Jim Essian

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: January 2, 1951 in Detroit, MI us

High School: Troy HS (Troy, IL)

School: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Debut: September 15, 1973 (Age 22-256d, 13,450th in major league history)
vs. MON 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1984 (Age 33-272d)
vs. KCR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1976 season

Agents: Jim Andary

Full Name: James Sarkis Essian

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.9

1855

453

.244

194

RBI

207

OBP

.327

SLG

.347

OPS

.673

OPS+

Summary of 33 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 4 tying, 5 go ahead

4 Tms
OAK	18
CHW	10
SEA	3
CLE	2

Platoon
vs LHP	17
vs RHP	16

Home/Road
Home	22
Away	11

Outs
2	18
0	9
1	6

11 Opps
MIN	7
BOS	3
CLE	3
CAL	3
SEA	3
NYY	3
BAL	3
DET	3
TOR	3
TEX	1
CHW	1

31 Pitchers
Paul Thormodsgard	3
John Bohnet	1
Brad Havens	1
Pat Underwood	1
Paul Mirabella	1
Tom Underwood	1
Jack Billingham	1
Ed Vande Berg	1
Steve Trout	1
Jeff Holly	1
Ron Schueler	1
Fergie Jenkins	1
Mike Witt	1
Dan Spillner	1
Mike Torrez	1
Mike Flanagan	1
Ken Brett	1
Don Hood	1
Bill Lee	1
Ron Guidry	1
Tom Johnson	1
Ross Grimsley	1
Mike Willis	1
Tom House	1
Curt Kaufman	1
Dave Stieb	1
Mike Bacsik	1
John Montague	1
Jack Morris	1
Scott McGregor	1
Steve Stone	1

10 Parks
RingCentral Col (OAK)	13
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	6
Metrop. Stad (MIN)	4
Angel Stad (ANA)	2
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	2
Kingdome (SEA)	2
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
ClevelandStd (CLE)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	24

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	33

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	19
1--	7
-2-	4
123	1
--3	1
-23	1

