gold star for USAHOF
 

114. Chuck Finley

Sadly, as our Notinhalloffame entry for Whitesnake brings to mind Tawny Kitaen, our Chuck Finley Baseball entry conjures the same image, though not her straddling a sports car but hitting a Pitcher over the head with a stiletto. 

The second Mr. Kitaen is Chuck Finley, a powerful southpaw with 200 career wins. Finley spent many years as the ace for the subpar Angels, and as such, remained largely under the radar despite being a valuable commodity as a left-handed power pitcher. With an armament of fastballs, slurves, and an especially devastating forkball, Chuck Finley managed to rack up a lot of strikeouts and set many Angels pitching records. 

Finley did not receive a lot (or really any) support for the Hall of Fame when he was eligible in 2008, but with a career WAR of 55.0 and his status as an innings eater on bad teams, he should have received a better look than he did.



Should Chuck Finley be in the Hall of Fame?

Definitely put him in! - 37.3%
Maybe, but others deserve it first. - 25.4%
Probably not, but it wouldn't be the end of the world. - 18.6%
No opinion. - 1.7%
No way! - 16.9%