Chuck Finley

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1986-2002)

Chuck Finley was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 2002 for 4 teams, including the California Angels, a span of 17 seasons. Across 524 career appearances, he went 200-173 with a 3.85 ERA and 2,610 strikeouts. Chuck Finley was a 5-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 27776.3.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 200–173
ERA 3.85
WHIP 1.38
SO 2,610
Pitcher PIV 27776.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'6" / 220 lb
Born
11/26/1962 in Monroe, LA, USA
MLB Debut
1986-05-29
Last Game
2002-09-28
Awards
5× All-Star

Full name: Charles Edward Finley

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Career Pitching Statistics

Chuck Finley — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
200 173 524 467 63 15 0 3197.1 3,069 1,366 304 1,332 2,610 3.85 27776.3

Career ERA 3.85 vs. league average 4.24 across their career seasons — 9.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Chuck Finley Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1986 CAL AL 3 1 25 0 0 0 0 46.1 40 17 23 37 3.30 3.97 (+17%) 799.3
1987 CAL AL 2 7 35 3 0 0 0 90.2 102 47 43 63 4.67 4.29 (-9%) 661.4
1988 CAL AL 9 15 31 31 2 0 0 194.1 191 90 82 111 4.17 3.73 (-12%) -1238.4
1989 CAL AL 16 9 29 29 9 1 0 199.2 171 57 82 156 2.57 3.71 (+31%) 2086.8
1990 CAL AL 18 9 32 32 7 2 0 236.0 210 63 81 177 2.40 3.86 (+38%) 3473.5
1991 CAL AL 18 9 34 34 4 2 0 227.1 205 96 101 171 3.80 3.91 (+3%) -1101.2
1992 CAL AL 7 12 31 31 4 1 0 204.1 212 90 98 124 3.96 3.75 (-6%) -4259.2
1993 CAL AL 16 14 35 35 13 2 0 251.1 243 88 82 187 3.15 4.19 (+25%) 3317.3
1994 CAL AL 10 10 25 25 7 2 0 183.1 178 88 71 148 4.32 4.51 (+4%) 1403.9
1995 CAL AL 15 12 32 32 2 1 0 203.0 192 95 93 195 4.21 4.45 (+5%) 2698.3
1996 CAL AL 15 16 35 35 4 1 0 238.0 241 110 94 215 4.16 4.61 (+10%) 2794.6
1997 ANA AL 13 6 25 25 3 1 0 164.0 152 77 65 155 4.23 4.39 (+4%) 1291.2
1998 ANA AL 11 9 34 34 1 1 0 223.1 210 84 109 212 3.39 4.43 (+24%) 2815.1
1999 ANA AL 12 11 33 33 1 0 0 213.1 197 105 94 200 4.43 4.71 (+6%) 3415.9
2000 CLE AL 16 11 34 34 3 0 0 218.0 211 101 101 189 4.17 4.77 (+13%) 3304.7
2001 CLE AL 8 7 22 22 1 0 0 113.2 131 70 35 96 5.54 4.42 (-25%) 1395.4
2002 CLE AL 4 11 18 18 1 0 0 105.1 114 52 48 91 4.44 4.28 (-4%) 2518.9
2002 SLN NL 7 4 14 14 1 1 0 85.1 69 36 30 83 3.80 4.28 (+11%) 2398.9
Career · 18 seasons 200 173 524 467 63 15 0 3,197.1 3,069 1,366 1,332 2,610 3.85 — 27,776

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Chuck Finley — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
524 53 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 26 .057 .057 .075 .132 0

Career AVG .057 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 78.5% below league average.

Career OBP .057 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 83.0% below league average.

Career SLG .075 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 81.5% below league average.

Career OPS .132 vs. league average .741 across their career seasons — 82.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Chuck Finley Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1986 CAL AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 CAL AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1988 CAL AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 CAL AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 CAL AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 CAL AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 CAL AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 CAL AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 CAL AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 CAL AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 CAL AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 ANA AL 25 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 ANA AL 34 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 ANA AL 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 CLE AL 34 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 CLE AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 CLE AL 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 SLN NL 14 28 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 .107 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 524 53 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 26 .057 — — — — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Chuck Finley — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
7 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Chuck Finley — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2002 NLCS SLN 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2002 NLDS2 SLN 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
2001 ALDS1 CLE 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1986 ALCS CAL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Chuck Finley — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 2 7 4 0 22.0 21 11 11 19 4.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Chuck Finley — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2002 NLCS SLN 1 0 1 1 0 5.0 7 4 3 1 7.20
2002 NLDS2 SLN 0 0 1 1 0 6.1 4 0 2 7 0.00
2001 ALDS1 CLE 0 2 2 2 0 8.2 9 7 6 10 7.27
1986 ALCS CAL 0 0 3 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 1 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Chuck Finley — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home263111101.091
Away261422200.048

Pitching — Home / Away

Chuck Finley — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2631671.0150962564214693.37
Away2611526.1156074169011414.37

