Steve Finley
Steve Finley
Full name: Steven Allen Finley
Born: March 12, 1965, Union City, Tennessee
First Game: April 3, 1989
Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 6' 2" Weight: 175
NL Gold Glove as OF (1995 to 1996, 1999 to 2000 and 2004)
Photo by Jack Wallin, © 2006 BaseballChronology.com
Steve Finley
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
1989 BAL A Daily Splits 81 217 35 54 5 2 2 25 15 1 30 1 6 2 0 7 3 17 3 .249 .298 .318 -0.8 1989 BAL A
1990 BAL A Daily Splits 142 464 46 119 16 4 3 37 32 3 53 2 10 5 0 7 8 22 9 .256 .304 .328 -1.2 1990 BAL A
1991 HOU N Daily Splits 159 596 84 170 28 10 8 54 42 5 65 2 10 6 0 10 8 34 18 .285 .331 .406 1.0 1991 HOU N
1992 HOU N Daily Splits 162 607 84 177 29 13 5 55 58 6 63 3 16 2 0 5 10 44 9 .292 .355 .407 2.4 1992 HOU N
1993 HOU N Daily Splits 142 545 69 145 15 13 8 44 28 1 65 3 6 3 0 4 8 19 6 .266 .304 .385 -0.7 1993 HOU N
1994 HOU N Daily Splits 94 373 64 103 16 5 11 33 28 0 52 2 13 1 0 6 3 13 7 .276 .329 .434 0.2 1994 HOU N
1995 SD N Daily Splits 139 562 104 167 23 8 10 44 59 5 62 3 4 2 0 5 8 36 12 .297 .366 .420 0.9 1995 SD N
1996 SD N Daily Splits 161 655 126 195 45 9 30 95 56 5 87 4 1 5 0 13 20 22 8 .298 .354 .531 3.5 1996 SD N
1997 SD N Daily Splits 143 560 101 146 26 5 28 92 43 2 92 3 2 7 0 4 10 15 3 .261 .313 .475 1.5 1997 SD N
1998 SD N Daily Splits 159 619 92 154 40 6 14 67 45 0 103 3 3 4 0 4 9 12 3 .249 .301 .401 -0.7 1998 SD N
1999 ARI N Daily Splits 156 590 100 156 32 10 34 103 63 7 94 3 2 5 0 6 4 8 4 .264 .336 .525 1.0 1999 ARI N
2000 ARI N Daily Splits 152 539 100 151 27 5 35 96 65 7 87 8 2 9 0 5 9 12 6 .280 .361 .544 1.6 2000 ARI N
2001 ARI N Daily Splits 140 495 66 136 27 4 14 73 47 9 67 1 2 3 0 1 8 11 7 .275 .337 .430 -0.6 2001 ARI N
2002 ARI N Daily Splits 150 505 82 145 24 4 25 89 65 7 73 3 1 3 0 7 10 16 4 .287 .370 .499 1.6 2002 ARI N
2003 ARI N Daily Splits 147 516 82 148 24 10 22 70 57 4 94 6 0 3 0 3 6 15 8 .287 .363 .500 0.5 2003 ARI N
2004 ARI N Daily Splits 104 404 61 111 16 1 23 48 40 1 52 1 6 5 0 0 9 8 4 .275 .338 .490 -0.1 2004 ARI N
2004 LA N Daily Splits 58 224 31 59 12 0 13 46 21 0 30 0 3 2 0 0 5 1 3 .263 .324 .491 0.2 2004 LA N
2004 TOT N 162 628 92 170 28 1 36 94 61 1 82 1 9 7 0 0 14 9 7 .271 .333 .490 0.1 2004 TOT N
Total NL 2066 7790 1246 2163 384 103 280 1009 717 59 1086 45 71 60 0 73 127 266 102 .278 .340 .461 12.3 Total NL
Total AL 223 681 81 173 21 6 5 62 47 4 83 3 16 7 0 14 11 39 12 .254 .302 .325 -2.0 Total AL
Total Splits 2289 8471 1327 2336 405 109 285 1071 764 63 1169 48 87 67 0 87 138 305 114 .276 .337 .450 10.3 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
Division Series Batting Record Division Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1996 SD N Daily Splits 3 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083 .154 .083 1996 SD N
1998 SD N Daily Splits 4 10 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .182 .200 1998 SD N
1999 ARI N Daily Splits 4 13 0 5 1 0 0 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .385 .500 .462 1999 ARI N
2001 ARI N Daily Splits 5 19 1 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .421 .421 .474 2001 ARI N
2002 ARI N Daily Splits 3 9 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .333 .222 2002 ARI N
2004 LA N Daily Splits 4 16 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .176 .188 2004 LA N
Total Splits 23 79 4 19 4 0 0 12 7 0 13 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 .241 .307 .291 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1998 SD N Daily Splits 6 21 3 7 1 0 0 2 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .481 .381 1998 SD N
2001 ARI N Daily Splits 5 14 1 4 1 0 0 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .286 .412 .357 2001 ARI N
