1885
Born August 7, 1885
, , USA
John Finner Notable
b. August 7, 1885 · St. Louis Giants 1920–1921, St. Louis Stars 1922–1924, Milwaukee Bears 1923, Birmingham Black Barons 1925
John Finner played for four clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Giants in 1920 and closing with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1925.
He went 23 and 30 with a 5.15 earned run average, pitching 468.7 innings in 82 games. He struck out 186, completed 34 of his 53 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 92 games he batted .198, with 39 hits and 22 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 8 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He led the league in saves once, in 1921, with 3.
He was born in USA on August 7, 1885. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | SLG | 26 | 63 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .175 |
| 1921 | SLG | 24 | 55 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .182 |
| 1922 | SLS | 16 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| 1923 | MB/SLS | 17 | 37 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .216 |
| 1924 | SLS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1925 | BBB | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 92 | 197 | 22 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | .198 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | SLG | 6 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 137.1 | 130 | 46 | 23 | 51 | 3.01 |
| 1921 | SLG | 8 | 7 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 134.2 | 144 | 61 | 38 | 61 | 4.08 |
| 1922 | SLS | 4 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 71.2 | 118 | 64 | 27 | 33 | 8.04 |
| 1923 | MB/SLS | 4 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 91.2 | 117 | 64 | 31 | 30 | 6.28 |
| 1924 | SLS | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 7.50 |
| 1925 | BBB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 21.1 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 9.70 |
| Career | — | 23 | 30 | 82 | 53 | 5 | 468.2 | 554 | 268 | 129 | 186 | 5.15 |