Scott
Finister
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 205
 
Born: January 16, 1946 in Puerto Rico
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Landis Memorial Seriess Won 1976   
All-Star Selections 1974   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 27 LV FL $ 7,980,000   8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 8
1974 28 LV FL $ 7,980,000   8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
1975 29 LV FL $ 7,980,000   7 6 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 7
1976 30 LV FL $ 7,980,000   7 6 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 7 7
1977 31 LV FL $ 7,980,000   6 6 7 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1978 32 PHX JL     3 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
1979 33 LV FL $ 300,000   2 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP5 Min Ratings     2 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 7,980,000   8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 27 LV FL $ 7,980,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1974 28 LV FL $ 7,980,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1975 29 LV FL $ 7,980,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1976 30 LV FL $ 7,980,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1977 31 LV FL $ 7,980,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1978 32 PHX JL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1979 33 LV FL $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 7,980,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 27 LV FL 12 10 .545 36 36 5 2 0 243.3 187 91 26 71 214 3.37 .209 .273 .357 .630 19.0
1974 28 LV FL 19 12 .613 36 36 16 3 0 292.0 247 90 32 73 273 2.77 .229 .288 .377 .664 25.0
1975 29 LV FL 11 8 .579 22 22 8 0 0 176.3 141 62 14 49 163 3.16 .218 .277 .343 .619 11.2
1976 30 LV FL 6 7 .462 32 15 5 0 0 124.7 125 51 12 39 116 3.68 .258 .316 .400 .716 5.2
1977 31 LV FL 8 10 .444 25 25 11 1 0 179.0 163 87 23 75 132 4.37 .247 .329 .418 .747 5.0
1978 32 PHX JL 0 3 .000 3 1 0 0 0 14.7 27 14 1 9 8 8.59 .391 .475 .594 1.069 0.0
  LV FL 0 1 .000 4 2 1 0 0 4.3 4 2 0 0 4 4.16 .250 .250 .313 .563 0.1
  TOT   0 4 .000 7 3 1 0 0 19.0 31 16 1 9 12 7.58 .365 .438 .541 .979 0.1
    AAA   4 9 .308 20 18 1 1 0 135.3 135 53 10 49 155 3.52 .258 .321 .378 .699  
1979 33 AAA   3 7 .300 18 18 1 0 0 129.3 133 61 11 58 137 4.24 .261 .337 .385 .722  
6 Years Sim 56 51 .523 158 137 46 6 0 1034.3 894 397 108 316 910 3.45 .232 .297 .380 .677 65.6
2 Years AAA 7 16 .304 38 36 2 1 0 264.7 268 114 21 107 292 3.88 .259 .329 .381 .710  
Season Average 9 8 .529 26 22 7 1 0 172.4 149 66 18 52 151 3.45 .232 .297 .380 .677  
Career Highs 19 12 .613 36 36 16 3 0 292.0 247 91 32 75 273 7.58 .365 .438 .541 .979  
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   460 201 49 147 457   .229 .282 .366 .648
vs LH   434 196 59 169 453   .235 .300 .395 .694
Home 27 28 .491 84 73 25 1 0 573.0 496 218 56 178 519 3.42 .233 .292 .370 .662
Away 29 23 .558 74 64 21 5 0 461.3 398 179 52 138 391 3.49 .232 .289 .392 .681
Mar/Apr 12 12 .500 34 30 11 3 0 234.7 195 86 26 61 212 3.30 .227 .278 .390 .668
May 8 6 .571 19 19 7 1 0 141.3 112 54 14 43 139 3.44 .215 .274 .349 .623
June 10 4 .714 20 20 4 0 0 158.3 130 39 14 49 139 2.22 .227 .288 .344 .633
July 10 11 .476 26 26 11 0 0 196.3 174 84 18 61 175 3.85 .236 .294 .381 .675
August 9 7 .563 24 19 7 2 0 148.3 114 51 15 47 116 3.09 .210 .273 .354 .628
Sep/Oct 7 11 .389 35 23 9 0 0 155.3 169 83 21 55 129 4.81 .274 .333 .447 .781
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 27 LV FL 36 79 8 8 3 0 1 7 0 0 2 25 .101 .123 .177 .301 -0.1 0.0
1974 28 LV FL 36 108 4 11 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 41 .102 .126 .120 .246 -2.1 0.0
1975 29 LV FL 22 67 3 10 1 0 0 6 0 1 0 27 .149 .149 .164 .313 -0.6 0.0
1976 30 LV FL 32 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 24 .000 .079 .000 .079 -2.1 0.0
1977 31 LV FL 25 65 4 5 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 33 .077 .118 .123 .241 -1.2 0.0
1978 32 PHX JL 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .167 .000 .167 -0.1 0.0
  LV FL 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
  TOT   7 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .125 .000 .125 -0.3 0.0
6 Years Sim 158 361 21 34 9 0 1 19 0 1 12 151 .094 .123 .127 .251 -6.5 0.0
162 Game Average 370 21 34 9 0 1 19 0 1 12 154 .094 .123 .127 .251 -6.6  
Career Highs 36 108 8 11 3 0 1 7 0 1 3 41 .149 .149 .177 .313 -0.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   272 17 23 8 0 1 15 0 1 11 113 .085 .120 .125 .245 -6.3
vs LH   89 4 11 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 38 .124 .133 .135 .268 -1.4
