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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 13	OAK		MIN	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	C
2	7 (2)	Apr 16	OAK		SEA	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
3	9 (1)	Apr 19	OAK		CAL	W,3-1	GS	12	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	23 (13)	May 4 (1)	OAK		DET	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	6	3	0	9	0	C
5	27 (3)	May 7	OAK		CLE	L,1-2	CG	31	9.0	7	3	0	10	0	C
6	31 (3)	May 14	OAK	@	DET	L,5-6	GS	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
7	35 (3)	May 19	OAK	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	49	10.2	8	0	0	8	0	C
8	39 (3)	May 23	OAK		TEX	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
9	42 (2)	May 26	OAK		KCR	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	54 (11)	Jun 9	OAK		BAL	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
11	58 (3)	Jun 13 (2)	OAK		NYY	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
12	61 (2)	Jun 16	OAK	@	BOS	W,11-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
13	67 (5)	Jun 22	OAK	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
14	69 (1)	Jun 24	OAK		MIL	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
15	73 (3)	Jun 29	OAK		CHW	L,0-3	GF	6	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	77 (3)	Jul 3	OAK	@	MIL	W,7-5		13	3.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
17	83 (5)	Jul 10 (2)	OAK		CAL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	C
18	86 (2)	Jul 13	OAK	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	60	13.1	9	2	0	11	1	C
19	90 (3)	Jul 18	OAK		CLE	W,9-1	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
20	91	Jul 19	OAK		CLE	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
21	92	Jul 20	OAK		CLE	W,6-5	CG	52	14.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
22	93	Jul 21	OAK		TOR	L,0-1	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
23	94	Jul 22 (1)	OAK		TOR	L,2-6	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH C
24	95	Jul 22 (2)	OAK		TOR	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
25	96	Jul 23	OAK		TOR	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
26	97	Jul 25	OAK	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
27	98	Jul 26	OAK	@	DET	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	3	1	1	5	0	C
28	101 (2)	Jul 28	OAK	@	TOR	W,5-3	CG	26	7.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
29	102	Jul 29	OAK	@	TOR	W,6-5	CG	50	12.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	104 (1)	Aug 1	OAK	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
31	106 (1)	Aug 3 (2)	OAK	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
32	107	Aug 4	OAK		MIN	W,11-2	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
33	108	Aug 5	OAK		MIN	W,3-2	CG	30	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
34	109	Aug 6	OAK		MIN	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
35	110	Aug 8	OAK		SEA	L,1-2	CG	43	10.0	3	1	0	4	1	C
36	111	Aug 9	OAK		SEA	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
37	113 (1)	Aug 10 (2)	OAK		SEA	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
38	114	Aug 12	OAK	@	MIN	L,2-3	CG	31	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	C
39	115	Aug 13	OAK	@	MIN	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
40	116	Aug 14	OAK	@	MIN	W,2-1	CG	40	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
41	121 (4)	Aug 20	OAK		BOS	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
42	122	Aug 21	OAK		BOS	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
43	123	Aug 22	OAK		BAL	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
44	124	Aug 23	OAK		BAL	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
45	125	Aug 24	OAK		BAL	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	4	1	2	7	1	C
46	126	Aug 25	OAK		NYY	W,9-1	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
47	127	Aug 26	OAK		NYY	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
48	128	Aug 28	OAK	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
49	130 (1)	Aug 30	OAK	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
50	131	Aug 31	OAK	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	12	1	0	13	1	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	133 (1)	Sep 2	OAK	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
52	134	Sep 3	OAK	@	NYY	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
53	135	Sep 4	OAK	@	BAL	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
54	136	Sep 5	OAK	@	BAL	L,7-8	CG	39	8.2	8	0	0	8	0	C
55	140 (3)	Sep 9	OAK		TEX	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
56	141	Sep 10	OAK		TEX	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
57	143 (1)	Sep 13	OAK		KCR	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
58	144	Sep 14	OAK		KCR	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
59	145	Sep 15	OAK	@	TEX	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
60	150 (4)	Sep 20	OAK	@	KCR	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
61	152 (1)	Sep 23	OAK		CHW	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	C
62	153	Sep 24	OAK		CHW	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
63	154	Sep 25	OAK		CHW	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	3	3	1	7	0	C
64	155	Sep 26	OAK		MIL	L,7-10	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
65	157 (1)	Sep 28	OAK		MIL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
66	158	Sep 30	OAK	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
67	159	Oct 1	OAK	@	CHW	W,11-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
68	161 (1)	Oct 4	OAK	@	MIL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
69	162	Oct 5	OAK	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	61	14.2	11	2	0	13	1	C
							69gm		605.2	339	46	5	390	5