Tom Finley

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .265
HR 19
RBI 130
H 229
OPS .734
PIV -158
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Born
8/14/1903 in St. Augustine, FL, USA
Died
9/5/1933 in Philadelphia, PA, USA

Full name: John Thomas Finley

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
15.0 13.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 0 0 0 2.0 0 1.0 .154 .267 .231 .498

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
242 863 138 229 50 5 19 130 28 84 9 .265 .333 .401 .734 -158

Career AVG .265 vs. league average .280 across their career seasons — 5.1% below league average.

Career OBP .333 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .401 vs. league average .391 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .734 vs. league average .733 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1924 WP ECL 31 112 9 22 2 0 0 11 1 5 0 .196 .283 (-31%) .345 (-33%) .389 (-45%) .734 (-39%) -714.5
1925 ACB ECL 15 54 8 10 1 0 1 5 3 4 0 .185 .288 (-36%) .349 (-31%) .407 (-36%) .756 (-34%) -305.6
1925 NLG ECL 33 124 15 31 10 0 1 12 2 11 0 .250 .288 (-13%) .349 (-11%) .407 (-13%) .756 (-12%) -305.6
1926 NLG ECL 47 156 23 37 6 0 2 25 7 21 7 .237 .279 (-15%) .345 (-5%) .390 (-19%) .735 (-13%) -285.7
1927 BRG ECL 33 126 16 40 5 2 4 21 2 11 0 .317 .282 (+13%) .344 (+8%) .392 (+23%) .736 (+16%) 339.4
1931 HAR IND 13 41 11 7 2 1 1 5 3 5 0 .171 — — — — 0.0
1932 BBS EWL 59 211 42 70 22 2 7 43 6 18 1 .332 .275 (+21%) .335 (+15%) .391 (+42%) .726 (+30%) 1063.4
1933 PS IND 11 39 14 12 2 0 3 8 4 9 1 .308 — — — — 0.0
Career · 8 seasons 242 863 138 229 50 5 19 130 28 84 9 .265 — — — — -209

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.

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 11 9 19 16 1 1
3B 155 115 126 176 31 16
OF 12 9 10 0 1 0
SS 69 61 93 128 24 11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1924 WP 2B 1 1 2 2 0 0
1924 WP 3B 3 3 4 4 2 0
1924 WP SS 27 27 46 56 10 3
1925 ACB 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0
1925 ACB 3B 12 0 0 0 0 0
1925 ACB OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1925 NLG 3B 28 0 0 0 0 0
1925 NLG SS 6 0 0 0 0 0
1926 NLG 3B 45 45 51 77 11 11
1926 NLG SS 2 2 3 2 0 1
1927 BRG 3B 20 20 25 32 2 0
1927 BRG SS 13 13 19 20 9 1
1931 HAR 3B 9 9 7 8 2 0
1931 HAR SS 4 4 5 9 3 3
1932 BBS 2B 8 8 17 14 1 1
1932 BBS 3B 29 29 26 44 9 4
1932 BBS OF 11 9 10 0 1 0
1932 BBS SS 15 13 15 34 2 2
1933 PS 3B 9 9 13 11 5 1
1933 PS SS 2 2 5 7 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Second Base 11
Third Base 155
Shortstop 69
Left Field 12

Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Finley

Was Tom Finley a pitcher?
No. Tom Finley was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Tom Finley hit?
Tom Finley hit 19 career home runs with 229 hits.