Rollie Fingers Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Rollie Fingers played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1985, appearing in 944 games over 17 seasons. He recorded a total of 114 W and 118 L, an ERA of 2.9, 1,299 SO, a WHIP of 1.156, and a WAR of 25.1.

🧾 Basic Profile

Rollie Fingers
NameRollie Fingers
Date of BirthAugust 25, 1946
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1968

Rollie Fingers Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Rollie Fingers.

Change Chart

    📊 Career Summary

    Rollie Fingers appeared in 944 games over 17 MLB seasons from 1968 to 1985. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS37 (MLB Rank: 2,778)
    GF709 (MLB Rank: 5)
    W114 (MLB Rank: 490)
    L118 (MLB Rank: 351)
    SV341 (MLB Rank: 15)
    ERA2.9 (MLB Rank: 1,216)
    IP1701.1 (MLB Rank: 633)
    SHO2 (MLB Rank: 1,719)
    CG4 (MLB Rank: 2,888)
    SO1,299 (MLB Rank: 323)
    BB492 (MLB Rank: 823)
    H1,474 (MLB Rank: 794)
    HR123 (MLB Rank: 729)
    SO96.87 (MLB Rank: 2,860)
    BB92.6 (MLB Rank: 9,569)
    H97.8 (MLB Rank: 10,160)
    HR90.65 (MLB Rank: 6,451)
    WHIP1.156 (MLB Rank: 10,849)
    WAR25.1 (MLB Rank: 395)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1985)

    In his final season (1985), Rollie Fingers recorded the following stats:

    GS0
    GF37
    W1
    L6
    SV17
    ERA5.04
    IP55.1
    SO24
    BB19
    H59
    HR9
    SO93.9
    BB93.09
    H99.6
    HR91.46
    WHIP1.41
    WAR−0.4

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 1976, 13 W
    • Most SO: 1975, 115 SO
    • Most IP: 1970, 148 IP
    • Best WAR: 1981, 4.2 WAR
    • Best ERA: 1981, 1.04 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Rollie Fingers appeared in 30 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.42, pitched 55.7 IP, struck out 45 batters, with 4 W and 4 L.

    Rollie Fingers Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    1968
    0
    0
    27
    0
    0
    0
    1.1
    -0.2
    3.75
    1
    4
    1
    4
    4
    15
    16.64
    0
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    6.8
    27
    6.8
    0
    1
    0
    1
    9
    1969
    6
    7
    3.71
    0.462
    12
    61
    119
    -0.6
    1.319
    13
    116
    41
    60
    49
    92
    4.04
    4.6
    1.49
    8
    60
    30
    1
    1
    1
    8.8
    3.1
    1
    4
    5
    1
    503
    1970
    7
    9
    3.65
    0.438
    2
    79
    148
    0.9
    1.25
    13
    137
    48
    65
    60
    97
    3.73
    4.8
    1.65
    19
    45
    9
    1
    0
    0.8
    8.3
    2.9
    0
    2
    5
    5
    608
    1971
    4
    6
    2.99
    0.4
    17
    98
    129.1
    1.6
    0.959
    14
    94
    30
    46
    43
    112
    3.22
    6.8
    3.27
    8
    48
    28
    2
    1
    1
    6.5
    2.1
    0
    8
    3
    1
    503
    1972
    11
    9
    2.51
    0.55
    21
    113
    111.1
    1.3
    1.051
    8
    85
    32
    35
    31
    115
    2.19
    9.1
    3.53
    0
    65
    41
    0
    0
    0.6
    6.9
    2.6
    1
    1
    7
    2
    437
    1973
    7
    8
    1.92
    0.467
    22
    110
    126.2
    1.7
    1.153
    5
    107
    39
    41
    27
    186
    2.36
    7.8
    2.82
    2
    62
    49
    0
    0
    0.4
    7.6
    2.8
    0
    4
    6
    2
    521
    1974
    9
    5
    2.65
    0.643
    18
    95
    119
    1.4
    1.118
    5
    104
    29
    41
    35
    126
    2.28
    7.2
    3.28
    0
    76
    60
    0
    0
    0.4
    7.9
    2.2
    1
    1
    6
    1
    483
    1975
    10
    6
    2.98
    0.625
    24
    115
    126.2
    2.2
    1.011
    13
    95
    33
    43
    42
    122
    3.03
    8.2
    3.48
    0
    75
    59
    0
    0
    0.9
    6.8
    2.3
    0
    6
    5
    6
    493
    1976
    13
    11
    2.47
    0.542
    20
    113
    134.2
    3.8
    1.173
    3
    118
    40
    40
    37
    136
    2.29
    7.6
    2.83
    0
    70
    62
    0
    0
    0.2
    7.9
    2.7
    0
    7
    10
    2
    559
    1977
    8
    9
    2.99
    0.471
    35
    113
    132.1
    2.2
    1.202
    12
    123
    36
    47
    44
    119
    3.05
    7.7
    3.14
    0
    78
    69
    0
    0
    0.8
    8.4
    2.4
    1
    1
    12
    2
    543
    1978
    6
    13
    2.52
    0.316
    37
    72
    107.1
    2.5
    1.053
    4
    84
    29
    33
    30
    132
    2.57
    6
    2.48
    0
    67
    62
    0
    0
    0.3
    7
    2.4
    0
    1
    12
    2
    434
    1979
    9
    9
    4.52
    0.5
    13
    65
    83.2
    -1.3
    1.53
    7
    91
    37
    47
    42
    78
    3.63
    7
    1.76
    0
    54
    41
    0
    0
    0.8
    9.8
    4
    2
    1
    8
    2
    372
    1980
    11
    9
    2.8
    0.55
    23
    69
    103
    1.8
    1.291
    3
    101
    32
    35
    32
    123
    2.72
    6
    2.16
    0
    66
    46
    0
    0
    0.3
    8.8
    2.8
    1
    0
    13
    5
    428
    1981
    6
    3
    1.04
    0.667
    28
    61
    78
    4.2
    0.872
    3
    55
    13
    9
    9
    333
    2.07
    7
    4.69
    0
    47
    41
    0
    0
    0.3
    6.3
    1.5
    0
    1
    5
    1
    297
    1982
    5
    6
    2.6
    0.455
    29
    71
    79.2
    2.3
    1.042
    5
    63
    20
    23
    23
    147
    2.54
    8
    3.55
    0
    50
    45
    0
    0
    0.6
    7.1
    2.3
    0
    1
    5
    4
    318
    1984
    1
    2
    1.96
    0.333
    23
    40
    46
    1.7
    1.109
    5
    38
    13
    13
    10
    200
    3.29
    7.8
    3.08
    0
    33
    30
    0
    0
    1
    7.4
    2.5
    0
    0
    2
    2
    193
    1985
    1
    6
    5.04
    0.143
    17
    24
    55.1
    -0.4
    1.41
    9
    59
    19
    33
    31
    83
    4.96
    3.9
    1.26
    0
    47
    37
    0
    0
    1.5
    9.6
    3.1
    0
    0
    5
    1
    241