50 RBI
RISP	7
0 on	19
1 on	12
2 on	1
3 on	1
Any on	14

Inning
1	1
2	5
3	5
4	4
5	7
6	5
7	3
8	1
9	2

1-3	11
4-6	16
7-end	6

RelScore
+4..	5
+3	3
+2	2
+1	6
Tied	4
-1	4
-2	2
-3	4
-4..	3

Ahead	16
Tied	4
Behind	13

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
C	30
1B	2
LF	1

OrderPos
9th	11
8th	8
3rd	4
6th	4
7th	3
5th	3

Leverage
High Lev	4
Medium Lev	10
Low Lev	19

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1977-04-13	CHW		BOS	Fergie Jenkins	tied 0-0	b 3	1	---	1	9	2	0.119	65%		Home Run
2	2	2	1	1977-05-01	CHW		TEX	Mike Bacsik	ahead 6-1	b 1	1	-2-	2	9	2	0.044	96%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Lemon Scores
3	3	3	1	1977-06-24	CHW	@	MIN	Paul Thormodsgard	behind 2-5	t 5	1	---	1	9	2	0.079	22%		Home Run (Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	1977-06-25	CHW	@	MIN	Ron Schueler	ahead 5-1	t 6	1	---	1	9	2	0.037	95%		Home Run (Deep LF)
5	5	5	1	1977-06-26	CHW	@	MIN	Tom Johnson	behind 8-15	t 5	0	---	1	9	2	0.015	4%		Home Run (Deep LF)
6	6	6	1	1977-06-27	CHW		SEA	Tom House	ahead 9-3	b 7	2	---	1	9	2	0.004	100%		Home Run
7	7	7	1	1977-07-03 (2)	CHW		MIN	Jeff Holly	ahead 5-2	b 4	2	1--	2	9	2	0.091	94%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Brohamer Scores
8	8	8	1	1977-08-09	CHW		SEA	John Montague	ahead 8-2	b 3	2	---	1	9	2	0.018	97%		Home Run
9	9	9	1	1977-09-09	CHW	@	CAL	Ken Brett	ahead 1-0	t 2	2	---	1	9	2	0.103	68%		Home Run (Deep LF)
10	10	10	1	1977-09-13	CHW		MIN	Paul Thormodsgard	ahead 1-0	b 2	1	1--	2	9	2	0.153	81%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Bannister Scores
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	1978-04-17	OAK	@	MIN	Paul Thormodsgard	ahead 4-2	t 3	2	1--	2	6	2	0.152	85%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Revering Scores
12	12	2	1	1978-05-05	OAK		DET	Jack Billingham	ahead 1-0	b 4	2	1--	2	8	2	0.188	86%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Revering Scores
13	13	3	1	1978-09-01	OAK	@	BOS	Bill Lee	ahead 4-1	t 8	0	---	1	5	2	0.036	96%		Home Run
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1979-05-02	OAK		BOS	Mike Torrez	behind 0-1	b 7	0	---	1	8	2	0.230	59%		Home Run
15	15	2	1	1979-06-02	OAK		DET	Jack Morris	behind 0-2	b 5	2	---	1	8	2	0.123	35%		Home Run (Deep LF)
16	16	3	1	1979-06-10	OAK		TOR	Mike Willis	ahead 4-0	b 5	2	123	4	6	2	0.054	99%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to LF; D. Murphy Scores; L. Murray Scores; D. Bryant Scores
17	17	4	1	1979-07-07	OAK		NYY	Don Hood	behind 2-5	b 5	2	---	1	3	3	0.087	23%		Home Run (Deep LF)
18	18	5	1	1979-07-09	OAK		BAL	Mike Flanagan	behind 0-6	b 6	2	---	1	6	2	0.016	3%		Home Run (Deep LF)
19	19	6	1	1979-07-10	OAK		BAL	Steve Stone	ahead 2-0	b 3	2	---	1	5	3	0.083	83%		Home Run (Deep LF)
20	20	7	1	1979-07-21	OAK	@	NYY	Ron Guidry	behind 1-10	t 6	2	-2-	2	5	2	0.005	1%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Heath Scores
21	21	8	1	1979-08-28	OAK	@	TOR	Dave Stieb	behind 0-1	t 5	2	-23	3	3	7	0.339	72%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Picciolo Scores; R. Henderson Scores
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	1980-06-13 (2)	OAK		NYY	Tom Underwood	behind 0-1	b 2	2	---	1	7	2	0.120	51%		Home Run (Deep LF)
23	23	2	1	1980-07-18	OAK		CLE	Dan Spillner	tied 0-0	b 2	2	1--	2	7	2	0.209	73%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. Gross Scores
24	24	3	1	1980-07-20	OAK		CLE	Ross Grimsley	ahead 1-0	b 4	0	---	1	3	2	0.105	80%		Home Run (Deep LF)
25	25	4	1	1980-07-28	OAK	@	TOR	Paul Mirabella	behind 1-2	t 4	0	---	1	3	2	0.121	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
26	26	5	1	1980-09-24	OAK		CHW	Steve Trout	ahead 1-0	b 2	2	-2-	2	8	2	0.166	82%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Newman Scores
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
27	27	1	1	1982-04-08	SEA	@	MIN	Brad Havens	behind 0-3	t 7	0	---	1	7	2	0.078	18%		Home Run
28	28	2	1	1982-05-10	SEA		CLE	John Bohnet	behind 0-3	b 5	1	1--	2	8	2	0.186	38%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Cowens Scores
29	29	3	1	1982-08-28	SEA		DET	Pat Underwood	behind 1-3	b 9	0	--3	2	6	2	0.410	64%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Gray Scores
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	1983-08-04	CLE		BAL	Scott McGregor	tied 0-0	b 3	0	-2-	2	9	2	0.141	76%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Franco Scores
31	31	2	1	1983-08-29	CLE	@	CAL	Mike Witt	ahead 3-0	t 6	2	1--	2	8	2	0.094	95%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Vukovich Scores
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	1984-04-14	OAK		CAL	Curt Kaufman	tied 3-3	b 9	0	---	1	8	2	0.372	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run
33	33	2	1	1984-08-05	OAK		SEA	Ed Vande Berg	ahead 4-3	b 6	2	---	1	8	2	0.121	84%		Home Run