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+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	18-30 / in Starts: 17-26
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 165 PAs	20
Actual Runners on Base	88 (40-30-18)
Avg. MLBer w/ 165 PAs	17
Avg. Runners on Base	100 (49-33-17)

Most Driven In
J Maler	4
A Cowens	3
Self	3
D Henderson	2
J Simpson	2
T Cruz	2
L Randle	2
G Gray	1

Most Driven In By
J Cruz	3
Self	3
B Bochte	2
T Bosley	2
T Cruz	1
D Henderson	1
M Castillo	1

1982 Batting Game Log

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1982 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	552	1	Apr 6	SEA	@	MIN	W,11-7	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	8	.57	0.068	.87	0.06%	0.02	C
2	553	2	Apr 7	SEA	@	MIN	L,5-7	GS-9	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.556	.500	1.056	8	.97	0.038	1.52	0.04%	0.58	C
3	554	3	Apr 8	SEA	@	MIN	L,1-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.462	.667	1.128	7	1.14	-0.008	1.68	-0.01%	0.11	C
4	555	4	Apr 9	SEA	@	OAK	L,3-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.375	.533	.908	8	.91	-0.086	1.22	-0.07%	-0.82	C
5	556	5	Apr 11 (1)	SEA	@	OAK	W,6-3	CG(16)	8	6	1	5	2	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.476	.542	.714	1.256	8	2.64	0.757	3.06	0.53%	4.81	C
6	557	7 (1)	Apr 13 susp	SEA	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG(20)	8	7	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.500	.643	1.143	7	2.24	0.257	2.70	0.19%	0.21	C
7	558	8	Apr 14	SEA	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.406	.472	.594	1.066	5	2.32	0.151	2.73	0.11%	0.38	C
8	559	10 (1)	Apr 16	SEA		OAK	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.361	.425	.528	.953	5	.66	-0.062	.57	-0.03%	-2.04	C
9	560	11	Apr 17	SEA		OAK	L,3-10	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.395	.487	.883	5	1.27	-0.084	1.14	-0.05%	-0.94	C
10	561	13 (1)	Apr 19	SEA		CAL	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.395	.487	.883	8						C
11	562	14	Apr 20	SEA		CAL	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.362	.442	.804	7	.94	-0.092	.68	-0.04%	-1.02	C
12	563	15	Apr 21	SEA		CAL	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.326	.392	.478	.870	8	1.22	0.195	1.06	0.10%	1.83	C
13	564	16	Apr 22	SEA		MIN	W,8-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.340	.400	.480	.880	8	.69	0.093	.61	0.05%	1.02	C
14	565	17	Apr 23	SEA		MIN	L,4-12	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.379	.453	.832	8	.77	-0.060	.79	-0.04%	-0.73	C
15	566	18	Apr 24	SEA		MIN	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.321	.377	.446	.823	7	1.37	0.022	1.18	0.01%	0.22	C
16	567	19	Apr 25	SEA		MIN	W,5-4	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.321	.377	.446	.823	8						C
17	568	20	Apr 27	SEA	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG(11)	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.348	.410	.758	7	1.13	-0.149	1.16	-0.09%	-1.65	C
18	569	21	Apr 28	SEA	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.333	.391	.724	8	.25	-0.019	.28	-0.01%	-0.56	C
19	570	22	Apr 29	SEA	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.333	.388	.721	8	.89	0.001	.93	0.00%	0.07	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	571	24 (1)	May 1	SEA	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.271	.329	.371	.700	8	1.42	0.026	1.50	0.02%	0.10	C
21	572	25	May 2	SEA	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.329	.384	.713	9	1.23	-0.016	1.17	-0.01%	-0.05	C
22	573	26	May 3	SEA	@	BAL	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.329	.382	.711	9	.25	-0.020	.22	-0.01%	-0.31	C
23	574	27	May 4	SEA	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.326	.375	.701	9	2.80	0.524	2.10	0.24%	0.78	C
24	575	29 (1)	May 7	SEA		NYY	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.311	.357	.668	9	.70	-0.080	.62	-0.04%	-1.10	C
25	576	30	May 8	SEA		NYY	L,4-9	GS-9	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.301	.345	.646	7	.63	-0.042	.63	-0.03%	-0.48	C
26	577	31	May 9	SEA		NYY	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.292	.333	.625	8	1.60	-0.176	1.47	-0.10%	-0.94	C
27	578	32	May 10	SEA		CLE	W,6-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.300	.372	.672	8	1.44	0.208	1.21	0.11%	2.89	C
28	579	33	May 11	SEA		CLE	L,4-5	9-GF(14)	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.301	.365	.666	3	2.48	-0.019	1.97	-0.01%	-0.20	C
29	580	34	May 12	SEA		CLE	L,5-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.301	.365	.666	8						C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	581	123 (88)	Aug 22	SEA		MIL	L,5-8	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.292	.354	.646	7	1.25	-0.100	.04	0.00%	-0.71	C
31	582	124	Aug 23	SEA		BOS	L,3-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.294	.347	.640	7	.73	-0.014	.01	0.00%	-0.01	C
32	583	125	Aug 24	SEA		BOS	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.313	.385	.697	7	1.10	0.251	.01	0.00%	2.11	C
33	584	128 (2)	Aug 28	SEA		DET	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.259	.310	.407	.718	6	1.99	0.409	.00	0.00%	0.94	C
34	585	130 (1)	Aug 30	SEA	@	MIL	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.311	.405	.716	7	1.14	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.07	C
35	586	131	Aug 31	SEA	@	MIL	L,2-8	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.320	.412	.732	8	.82	0.056	.00	0.00%	0.74	C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
36	587	133 (1)	Sep 3	SEA	@	BOS	L,8-10	GS-6	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.274	.320	.410	.730	7	.97	-0.013	.00	0.00%	0.62	C
37	588	135 (1)	Sep 5	SEA	@	BOS	L,5-6	8-GF(10)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.323	.407	.730	6	.94	-0.024	.00	0.00%	0.10	PH C
38	589	136	Sep 6	SEA		KCR	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.328	.410	.738	8	.66	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.08	C
39	590	137	Sep 7	SEA		KCR	W,5-2	CG	4	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.341	.419	.760	8	.39	0.023	.00	0.00%	0.91	C
40	591	138	Sep 8	SEA		KCR	L,2-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.341	.417	.758	8	.75	-0.012	.00	0.00%	0.04	C
41	592	139	Sep 10	SEA	@	TEX	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.331	.405	.736	8	.55	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.98	C
42	593	142 (2)	Sep 13	SEA	@	KCR	L,0-8	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.324	.396	.720	6	.38	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.50	C
43	594	143	Sep 14	SEA	@	KCR	L,2-5	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.327	.397	.724	6	.99	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.15	PH C
44	595	144	Sep 15	SEA	@	KCR	L,4-5	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.325	.393	.717	8	1.23	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.77	C
45	596	147 (2)	Sep 18	SEA		TEX	L,4-10	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.331	.394	.726	7	.87	0.017	.00	0.00%	0.17	C
46	597	150 (2)	Sep 21	SEA		CHW	W,5-4	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.329	.390	.720	7	1.14	0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.21	C
47	598	152 (1)	Sep 23	SEA		CHW	L,4-12	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.329	.389	.718	7	.37	0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.27	C
48	599	161 (8)	Oct 2	SEA	@	TOR	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.275	.327	.386	.713	6	1.20	-0.149	.00	0.00%	-1.41	C
							18-30		165	153	14	42	8	0	3	20	11	0	7	1	0	0	3	3	2	0	.275	.327	.386	.713		1.20	1.754	.90	0.91%	2.98

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