COL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
56	74	Jun 23	SDP	@	SFG	W,11-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
57	75	Jun 24	SDP	@	SFG	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
58	76	Jun 25	SDP	@	SFG	L,7-14	CG	48	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
59	77	Jun 26	SDP	@	LAD	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
60	78	Jun 27	SDP	@	LAD	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
61	79	Jun 28	SDP	@	LAD	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
62	80	Jun 29	SDP	@	LAD	L,4-10	GS	30	5.1	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	84 (3)	Jul 3	SDP		SEA	W,10-8	GS	37	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
64	85	Jul 4	SDP		LAD	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
65	86	Jul 5	SDP		LAD	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
66	87	Jul 6	SDP		LAD	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
67	88	Jul 10	SDP	@	COL	W,11-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
68	89	Jul 11	SDP	@	COL	L,5-6	CG	49	10.2	2	1	0	3	0	CF
69	90	Jul 12	SDP	@	COL	W,11-7	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
70	91	Jul 13	SDP	@	COL	W,13-11	CG	45	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
71	92	Jul 14	SDP		SFG	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
72	93	Jul 15	SDP		SFG	L,2-16	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	94	Jul 16	SDP	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
74	95	Jul 17	SDP	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
75	96	Jul 18	SDP	@	FLA	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
76	97	Jul 19	SDP	@	FLA	L,5-8	CG	40	8.0	4	1	1	6	0	CF
77	98	Jul 20	SDP	@	FLA	W,3-0	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
78	99	Jul 21	SDP	@	FLA	W,10-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
79	100	Jul 22	SDP		PIT	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
80	101	Jul 23	SDP		PIT	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
81	102	Jul 24	SDP		PIT	W,8-6	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
82	103	Jul 25	SDP		NYM	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
83	104	Jul 26	SDP		NYM	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
84	105	Jul 27	SDP		NYM	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
85	106	Jul 28	SDP		PHI	L,4-8	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
86	107	Jul 29	SDP		PHI	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
87	108	Jul 31	SDP	@	MON	L,2-9	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
88	109	Aug 1	SDP	@	MON	W,8-2	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
89	110	Aug 2	SDP	@	MON	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
90	111	Aug 3	SDP	@	MON	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
91	113 (1)	Aug 6	SDP	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
92	114	Aug 7	SDP	@	CIN	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
93	115	Aug 8	SDP	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
94	116	Aug 9	SDP	@	CHC	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
95	117	Aug 10	SDP	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
96	118	Aug 11	SDP		MON	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
97	119	Aug 12	SDP		MON	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
98	120	Aug 13	SDP		CIN	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
99	121	Aug 14	SDP		CIN	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
100	122	Aug 15	SDP		CHC	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
101	123	Aug 16	SDP		CHC	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
102	124	Aug 17	SDP		CHC	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
103	125	Aug 19	SDP	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	CF
104	126	Aug 20	SDP	@	PIT	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
105	127	Aug 21	SDP	@	PIT	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
106	128	Aug 22	SDP	@	NYM	L,8-9	CG	50	10.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
107	129	Aug 23	SDP	@	NYM	L,5-9	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
108	130	Aug 24	SDP	@	NYM	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
109	131	Aug 25 (1)	SDP	@	PHI	L,1-10	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
110	132	Aug 25 (2)	SDP	@	PHI	L,4-6	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
111	133	Aug 26	SDP	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
112	134	Aug 27	SDP	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	53	11.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
113	135	Aug 28	SDP		ANA	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
114	136	Aug 29	SDP		ANA	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
115	137	Aug 30	SDP		TEX	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
116	138	Aug 31	SDP		TEX	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
117	139	Sep 1	SDP	@	SEA	L,6-9	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
118	140	Sep 3	SDP	@	SEA	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
119	141	Sep 4	SDP		ATL	L,7-8	CG	53	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
120	142	Sep 5	SDP		ATL	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
121	143	Sep 6	SDP		ATL	L,1-9	GS	29	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
122	144	Sep 7	SDP		ATL	L,0-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
123	145	Sep 9	SDP		FLA	W,7-6	CG	53	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
124	146	Sep 10	SDP		FLA	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
125	147	Sep 12	SDP	@	STL	L,2-4	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
126	148	Sep 13	SDP	@	STL	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
127	149	Sep 14	SDP	@	STL	L,4-10	CG	41	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
128	150	Sep 15	SDP	@	HOU	W,4-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
129	151	Sep 16	SDP	@	HOU	L,3-15	GS	28	4.0	0	1	1	2	0	CF
130	152	Sep 17	SDP		COL	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
131	153	Sep 18	SDP		COL	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
132	154	Sep 19	SDP		SFG	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
133	155	Sep 20	SDP		SFG	W,12-2	GS	22	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
134	156	Sep 21	SDP		SFG	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
135	157	Sep 22	SDP		SFG	L,5-11	GF	13	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
136	158	Sep 23	SDP	@	LAD	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
137	159	Sep 24	SDP	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
138	160	Sep 26	SDP	@	SFG	L,4-17	GS	42	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
139	161	Sep 27	SDP	@	SFG	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
140	162	Sep 28	SDP	@	SFG	W,5-3	GF	16	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
							140gm		1179.0	338	9	4	351	3