Jim Essian

Positions: Catcher, First Baseman and Leftfielder

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)

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

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1969	18		2 Teams	AZIL	WRk	KCR	32	80	74	8	19	3	1	1	6	1	0	6	24					27		0	0	0
1969	18	-2.6	Mesa	AZIL	WRk		18
1969	18	-2.6	Royals	AZIL	WRk	KCR	14
1970	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-Rk	PHI	71	257	238	36	71	17	2	11	50	3	2	15	32	.298	.350	.525	.875	125		4	0	0
1970	19	-2.1	Spartanburg	WCRS	A	PHI	35	125	119	19	35	8	2	6	20	3	1	4	14	.294	.328	.546	.874	65		2	0	0
1970	19	-0.1	Pulaski	APPY	Rk	PHI	36	132	119	17	36	9	0	5	30	0	1	11	18	.303	.371	.504	.875	60		2	0	0
1971	20	-2.3	Peninsula	CARL	A	PHI	131	499	429	54	107	20	0	12	46	9	4	62	91	.249	.347	.380	.727	163		4	0	4
1972	21	-1.8	Reading	EL	AA	PHI	96	362	312	45	79	14	1	4	33	1	2	45	30	.253	.345	.343	.688	107		0	3	2
1973	22	-0.7	Reading	EL	AA	PHI	105	407	315	58	92	15	5	10	55	7	4	82	44	.292	.442	.467	.909	147		5	2	3
1973	22	-5.3	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1974	23	-2.1	Toledo	IL	AAA	PHI	58	220	181	24	51	4	0	5	24	3	4	30	17	.282	.384	.387	.771	70		2	4	3
1974	23	-4.1	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	17	22	20	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.100	.182	.100	.282	2	1	0	0	0	0
1975	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	SDP	52	202	165	19	34	4	0	3	11	1	0	32	23	.206	.340	.285	.625	47		2	2	1
1975	24	-1.0	Hawaii	PCL	AAA	SDP	40	153	129	14	27	2	0	2	9	1	0	21	16	.209	.327	.271	.598	35		2	0	1
1975	24	1.1	Reading	EL	AA	PHI	12	49	36	5	7	2	0	1	2	0	0	11	7	.194	.383	.333	.716	12		0	2	0
1975	24	-3.2	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	0	0	0
1976	25	-2.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	78	229	199	20	49	7	0	0	21	2	1	23	28	.246	.326	.281	.607	56	6	1	5	1	0
1977	26	-1.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	114	381	322	50	88	18	2	10	44	1	4	52	35	.273	.374	.435	.809	140	9	1	4	2	1
1978	27	-0.5	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	126	340	278	21	62	9	1	3	26	2	1	44	22	.223	.326	.295	.621	82	12	0	15	3	1
1979	28	0.2	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	98	352	313	34	76	16	0	8	40	0	1	25	29	.243	.295	.371	.666	116	12	2	3	9	1
1980	29	1.0	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	87	321	285	19	66	11	0	5	29	1	3	30	18	.232	.302	.323	.625	92	14	0	3	3	0
1981	30	1.3	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	27	57	52	6	16	3	0	0	5	0	1	4	5	.308	.357	.365	.723	19	2	0	1	0	0
1982	31	6.3	Salt Lake City	PCL	AAA	SEA	10	34	31	1	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	.226	.273	.258	.531	8		0	1	0	0
1982	31	2.2	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	48	165	153	14	42	8	0	3	20	2	0	11	7	.275	.327	.386	.713	59	3	1	0	0	0
1983	32	3.2	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	48	112	93	11	19	4	0	2	11	0	1	16	8	.204	.315	.312	.627	29	1	0	1	2	0
1984	33	4.3	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	63	162	136	17	32	9	0	2	10	1	1	23	17	.235	.348	.346	.693	47	3	1	1	1	0
1985	34	11.9	Miami	FLOR	A		28	93	75	8	15	0	0	0	6	2	1	16	10	.200	.341	.200	.541	15		0	2	0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (12 seasons)					Majors		710	2146	1855	194	453	85	3	33	207	9	13	231	171	.244	.327	.347	.673	643	63	6	33	21	3
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		551	2074	1746	245	456	75	8	45	226	26	17	284	247	.261	.368	.391	.758	682		17	14	13	0
Other (1 season)					Other		32
All Levels (17 Seasons)							1293	4220	3601	439	909	160	11	78	433	35	30	515	418					1325		23	47	34	3

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		108	407	341	39	85	7	0	7	34	4	4	53	33	.249	.353	.331	.685	113		4	5	4	0
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		213	818	663	108	178	31	6	15	90	8	6	138	81	.269	.396	.401	.797	266		5	7	5
A (3 seasons)					Minors		194	717	623	81	157	28	2	18	72	14	6	82	115	.252	.343	.390	.733	243		6	2	4	0
Rk (1 season)					Minors		36	132	119	17	36	9	0	5	30	0	1	11	18	.303	.371	.504	.875	60		2	0	0