What years did Steve Finley play?

Steve Finley played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2007.

Was Steve Finley a pitcher?

No. Steve Finley was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.

How many home runs did Steve Finley hit?

Steve Finley hit 304 career home runs with 2548 hits.

What was Steve Finley's career batting average?

Steve Finley batted .271 over his career, with 2,548 hits in 9,397 at bats.

How many RBI did Steve Finley have?

Steve Finley drove in 1,167 runs in his career.

What was Steve Finley's career ERA?

Steve Finley finished with a 0.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.

Steve Finley

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1989-2007)

Steve Finley was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2007 for 8 teams, including the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 19 seasons. In 2,583 career games, he hit .271 with 2,548 hits, 304 home runs, and 1,167 RBI. Steve Finley was a 2-time All-Star and a 5-time Gold Glove. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 6,592.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .271

HR 304

RBI 1,167

H 2,548

OPS .775

PIV 6,592

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 175 lb
Born: 3/12/1965 in Union City, TN, USA
MLB Debut: 1989-04-03
Last Game: 2007-06-03
Awards: 2× All-Star · 5× Gold Glove

Full name: Steven Allen Finley

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Career Batting Statistics

Steve Finley — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,583	9,397	1,443	2,548	449	124	304	1,167	320	844	1,299	.271	.332	.442	.775	6,592

Career AVG .271 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .332 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .442 vs. league average .415 across their career seasons — +6.6% above league average.

Career OPS .775 vs. league average .749 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Steve 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
1989	BAL	AL	81	217	35	54	5	2	2	25	17	15	30	.249	.254 (-2%)	.319 (-7%)	.375 (-15%)	.694 (-11%)	-383.7
1990	BAL	AL	142	464	46	119	16	4	3	37	22	32	53	.256	.257 (-1%)	.324 (-6%)	.385 (-15%)	.710 (-11%)	-825.6
1991	HOU	NL	159	596	84	170	28	10	8	54	34	42	65	.285	.255 (+12%)	.323 (+2%)	.384 (+6%)	.708 (+4%)	362.9
1992	HOU	NL	162	607	84	177	29	13	5	55	44	58	63	.292	.255 (+14%)	.322 (+10%)	.377 (+8%)	.699 (+9%)	1106.4
1993	HOU	NL	142	545	69	145	15	13	8	44	19	28	65	.266	.265 (avg)	.332 (-9%)	.403 (-4%)	.735 (-6%)	-673.1
1994	HOU	NL	94	373	64	103	16	5	11	33	13	28	52	.276	.269 (+2%)	.338 (-3%)	.424 (+2%)	.763 (avg)	-29.2
1995	SDN	NL	139	562	104	167	23	8	10	44	36	59	62	.297	.266 (+11%)	.337 (+8%)	.417 (+1%)	.755 (+4%)	567.3
1996	SDN	NL	161	655	126	195	45	9	30	95	22	56	87	.298	.269 (+10%)	.340 (+4%)	.426 (+25%)	.767 (+15%)	1987.0
1997	SDN	NL	143	560	101	146	26	5	28	92	15	43	92	.261	.266 (-2%)	.336 (-7%)	.419 (+13%)	.756 (+4%)	277.4
1998	SDN	NL	159	619	92	154	40	6	14	67	12	45	103	.249	.266 (-7%)	.335 (-10%)	.420 (-5%)	.755 (-7%)	-855.5
1999	ARI	NL	156	590	100	156	32	10	34	103	8	63	94	.264	.271 (-3%)	.344 (-3%)	.433 (+21%)	.778 (+11%)	1150.8
2000	ARI	NL	152	539	100	151	27	5	35	96	12	65	87	.280	.270 (+4%)	.344 (+5%)	.437 (+24%)	.782 (+16%)	1741.7
2001	ARI	NL	140	495	66	136	27	4	14	73	11	47	67	.275	.263 (+4%)	.332 (+1%)	.426 (+1%)	.758 (+1%)	106.6
2002	ARI	NL	150	505	82	145	24	4	25	89	16	65	73	.287	.261 (+10%)	.331 (+12%)	.416 (+20%)	.747 (+16%)	1786.5
2003	ARI	NL	147	516	82	148	24	10	22	70	15	57	94	.287	.264 (+9%)	.332 (+9%)	.422 (+18%)	.754 (+14%)	1543.8
2004	ARI	NL	104	404	61	111	16	1	23	48	8	40	52	.275	.266 (+3%)	.335 (+1%)	.427 (+15%)	.762 (+9%)	626.8
2004	LAN	NL	58	224	31	59	12	0	13	46	1	21	30	.263	.266 (-1%)	.335 (-3%)	.427 (+15%)	.762 (+7%)	626.8
2005	LAA	AL	112	406	41	90	20	3	12	54	8	26	71	.222	.264 (-16%)	.330 (-18%)	.418 (-11%)	.749 (-14%)	-1022.5
2006	SFN	NL	139	426	66	105	21	12	6	40	7	46	55	.246	.269 (-8%)	.336 (-5%)	.431 (-9%)	.768 (-7%)	-563.8
2007	COL	NL	43	94	9	17	3	0	1	2	0	8	4	.181	.268 (-33%)	.335 (-27%)	.422 (-42%)	.758 (-35%)	-547.9
Career · 20 seasons			2,583	9,397	1,443	2,548	449	124	304	1,167	320	844	1,299	.271	—	—	—	—	6,983