Total Splits 11 35 4 11 2 0 0 7 9 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .314 .455 .371 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1998 SD N Daily Splits 3 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083 .083 .167 1998 SD N
2001 ARI N Daily Splits 6 19 5 7 0 0 1 2 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .368 .478 .526 2001 ARI N
Total Splits 9 31 5 8 1 0 1 2 4 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .258 .343 .387 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1997 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1997 NL
2000 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2000 NL
Total Splits 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Pitching Record Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
2001 ARI N Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 2001 ARI N
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1989 BAL A Daily OF 75 54 44 503.1 144 1 2 0 0 .986 14 23 41
1989 BAL A RF 41 33 25 294.2 79 1 2 0 0 .976
1989 BAL A CF 23 18 16 160.2 55 1 0 0 0 1.000
1989 BAL A LF 14 3 3 48 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
1989 BAL A DH 3 0 0 -
1990 BAL A Daily OF 133 110 96 1004 298 4 7 1 0 .977 21 44 73
1990 BAL A RF 73 65 60 576.2 162 5 6 1 0 .965
1990 BAL A CF 44 37 29 337.1 118 0 1 0 0 .992
1990 BAL A LF 21 8 7 90 20 0 0 0 0 1.000
1990 BAL A DH 2 0 0 -
1991 HOU N Daily OF 153 145 80 1274.2 323 13 5 2 0 .985 1 124 72
1991 HOU N CF 124 122 59 948 266 11 3 2 0 .989
1991 HOU N RF 72 23 21 324.2 58 2 2 0 0 .968
1991 HOU N LF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1992 HOU N Daily OF 160 153 139 1352.1 417 8 3 3 0 .993 0 160 0
1992 HOU N CF 160 153 139 1352.1 417 8 3 3 0 .993
1993 HOU N Daily OF 140 131 120 1165 329 12 4 4 0 .988 0 140 0
1993 HOU N CF 140 131 120 1165 331 12 4 4 0 .988
1994 HOU N Daily OF 92 89 85 791.2 214 9 4 1 0 .982 0 92 0
1994 HOU N CF 92 89 85 791.2 216 9 5 1 0 .978
1995 SD N Daily OF 138 135 129 1202.2 291 8 7 0 0 .977 0 138 0
1995 SD N CF 138 135 129 1202.2 292 8 7 0 0 .977
1996 SD N Daily OF 160 152 151 1416.2 385 7 7 2 0 .982 0 160 0
1996 SD N CF 160 152 151 1416.2 386 7 7 2 0 .983
1997 SD N Daily OF 140 131 123 1179 338 10 4 3 0 .989 0 140 0
1997 SD N CF 140 131 123 1179 338 9 4 3 0 .989
1998 SD N Daily OF 157 146 145 1335.1 351 12 7 6 0 .981 0 157 0
1998 SD N CF 157 146 145 1335.1 352 12 7 6 0 .981
1999 ARI N Daily OF 155 149 143 1347.2 397 5 2 0 0 .995 0 155 0
1999 ARI N CF 155 149 143 1347.2 398 5 2 0 0 .995
1999 ARI N DH 1 1 1 -
2000 ARI N Daily OF 148 145 136 1283.2 344 10 3 2 1 .992 0 148 0
2000 ARI N CF 148 145 136 1283.2 344 10 3 2 1 .992
2000 ARI N DH 2 2 2 -
2001 ARI N Daily OF 131 124 117 1110.2 300 6 2 3 0 .994 0 131 0
2001 ARI N CF 131 124 117 1110.2 300 6 2 3 0 .994
2001 ARI N P 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
2002 ARI N Daily OF 144 131 121 1171.1 317 4 2 2 0 .994 0 144 0
2002 ARI N CF 144 131 121 1171.1 317 4 2 2 0 .994
2003 ARI N Daily OF 140 130 118 1168.1 258 9 5 2 0 .982 0 140 0
2003 ARI N CF 140 130 118 1168.1 258 9 5 2 0 .982
2004 ARI N Daily OF 103 102 97 896.1 214 5 2 3 0 .991 0 103 0
2004 ARI N CF 103 102 97 896.1 214 5 2 3 0 .991
2004 ARI N DH 1 1 1 -
2004 LA N Daily OF 55 55 53 484.2 145 0 1 0 0 .993 0 55 0
2004 LA N CF 55 55 53 484.2 145 0 1 0 0 .993
2004 TOT N CF 158 157 150 1381 359 5 3 3 0 .992
2004 TOT N OF 158 157 150 1381 359 5 3 3 0 .992 0 158 0
Total OF 2224 2082 1897 18687.1 5065 123 67 34 1 .987 36 2054 186
Total CF 2054 1950 1781 17351.1 4747 116 58 33 1 .988
Total RF 186 121 106 1196 299 8 10 1 0 .968
Total LF 36 11 10 140 30 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total DH 9 4 4 -
