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Jim Finigan
James Leroy Finigan

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.

MLB Debut April 25, 1954
Final Game July 5, 1959
Born August 19, 1928 in Quincy, IL
Died May 16, 1981 (age 52)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1954 25 WAA AL  142  556   61  162  29   3   6   62   0   7   50  104  .291  .346  .387  .733   104   215   4   6   1   0  19  
 1955 26 KCA AL   82  152   24   44   4   2   2   19   0   0   19   16  .289  .368  .382  .749    98    58   1   2   2   1   3  
 1956 27 KCA AL   32   61    3   14   3   0   0    3   0   0    7    9  .230  .309  .279  .588    83    17   0   0   0   0   3  
 1957 28 KCA AL   85  193   16   57   6   0   0   12   0   0   20   28  .295  .363  .326  .689    97    63   1   1   1   1   3  
 1958           [Did not play]
 1959 30 BAA AL   38   55    3   19   4   0   0    5   0   0    1    5  .345  .351  .418  .769   109    23   0   1   0   0   1  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  5 Seasons      379 1017  107  296  46   5   8  101   0   7   97  162  .291  .351  .370  .721         376   6  10   4   2  29
 Per 600 PA           539   57  157  24   3   4   54   0   4   51   86                                 199   3   5   2   1  15
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With KCA      199  406   43  115  13   2   2   34   0   0   46   53  .283  .357  .340  .697         138   2   3   3   2   9
   With WAA      142  556   61  162  29   3   6   62   0   7   50  104  .291  .346  .387  .733         215   4   6   1   0  19
   With BAA       38   55    3   19   4   0   0    5   0   0    1    5  .345  .351  .418  .769          23   0   1   0   0   1
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      512 1600  195  422  74  17  19  168   8  13  190  176  .264  .342  .367  .709         587  21  11  10   6  51
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1954 25 WAA AL  24   70   4.4   1   0   0  .000  16   66   33  .500    0    0  .000  3B   4e29      -69   
 1955 26 KCA AL  19   22   5.3  48  15   0  .312   3   31   18  .581    0    0  .000  2B   4e23       31   
 1956 27 KCA AL  19    4   2.7  17   3   0  .176   5   10    5  .500    0    0  .000  3B   4e37        5   
 1957 28 KCA AL  73   24   4.6  33   8   0  .242   6   19   11  .579    0    0  .000  3B   4e25       16   
 1958           [Did not play]
 1959 30 BAA AL  55    7   5.6  23   7   0  .304   2   10    6  .600    0    0  .000  2B   4e30      141   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  5 Seasons          129   4.5 122  33   0  .270  32  136   73  .537    0    0  .000                 -22   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 11.1 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1954 25 WAA AL  3B   141   104   297   16   27   .962   139  1192.2   3.03
 1955 26 KCA AL  2B    34    77    81    3   29   .981    25   229.0   6.21
                 3B     3     0     5    0    1  1.000     0     8.0   5.62
 1956 27 KCA AL  3B    17    10    25    5    5   .875    11   106.1   2.96
                 1B     1     3     0    0    1  1.000     1     6.0   4.50
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     1     2.0   0.00
                 2B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1957 28 KCA AL  3B    50    27   106    6    8   .957    44   347.2   3.44
                 2B     2     1     3    0    2  1.000     0     3.2   9.82
 1958           [Did not play]
 1959 30 BAA AL  2B     8    27    26    2    7   .964     7    63.0   7.57
                 3B     7     2     2    0    0  1.000     0    11.2   3.09
                 SS     2     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   3.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 3B   218   143   435   27   41   .955   194  1666.1   3.12
                 2B    45   105   110    5   38   .977    32   296.2   6.52
                 1B     1     3     0    0    1  1.000     1     6.0   4.50
                 SS     2     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   3.00
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     1     2.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1954  WAA   87-67   Larry Cupp
 1955  KCA   68-86   Drew Kennedy
 1956  KCA   81-73   Drew Kennedy
 1957  KCA   59-95   Drew Kennedy
 1959  BAA   52-102  Rob Tomlinson

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