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 Pitching Statistics

Steve Finley — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 4.42 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Steve Finley — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2001	ARI	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	1	0	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	1	0	0.00	—	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

Steve Finley — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
52	165	16	41	8	0	1	21	21	29	.248

Playoff Batting by Year

Steve Finley — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2005	ALCS	LAA	3	9	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	.222
2005	ALDS2	LAA	5	11	2	1	1	0	1	1	4	.091
2004	NLDS1	LAN	4	16	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	.125
2002	NLDS2	ARI	3	9	1	2	0	0	1	2	2	.222
2001	NLCS	ARI	5	14	1	4	1	0	4	3	1	.286
2001	NLDS2	ARI	5	19	1	8	1	0	2	0	2	.421
2001	WS	ARI	7	19	5	7	0	1	2	4	5	.368
1999	NLDS2	ARI	4	13	0	5	1	0	5	3	1	.385
1998	NLCS	SDN	6	21	3	7	1	0	2	6	2	.333
1998	NLDS2	SDN	4	10	2	1	1	0	1	1	4	.100
1998	WS	SDN	3	12	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	.083
1996	NLDS2	SDN	3	12	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	.083

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Steve Finley — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1286	4564	689	1228	138	556	.269
Away	1297	4833	754	1320	166	611	.273

Pitching — Home / Away

Steve Finley — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	1	1.0	0	0	1	0	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Steve Finley — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
2007-06-03	COL	CIN	W	1	0	0	0	0
2007-05-31	COL	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0
2007-05-30	COL	STL	L	4	0	1	0	0
2007-05-28	COL	STL	W	1	0	0	0	0
2007-05-27	COL	SFG	W	1	0	0	0	0
2007-05-25	COL	SFG	W	1	1	1	0	0
2007-05-23	COL	AZ	W	1	0	0	0	0
2007-05-20	COL	KCR	L	5	2	1	1	1
2007-05-18	COL	KCR	L	1	0	0	0	0
2007-05-17	COL	AZ	L	0	0	0	1	0