Total P 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Division Series Fielding Record Division Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1996 SD N Daily OF 3 3 3 25 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0
1996 SD N CF 3 3 3 25 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
1998 SD N Daily OF 4 3 3 27.1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
1998 SD N CF 4 3 3 27.1 6 0 0 0 0 1.000
1999 ARI N Daily OF 4 4 4 35.1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
1999 ARI N CF 4 4 4 35.1 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
2001 ARI N Daily OF 5 5 3 41.2 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0
2001 ARI N CF 5 5 3 41.2 11 0 0 0 0 1.000
2002 ARI N Daily OF 3 3 3 26 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0
2002 ARI N CF 3 3 3 26 12 0 0 0 0 1.000
2004 LA N Daily OF 4 4 4 34 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
2004 LA N CF 4 4 4 34 11 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 23 22 20 189.1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 23 0
Total CF 23 22 20 189.1 60 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1998 SD N Daily OF 6 6 6 55 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0
1998 SD N CF 6 6 6 55 14 0 0 0 0 1.000
2001 ARI N Daily OF 5 4 3 36 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0
2001 ARI N CF 5 4 3 36 12 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 11 10 9 91 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 11 0
Total CF 11 10 9 91 26 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1998 SD N Daily OF 3 3 3 25 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0
1998 SD N CF 3 3 3 25 8 1 0 0 0 1.000
2001 ARI N Daily OF 6 5 5 50 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0
2001 ARI N CF 6 5 5 50 16 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 9 8 8 75 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 9 0
Total CF 9 8 8 75 24 1 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1997 NL Daily OF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1997 NL LF 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
2000 NL Daily OF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
2000 NL LF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total OF 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0 0
Total LF 2 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Transactions Transactions
Selected by Atlanta Braves in the 11th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign
(June 2, 1986 ).
Selected by Baltimore Orioles in the 13th round of the free-agent draft (June 2,
1987 ).
Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Pete Harnisch and Curt Schilling to Houston Astros
in exchange for Glenn Davis (January 10, 1991 ).
Traded by Houston Astros with Ken Caminiti , Andujar Cedeno , Roberto Petagine , Brian
Williams and a player to be named later to San Diego Padres in exchange for Derek
Bell , Doug Brocail , Ricky Gutierrez , Pedro Martinez , Phil Plantier and Craig Shipley
(December 28, 1994 ); San Diego Padres received Sean Fesh (May 1, 1995 ).
Granted free agency (October 26, 1998 ).
Signed by Arizona Diamondbacks (December 18, 1998 ).
Granted free agency (October 29, 2002 ).
Signed by Arizona Diamondbacks (December 7, 2002 ).
Traded by Arizona Diamondbacks with Brent Mayne to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange
for Koyie Hill , Bill Murphy and Reggie Abercrombie (July 31, 2004 ).
Granted free agency (October 28, 2004 ).
Signed by Anaheim Angels (December 11, 2004 ).
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