#79 Steve Finley, Leftfield, 33 yrs, Houston Astros

#79 Steve Finley, Leftfield, 33 yrs, Houston Astros
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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Steve Finley

3/12/1965
33
USA,TN,UNION CITY
6"2
190

Leftfield
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L

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Minimal
Loyal
None at all
3 / 6 (Well Known)
2 / 6 (Fair)
Very inconsistent
GREAT
Prone
1.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 4,000,000
1999
9 Year(s), 124 Days (1672 total Days)
172 Day(s)
9 Year(s), 124 Days (1672 total Days)
9 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	6	7	6	3	7
Versus LHP	5	6	5	2	7
Versus RHP	6	7	6	3	7
Talent	5	7	6	3	7

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5
6
6
3
1
Normal

Fielding Ratings
LF : 3 (Range), .997 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 5 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 5 (Range), .979 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 4
Outfield Arm : 5

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/30	@COL	W 7-5	5	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	#2
10/1	SF	W 5-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#2
10/3	@ATL	W 9-2	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	#2
10/5	STL	L 8-13	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	1	#2
10/8	@NYM	W 3-2	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	#5
10/9	@NYM	L 2-6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#5
10/11	NYM	W 16-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
10/12	NYM	L 9-11	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	#5
10/13	NYM	L 1-3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	#5
10/15	@NYM	W 4-1	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	#5

Batting Stats 1998

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	152	546	141	25	7	15	63	83	39	87	.258	.316	.412	.729	.668	.154
Projected	152	546	141	25	7	15	63	83	39	87	.258	.316	.412	.729	.668	.154

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	125	597	8	0	0	11	3	1	225	47	12	9	57.1	75.1	4.7

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	46	16	4	0	2	8	6	5	8	0	0	0	.348	.412	.565	.977
vs. RHP	500	125	21	7	13	55	77	34	79	1	3	8	.250	.308	.398	.706
Close/Late	59	16	6	1	0	6	7	2	8	0	0	1	.271	.306	.407	.713
Scoring Position	108	35	11	0	4	48	0	8	17	1	1	3	.324	.380	.537	.917
Pinch Hitting	16	4	2	0	1	3	1	2	4	0	0	1	.250	.368	.563	.931

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	74	265	71	11	3	5	26	35	18	44	.268	.322	.389	.710
Road	78	281	70	14	4	10	37	48	21	43	.249	.308	.434	.743
March/April	23	91	20	2	1	4	13	12	8	17	.220	.287	.396	.683
May	27	96	30	7	3	0	16	17	7	15	.313	.362	.448	.810
June	23	89	24	3	1	2	7	11	7	14	.270	.330	.393	.723
July	23	75	20	3	1	3	9	12	6	12	.267	.333	.453	.787
August	27	85	19	4	1	2	9	12	6	16	.224	.290	.365	.655
Sept/Oct	29	110	28	6	0	4	9	19	5	13	.255	.291	.418	.709
Postseason	6	21	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	5	.095	.091	.286	.377

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1989	99	374	106	20	6	13	46	54	38	3	2	41	14	3	.283	.353	.473	.826	HOU
1990	105	405	120	19	10	13	53	69	47	3	4	33	17	10	.296	.370	.489	.859	HOU
1991	159	614	162	34	5	24	101	96	41	5	13	75	12	9	.264	.309	.453	.762	HOU
1992	158	641	203	50	4	26	94	117	42	7	3	48	18	5	.317	.364	.529	.892	HOU
1993	152	603	173	37	8	27	88	103	47	6	6	66	19	5	.287	.341	.509	.851	HOU
1994	155	623	193	38	6	28	108	119	54	8	0	63	26	10	.310	.372	.525	.897	HOU
1995	155	624	184	34	6	25	98	122	58	12	5	61	21	4	.295	.363	.489	.852	HOU
1996	155	621	162	37	9	17	65	103	53	5	7	64	14	11	.261	.321	.432	.752	HOU
1997	138	408	114	19	10	15	65	69	20	7	2	44	7	4	.279	.323	.485	.808	HOU
1998	152	546	141	25	7	15	63	83	39	8	1	87	12	9	.258	.316	.412	.729	HOU
Total	1428	5459	1558	313	71	203	781	935	439	64	43	582	160	70	.285	.343	.480	.824

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1989, AAA	56	183	75	14	5	14	52	49	30	23	6	3	.410	.482	.770	1.252

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1992	10	45	16	4	0	3	8	9	2	6	1	0	.356	.383	.644	1.027
1993	10	45	14	4	1	3	5	9	3	5	3	2	.311	.354	.644	.999
1994	7	32	11	0	0	2	11	3	2	1	0	1	.344	.382	.531	.914
1995	12	47	10	2	1	1	5	7	2	7	0	1	.213	.245	.362	.607
1998	6	21	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	5	0	0	.095	.091	.286	.377
Total	45	190	53	11	2	10	31	29	9	24	4	4	.279	.312	.516	.827

Fielding Stats 1998

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Leftfield	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	5.0	0.00
Centerfield	127	125	270	2	1	275	3	.989	1051.2	2.35
Rightfield	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.0	0.00

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by Houston in 1989...
Had first career hit (homerun) on 6/6/1989, off Dave Lapoint (PIT)...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1989, hitting .526 with 2 HR, 5 RBI...
Injured on 5/19/1990 with a Inflamed Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 4 weeks...
Injured on 7/30/1990 with a Inflamed Groin Muscle, out for 2-3 weeks...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1991, hitting .391 with 4 HR, 7 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1992, hitting .560 with 3 HR, 11 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against San Francisco on 7/14/1992...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1992, hitting .556 with 1 HR, 5 RBI...
Won World Championship with Houston in 1992...
2/3/1993: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,221,429 through salary arbitration...
9/12/1993: Signed a contract extension with Houston, $3,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Won World Championship with Houston in 1993...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/10/1994, hitting .444 with 2 HR, 7 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against New York (N) on 9/28/1994...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Cincinnati on 4/6/1995...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1995, hitting .483 with 2 HR, 6 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/1995, hitting .452 with 4 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1995, hitting .434 with 8 HR, 25 RBI...
6/29/1997: Signed a contract extension with Houston, $4,000,000 per year, for 2 years.

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

Hits 1992 - 203 - 3rd 1994 - 193 - 6th 1995 - 184 - 9th	Doubles 1992 - 50 - 2nd	Triples 1990 - 10 - 3rd 1993 - 8 - 7th 1996 - 9 - 4th 1997 - 10 - 6th	Runs 1992 - 117 - 9th 1994 - 119 - 8th 1995 - 122 - 9th	SB 1992 - 18 - 8th 1993 - 19 - 9th 1994 - 26 - 7th

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