John Flinn

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: September 2, 1954 in Merced, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 28th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from James Monroe HS (North Hills, CA) and the Baltimore Orioles in the 2nd round of the 1973 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Los Angeles Valley College (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: James Monroe HS (North Hills, CA)

School: Los Angeles Valley College (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: May 6, 1978 (Age 23-246d, 14,038th in major league history)
vs. MIN 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 30, 1982 (Age 28-028d)
vs. DET 5.0 IP, 3 H, 5 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1980 season

Full Name: John Richard Flinn

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.7

ERA

4.17

69.0

WHIP

1.551

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1973	18	BAL-min	Rk	4	2	.667	2.14	23	1		0	0	5	42.0	29	15	10	0	22	0	51	4	1	2				1.214	6.2	0.0	4.7	10.9	2.32	BLD APPY
1974	19	BAL-min	A,AA	14	11	.560	1.90	37	23		11	6	2	185.0	145	50	39	3	66	3	153	14	1	9				1.141	7.1	0.1	3.2	7.4	2.32	MIA,AVL FLOR,SOUL
1975	20	BAL-min	AA,A	1	11	.083	5.33	24	12		2	0	0	98.0	114	66	58	9	46	3	67	7	0	3				1.633	10.5	0.8	4.2	6.2	1.46	AVL,MIA SOUL,FLOR
1976	21	BAL-min	AA	9	8	.529	2.86	24	21		10	0	0	148.0	151	62	47	4	28	0	76	7	0	2				1.209	9.2	0.2	1.7	4.6	2.71	CHR SOUL
1977	22	BAL-min	AAA	10	7	.588	3.55	48	2		0	0	4	119.0	110	63	47	7	54	12	80	11	1	9				1.378	8.3	0.5	4.1	6.1	1.48	ROC IL
1978	23	BAL-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	5.21	24	1		0	0	6	38.0	42	25	22	2	14	0	36	5	0	6				1.474	9.9	0.5	3.3	8.5	2.57	ROC IL
1978	23	BAL	AL	1	1	.500	8.04	13	0	5	0	0	0	15.2	24	18	14	3	13	3	8	0	0	0	84	45	6.54	2.362	13.8	1.7	7.5	4.6	0.62
1979	24	BAL-min	AAA	6	6	.500	2.70	26	10		3	0	1	100.0	92	36	30	4	22	4	71	8	0	2				1.140	8.3	0.4	2.0	6.4	3.23	ROC IL
1979	24	BAL	AL	0	0		0.00	4	0	4	0	0	0	2.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11		3.86	1.125	6.8	0.0	3.4	0.0	0.00
1980	25	MIL-min	AAA	2	3	.400	4.40	17	5		0	0	5	43.0	46	24	21	1	15	1	28	4	0	1				1.419	9.6	0.2	3.1	5.9	1.87	VAN PCL
1980	25	MIL	AL	2	1	.667	3.89	20	1	8	0	0	2	37.0	31	20	16	3	20	2	15	0	0	2	164	101	4.62	1.378	7.5	0.7	4.9	3.6	0.75

1981	26	MIL-min	AAA	7	6	.538	4.02	31	7	10	0	0	1	85.0	82	44	38	6	27	0	55	5	0	5				1.282	8.7	0.6	2.9	5.8	2.04	VAN PCL
1982	27	BAL-min	AAA	9	3	.750	3.61	39	2	24	0	0	10	87.1	92	45	35	8	34	8	59	2	0	6				1.443	9.5	0.8	3.5	6.1	1.74	ROC IL
1982	27	BAL	AL	2	0	1.000	1.32	5	0	3	0	0	0	13.2	13	3	2	1	3	1	13	0	0	1	53	315	2.42	1.171	8.6	0.7	2.0	8.6	4.33
1983	28	BAL-min	AAA	5	7	.417	4.89	49	1	29	0	0	5	88.1	93	55	48	15	45	5	60	4	0	3				1.562	9.5	1.5	4.6	6.1	1.33	ROC IL
1984			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Did Not Play)
1985	30	BAL-min	AA,A	3	6	.333	3.60	24	0	14	0	0	2	50.0	55	22	20	4	10	0	44	1	0	1				1.300	9.9	0.7	1.8	7.9	4.40	CHR,HGR SOUL,CARL
4 Yrs				5	2	.714	4.17	42	1	20	0	0	2	69.0	70	41	32	7	37	6	36	0	0	3	312	94	4.59	1.551	9.1	0.9	4.8	4.7	0.97
162 Game Avg.				8	3	.714	4.17	66	2	32	0	0	3	109	111	65	51	11	59	9	57	0	0	5	493	94	4.59	1.551	9.1	0.9	4.8	4.7	0.97

BAL (3 yrs)				3	1	.750	4.50	22	0	12	0	0	0	32.0	39	21	16	4	17	4	21	0	0	1	148	87	4.56	1.750	11.0	1.1	4.8	5.9	1.24
MIL (1 yr)				2	1	.667	3.89	20	1	8	0	0	2	37.0	31	20	16	3	20	2	15	0	0	2	164	101	4.62	1.378	7.5	0.7	4.9	3.6	0.75

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