Jim Finigan Stats

Jim Finigan was born on Sunday, August 19, 1928, in Quincy, Illinois. Finigan was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 25, 1954, with the Philadelphia Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jim Finigan baseball stats page.

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Jim Finigan
 
 
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Birth Name:   James Leroy Finigan
Nickname:   Jim
Born On:   08-19-1928  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Quincy, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   05-16-1981 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Quincy, Illinois
Cemetery:   St. Peter Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Quincy College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   04-25-1954 (Age 25)
Last Game:   07-05-1959
Draft:   Not Applicable
Jim Finigan

Jim Finigan Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Jim Finigan

Jim Finigan Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1954 26 Athletics 136 487 57 147 25 6 7 0 51 64 - 66 6 3 0 17 .302 .381 .421
1955 27 Athletics 150 545 72 139 30 7 9 0 68 61 6 49 5 1 3 18 .255 .333 .385
1956 28 Athletics 91 250 29 54 7 2 2 0 21 30 1 28 5 4 1 6 .216 .298 .284
1957 29 Tigers 64 174 20 47 4 2 0 0 17 23 2 18 5 1 1 3 .270 .357 .316
1958 30 Giants 23 25 3 5 2 0 0 0 1 3 1 5 0 0 1 1 .200 .310 .280
1959 31 Orioles 48 119 14 30 6 0 1 0 10 9 0 10 0 2 0 6 .252 .300 .328
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 512 1,600 195 422 74 17 19 0 168 190 10 176 21 11 6 51 .264 .342 .367
Jim Finigan

Jim Finigan Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1954 Athletics 3B 136 133 3,474 481 3.5 456 151 305 25 34 n/a n/a n/a .948 3.54
1955 Athletics 2B 90 87 2,319 476 5.3 464 236 228 12 72 n/a n/a n/a .975 5.40
1955 Athletics 3B 59 59 1,542 198 3.4 190 55 135 8 13 n/a n/a n/a .960 3.33
1956 Athletics 2B 52 39 1,053 226 4.3 219 114 105 7 35 n/a n/a n/a .969 5.62
1956 Athletics 3B 32 29 762 108 3.4 99 29 70 9 7 n/a n/a n/a .917 3.51
1957 Tigers 2B 3 2 63 13 4.3 12 8 4 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .923 5.14
1957 Tigers 3B 59 46 1,320 174 2.9 166 58 108 8 9 n/a n/a n/a .954 3.40
1958 Giants 2B 8 2 78 12 1.5 11 4 7 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .917 3.81
1958 Giants 3B 4 1 42 4 1.0 3 0 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 1.93
1959 Orioles 2B 6 0 42 17 2.8 17 6 11 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 10.93
1959 Orioles 3B 42 29 801 98 2.3 94 30 64 4 4 n/a n/a n/a .959 3.17
1959 Orioles SS 2 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
3B Totals 332 297 7,941 1,063 3.2 1,008 323 685 55 67 n/a n/a n/a .948 3.43
2B Totals 159 130 3,555 744 4.7 723 368 355 21 113 n/a n/a n/a .972 5.49
SS Totals 2 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
6 Years 493 427 11,502 1,807 3.7 1,731 691 1,040 76 180 n/a n/a n/a .958 4.06
Jim Finigan

Jim Finigan Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1954 Athletics 2 8 .200 1 0 n/a 69.6 7.4 9.5 - - -
1955 Athletics 1 3 .250 2 1 n/a 60.6 11.1 8.0 - - -
1956 Athletics 3 1 .750 12 1 n/a 125.0 8.9 11.9 - - -
1957 Tigers 1 1 .500 3 0 n/a 0.0 9.7 10.2 - - -
1958 Giants 0 0 .000 13 3 n/a 0.0 5.0 25.0 - - -
1959 Orioles 1 0 1.000 6 0 n/a 119.0 11.9 11.9 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 8 13 .381 37 5 n/a 84.2 9.1 9.5 - - -
Jim Finigan

Jim Finigan Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1954 Philadelphia Athletics 15 Undetermined Stats -
1955 Kansas City Athletics 4 Undetermined Stats -
1956 Kansas City Athletics 4 Undetermined - -
1957 Detroit Tigers 5 Undetermined - -
1958 San Francisco Giants 17 Undetermined - -
1959 Baltimore Orioles 33 Undetermined - -


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