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Steve Finley — Last 1 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2001-08-30	AZ	SFG	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Steve Finley — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	2487	2300	5664	134	72	38
P	1	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Steve Finley — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1989	BAL	OF	76	54	144	1	2	0
1990	BAL	OF	133	110	298	4	7	1
1991	HOU	OF	153	145	323	13	5	2
1992	HOU	OF	160	153	417	8	3	3
1993	HOU	OF	140	131	329	12	4	4
1994	HOU	OF	92	89	214	9	4	1
1995	SDN	OF	138	135	291	8	7	0
1996	SDN	OF	160	152	385	7	7	2
1997	SDN	OF	140	131	338	10	4	3
1998	SDN	OF	157	146	351	12	7	6
1999	ARI	OF	155	149	397	5	2	0
2000	ARI	OF	148	145	342	10	3	2
2001	ARI	OF	131	124	300	6	2	3
2001	ARI	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
2002	ARI	OF	144	131	319	4	2	2
2003	ARI	OF	140	130	258	9	5	2
2004	ARI	OF	103	102	214	5	2	3
2004	LAN	OF	55	55	145	0	1	0
2005	LAA	OF	104	100	266	5	4	2
2006	SFN	OF	130	103	287	5	1	1
2007	COL	OF	28	15	46	1	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Steve Finley Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	1
Left Field	36
Center Field	2314
Right Field	189
Designated Hitter	14

Awards & Honors

Steve Finley — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2004	Gold Glove	OF
2004	Player of the Week	Week of 2004-09-11
2000	Gold Glove	OF
1999	Gold Glove	OF
1999	Player of the Week	Week of 1999-06-05
1997	Player of the Week	Week of 1997-06-28
1996	Gold Glove	OF
1996	Player of the Week	Week of 1996-07-06
1995	Gold Glove	OF
1992	Player of the Week	Week of 1992-10-03

Salary History

Steve Finley — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2007	COL	NL	$1,000,000
2006	SFN	NL	$7,000,000
2005	LAA	AL	$6,000,000
2004	ARI	NL	$7,000,000
2003	ARI	NL	$4,250,000
2002	ARI	NL	$5,375,000
2001	ARI	NL	$5,375,000
2000	ARI	NL	$5,375,000
1999	ARI	NL	$5,375,000
1998	SDN	NL	$3,400,000
1997	SDN	NL	$2,986,672
1996	SDN	NL	$2,886,672
1995	SDN	NL	$4,500,000
1994	HOU	NL	$3,050,000
1993	HOU	NL	$2,900,000
1992	HOU	NL	$1,210,000
1991	HOU	NL	$280,000
1990	BAL	AL	$120,000
1989	BAL	AL	$68,000
Total Career Earnings			$68,151,344

College History

Steve Finley — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Southern Illinois University Carbondale	Carbondale	IL	1984, 1985, 1986, 1987

Award Voting History

Steve Finley — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2004	Most Valuable Player	NL	14th	15.0	448	0
1996	Most Valuable Player	NL	10th	38.0	392	0

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Career Spans

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Steve Finley: the record in brief

Steve Finley's major league career runs from a debut on April 3, 1989 to a final game on June 3, 2007. The season rows list, in order, the Baltimore Orioles (1989 to 1990), the Houston Astros (1991 to 1994), the San Diego Padres (1995 through 1998), the Arizona Diamondbacks (1999 through 2004), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2004), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2005), the San Francisco Giants (2006), and the Colorado Rockies (2007). At 175 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame, Finley is listed as an outfielder. Finley both batted and threw left-handed, per the bio block. Finley was born on March 12, 1965, in Union City, TN, USA. On the record, Steve Finley was born Steven Allen Finley.

Finley's career batting table shows 2,583 games, 9,397 at bats and 2,548 hits, a .271 average, adding 304 homers, 1,167 runs batted in, and 320 stolen bases. Finley's career OPS of .775 combines a .332 on-base mark with .442 slugging.

Frequently Asked Questions about Steve Finley

What years did Steve Finley play?: Steve Finley played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2007.
Was Steve Finley a pitcher?: No. Steve Finley was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Steve Finley hit?: Steve Finley hit 304 career home runs with 2548 hits.
What was Steve Finley's career batting average?: Steve Finley batted .271 over his career, with 2,548 hits in 9,397 at bats.
How many RBI did Steve Finley have?: Steve Finley drove in 1,167 runs in his career.
What was Steve Finley's career ERA?: Steve Finley finished with a 0.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.