Home 84 179 10 12 4 0 0 8 0 0 8 68 .067 .107 .089 .196 -6.4
Away 74 182 11 22 5 0 1 11 0 1 4 83 .121 .140 .165 .305 -1.3
RISP   99 0 10 4 0 0 17 0 0 2 40 .101 .119 .141 .260 -2.0
Close/Late   39 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 19 .077 .122 .103 .225 -1.1
Mar/Apr 34 88 4 9 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 41 .102 .132 .102 .234 -2.4
May 19 50 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 21 .100 .100 .100 .200 -1.8
June 20 54 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 23 .037 .037 .056 .093 -3.8
July 26 66 6 8 2 0 1 6 0 0 3 25 .121 .159 .197 .356 0.8
August 24 51 3 7 4 0 0 4 0 0 3 23 .137 .185 .216 .401 1.2
Sep/Oct 35 52 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 18 .058 .109 .096 .205 -1.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1973 27 LV FL P 36 36 243.3 11 41 4 2 .929 1.92    
1974 28 LV FL P 36 36 292.0 21 42 4 3 .940 1.94    
1975 29 LV FL P 22 22 176.3 11 21 5 4 .865 1.63    
1976 30 LV FL P 32 15 124.7 9 22 0 2 1.000 2.24    
1977 31 LV FL P 25 25 179.0 17 40 3 8 .950 2.87    
1978 32 PHX JL P 3 1 14.7 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.84    
  LV FL P 4 2 4.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.08    
Career Totals   158 137 1034.3 69 170 16 19 .937 2.08    
Career Highs   36 36 292.0 21 42 5 8 1.000 2.87    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1973 27 LV FL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 7.0 6 2 1 0 10 2.57 .222 .222 .444 .667
1974 28 LV FL 0 1 .000 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 6 3 2 2 10 3.38 .214 .267 .429 .695
1976 30 LV FL 2 1 .667 3 3 2 0 0 22.3 26 13 3 6 21 5.24 .292 .337 .494 .831
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 3 .400 5 5 3 0 0 37.3 38 18 6 8 41 4.34 .264 .303 .472 .775
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1973 27 LV FL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1974 28 LV FL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1976 30 LV FL 3 7 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 .571 .857
Career Post-Season Batting 5 12 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 .167 .167 .333 .500
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1973-9-3.37
1974-6-2.77
CAR-43-3.45
Wins
1974-2-19
Games Started
1973-6-36
1974-1-36
Complete Games
1973-2-5
1974-1-16
1977-5-11
CAR-24-46
Shutouts
1973-2-2
1974-2-3
Innings Pitched
1973-3-243.3
1974-1-292.0
Hits Allowed
1974-3-247
Homeruns Allowed
1974-8-32
Strikeouts
1973-10-214
1974-4-273
Walks per 9IP
1974-8-2.3
Hits per 9IP
1973-4-6.9
1974-9-7.6
1975-9-7.2
CAR-30-7.8
Strikeouts per 9IP
1973-10-7.9
WHiP
1973-5-1.06
1974-7-1.10
OAVG
1973-5-.209
1974-10-.229
1975-9-.218
CAR-31-.232
OOBP
1973-6-.273
OSLG
1973-7-.357
1975-7-.343
OOPS
1973-6-.630
1975-9-.619
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 46    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 21    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 50)
 
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  7. Thomas Holden (942)
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  9. Mack Leblanc (935)
  10. Damon Rutherford (934)
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  1. Harland Riles (999)
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  7. Burt Grossman (989)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 16th overall pick, by Las Vegas in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/1/1973, off David McMahon (CLG)
Earned first career win on 4/1/1973
Hit first career homerun on 7/22/1973, off Todd Vogler (CLG)
Pitched NO-HITTER against Calgary on 7/22/1973, striking out 8
Was selected to the 1974 Allstar game
Injured on 7/18/1975 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for full season
Injured on 5/7/1976 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 8 weeks
Won Landis Memorial Series with Las Vegas in 1976
Injured on 4/26/1977 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 6 weeks
Traded from Las Vegas to Phoenix on 4/21/1978 (Going to LV: LF R. Gauthreaux, P C. Perras, P J. Canao, P P. Menchaca. Going to PHX: P C. Pump, P J. Quiñones, 2B T. Tovar, P S. Finister)
Injured on 6/18/1978 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Injured on 7/21/1978 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 8/23/1978 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Released by Phoenix on 10/2/1978
Signed as a free agent by Las Vegas on 2/5/1979 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Injured on 5/5/1979 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 6 weeks