Last 10 Games — Batting

Chuck Finley — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2002-09-28 STLMILW 200000001
2002-09-22 STLHOUW 200000001
2002-09-17 STLCOLW 301000000
2002-09-12 STLHOUL 200000000
2002-09-07 STLCHCW 000000000
2002-09-01 STLCHCL 200000002
2002-08-27 STLCINW 300000003
2002-08-21 STLPITW 200000001
2002-08-16 STLPHIL 200000000
2002-08-11 STLNYNW 300000101

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Chuck Finley — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2002-09-28 STLMIL W 6.0211270
2002-09-22 STLHOU W 7.0532012
2002-09-17 STLCOL — 6.0643210
2002-09-12 STLHOU — 5.0422360
2002-09-07 STLCHC — 1.2554310
2002-09-01 STLCHC L 7.05555121
2002-08-27 STLCIN W 9.0200170
2002-08-21 STLPIT W 8.03112101
2002-08-16 STLPHI L 7.0733181
2002-08-11 STLNYN W 7.0500270

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Chuck Finley — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 524 467 122 325 46 25

Season-by-Season Fielding

Chuck Finley — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1986 CAL P 25 0 8 8 0 1
1987 CAL P 35 3 6 11 1 1
1988 CAL P 31 31 5 24 1 1
1989 CAL P 29 29 4 16 2 0
1990 CAL P 32 32 14 21 5 2
1991 CAL P 34 34 11 16 2 3
1992 CAL P 31 31 3 17 3 1
1993 CAL P 35 35 10 26 5 0
1994 CAL P 25 25 9 17 4 1
1995 CAL P 32 32 4 18 4 3
1996 CAL P 35 35 9 28 3 4
1997 ANA P 25 25 2 17 0 0
1998 ANA P 34 34 13 24 3 4
1999 ANA P 33 33 7 28 3 1
2000 CLE P 34 34 11 20 4 1
2001 CLE P 22 22 2 11 3 0
2002 CLE P 18 18 3 16 3 2
2002 SLN P 14 14 1 7 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Chuck Finley Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 524

Awards & Honors

Chuck Finley — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1998 Pitcher of the Month April
1997 Pitcher of the Month July
1997 Player of the Week Week of 1997-08-02
1996 Player of the Week Week of 1996-07-27
1990 Pitcher of the Month July
1990 TSN All-Star LHP
1989 Pitcher of the Month May
1989 TSN All-Star LHP

Salary History

Chuck Finley — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2002 CLE AL $7,911,948
2001 CLE AL $9,666,667
2000 CLE AL $7,911,948
1999 ANA AL $5,800,000
1998 ANA AL $5,000,000
1997 ANA AL $4,000,000
1996 CAL AL $3,060,000
1995 CAL AL $4,875,000
1994 CAL AL $3,875,000
1993 CAL AL $5,375,000
1992 CAL AL $4,375,000
1991 CAL AL $2,500,000
1990 CAL AL $725,000
1989 CAL AL $180,000
1988 CAL AL $111,000
1987 CAL AL $77,500
1986 CAL AL $60,000
Total Career Earnings $65,504,063

College History

Chuck Finley — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe LA 1984, 1985

Award Voting History

Chuck Finley — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1990 Cy Young Award AL 7th 1.0 140 0

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Chuck Finley (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Mark Langston
    179-158, 3.97 ERA
  2. 72
    A. J. Burnett
    164-157, 3.99 ERA
  3. 65
    Fernando Valenzuela
    173-153, 3.54 ERA
  4. 55
    Jack Morris HOF
    254-186, 3.90 ERA
  5. 54
    Andy Pettitte
    256-153, 3.85 ERA
  6. 53
    Barry Zito
    165-143, 4.04 ERA

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Chuck Finley: the record in brief

According to the bio, Chuck Finley debuted on May 29, 1986 and played a final game on September 28, 2002. The team column moves through the California Angels (1986 to 1996), the Anaheim Angels (1997 through 1999), the Cleveland Indians (2000 to 2002), and the St. Louis Cardinals (2002). Finley played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on November 26, 1962, in Monroe, LA, USA and a listed size of 220 pounds on a 6-foot-6 frame. Finley's full given name, per the bio, is Charles Edward Finley.

Across 524 games (467 starts), Finley recorded 200 wins against 173 losses with a 3.85 ERA. Also on Finley's record: 2,610 strikeouts, 63 complete games, and 15 shutouts. That 3.85 ERA compares with a 4.24 league average across the same seasons, 9.4% better. Finley won 18 games in 1990, the most of any season listed. 1996 produced Finley's most strikeouts, 215.

Frequently Asked Questions about Chuck Finley

What years did Chuck Finley play?
Chuck Finley played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 2002.
Was Chuck Finley a pitcher?
Yes. Chuck Finley pitched in the major leagues, recording 200 wins and 2610 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Chuck Finley hit?
Chuck Finley hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What was Chuck Finley's career batting average?
Chuck Finley batted .057 over his career, with 3 hits in 53 at bats.
How many RBI did Chuck Finley have?
Chuck Finley drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was Chuck Finley's career ERA?
Chuck Finley finished with a 3.85 career ERA, going 200-173 with 2,610 strikeouts.