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Joel
Finch		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 180
 
Born: August 20, 1956 in Usa, IN, SOUTH BEND
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1979 22 TAM AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5
1980 23 TAM AL $ 300,000 8 3 4 4 5 6 6 5 5 5
1981 24 TAM AL $ 300,000 8 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
1982 25 TAM AL   8 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
1983 26 TAM AL   8 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
1984 27 TAM AL   8 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
1985 28 TAM AL   8 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
1986 29 TAM AL   8 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
1987 30 TAM AL   9 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 6 6
1988 31 TAM AL   9 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
1989 32 TAM AL   8 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1979 22 TAM AL 1 0 1.000 26 0 0 0 2 44.0 39 8 1 16 13 1.64 .244 .307 .288 .595 5.7
    AAA   0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 0 11.0 6 3 0 4 6 2.45 .154 .233 .231 .463  
1980 23 TAM AL 0 0 .000 17 0 0 0 0 34.7 37 19 5 16 12 4.93 .270 .342 .445 .787 1.1
1981 24 TAM AL 1 2 .333 32 0 0 0 1 64.3 59 29 4 31 28 4.06 .244 .332 .364 .696 3.1
1982 25 AA   2 1 .667 30 0 0 0 6 29.7 18 5 1 10 19 1.52 .176 .250 .235 .485  
1983 26 AA   2 3 .400 22 0 0 0 0 34.0 20 11 3 15 26 2.91 .169 .263 .263 .526  
1984 27 AA   2 1 .667 23 0 0 0 0 38.0 42 14 5 12 26 3.32 .278 .331 .430 .762  
1985 28 AA   3 2 .600 52 0 0 0 7 41.7 34 12 1 15 29 2.59 .231 .302 .286 .588  
1986 29 AAA   0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 4.3 8 2 0 2 1 4.16 .381 .435 .381 .816  
1987 30 AAA   0 2 .000 24 0 0 0 0 42.7 42 17 2 22 24 3.59 .263 .352 .356 .708  
1988 31 AAA   0 2 .000 6 0 0 0 0 8.7 9 2 2 5 7 2.08 .273 .368 .455 .823  
1989 32 AAA   0 0 .000 8 0 0 0 1 10.7 15 8 0 3 11 6.75 .326 .367 .370 .737  
3 Years Sim 2 2 .500 75 0 0 0 3 143.0 135 56 10 63 53 3.52 .250 .327 .362 .689 9.9
5 Years AAA 0 4 .000 47 0 0 0 1 77.3 80 32 4 36 49 3.73 .268 .346 .355 .701  
4 Years AA 9 7 .563 127 0 0 0 13 143.3 114 42 10 52 100 2.64 .220 .291 .313 .604  
9 Years Minors 9 11 .450 174 0 0 0 14 220.6 194 74 14 88 149 3.02 .237 .312 .328 .640  
Season Average 0 0 .000 25 0 0 0 1 47.7 45 18 3 21 17 3.52 .250 .327 .362 .689  
Career Highs 1 2 1.000 32 0 0 0 2 64.3 59 29 5 31 28 4.93 .270 .342 .445 .787  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   58 24 2 20 26   .238 .295 .316 .611
vs LH   77 32 8 43 27   .261 .355 .400 .755
Home 2 2 .500 42 0 0 0 1 78.7 84 38 5 30 30 4.35 .280 .345 .390 .735
Away 0 0 .000 33 0 0 0 2 64.3 51 18 5 33 23 2.52 .213 .309 .326 .635
Mar/Apr 0 0 .000 12 0 0 0 1 23.7 22 11 1 10 5 4.18 .237 .311 .301 .612
May 0 1 .000 20 0 0 0 0 37.7 33 12 4 18 17 2.87 .239 .327 .362 .689
June 0 1 .000 10 0 0 0 1 14.3 17 9 2 6 7 5.65 .288 .354 .492 .845
July 0 0 .000 11 0 0 0 1 21.0 23 9 1 6 5 3.86 .295 .345 .410 .755
August 2 0 1.000 16 0 0 0 0 36.3 30 14 1 18 17 3.47 .226 .318 .323 .641
Sep/Oct 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 10.0 10 1 1 5 2 0.90 .263 .349 .342 .691
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1979 22 TAM AL P 26 0 44.0 1 9 1 0 .909 2.05    
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1980 23 TAM AL P 17 0 34.7 3 5 0 0 1.000 2.08    
1981 24 TAM AL P 32 0 64.3 2 8 0 0 1.000 1.40    
  P 75 0 143.0 6 22 1 0 .966 1.76    
  SS 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
Career Totals   76 0 145.0 6 23 1 0 .967 1.80    
Career Highs   32 0 64.3 3 10 1 0 1.000 2.15    
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  1. Dutch Levsen (990)
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  3. Dyar Miller (986)
  4. Al Williams (985)
  5. Earl Harrist (985)
  6. Warren Brusstar (985)
  7. Satchel Paige (984)
  8. Monte Weaver (983)
  9. Steve Foucault (983)
  10. Mike Naymick (981)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 62nd overall pick, by Tampa Bay in 1979
Earned first career win on 8/17/1979
Injured on 6/2/1988 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
 
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