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Jim Essian
James Sarkis Essian Jr.

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 195 lb.

Debut September 15, 1973
  vs. MON 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 30, 1984
Born January 2, 1951 in Detroit, MI

Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1969. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1973 22 PHI NL   2    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1974 23 PHI NL  17   20    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   1  .100  .182  .100  -21    2   0   0   0   0   1
 1975 24 PHI NL   2    1    1    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   0 1.000 1.000 1.000  449    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1976 25 CHW AL  78  199   20   49   7  0   0   21   2  1  23  28  .246  .326  .281   79   56   5   1   0   1   6
 1977 26 CHW AL 114  322   50   88  18  2  10   44   1  4  52  35  .273  .374  .435  121  140   4   2   1   1   9
 1978 27 OAK AL 126  278   21   62   9  1   3   26   2  1  44  22  .223  .326  .295   81   82  15   3   1   0  12
 1979 28 OAK AL  98  313   34   76  16  0   8   40   0  1  25  29  .243  .295  .371   84  116   3   9   1   2  12
 1980 29 OAK AL  87  285   19   66  11  0   5   29   1  3  30  18  .232  .302  .323   77   92   3   3   0   0  14
 1981 30 CHW AL  27   52    6   16   3  0   0    5   0  1   4   5  .308  .357  .365  111   19   1   0   0   0   2
 1982 31 SEA AL  48  153   14   42   8  0   3   20   2  0  11   7  .275  .327  .386   93   59   0   0   0   1   3
 1983 32 CLE AL  48   93   11   19   4  0   2   11   0  1  16   8  .204  .315  .312   71   29   1   2   0   0   1
 1984 33 OAK AL  63  136   17   32   9  0   2   10   1  1  23  17  .235  .348  .346   99   47   1   1   0   1   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     710 1855  194  453  85  3  33  207   9 13 231 171  .244  .327  .347   90  643  33  21   3   6  63
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        423   44  103  19  1   8   47   2  3  53  39  .244  .327  .347   90  147   8   5   1   1  14
 Career High    126  322   50   88  18  2  10   44   2  4  52  35  .273  .374  .435  121  140  15   9   1   2  14
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1973 22 PHI NL    3    3    0   0.0    98| .000  .265| .000  .334| .000  .394| .000  .728|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1974 23 PHI NL   22   19    0   0.0    98| .100  .267| .182  .340| .100  .386| .282  .725| -21  .000  -3.4  -0.3   0%
 1975 24 PHI NL    2    0    1          99|1.000  .270|1.000  .342|1.000  .390|2.000  .732| 449         0.8   0.1   0%
 1976 25 CHW AL  229  163   19   3.2    87| .246  .257| .326  .322| .281  .363| .607  .684|  79  .394  -4.5  -0.5  66%
 1977 26 CHW AL  381  253   53   5.6   100| .273  .266| .374  .330| .435  .405| .809  .735| 121  .587  11.1   1.1  20%
 1978 27 OAK AL  340  247   28   3.0    89| .223  .254| .326  .318| .295  .374| .621  .692|  81  .343  -4.6  -0.5  66%
 1979 28 OAK AL  352  262   33   3.4    97| .243  .262| .295  .326| .371  .397| .666  .723|  84  .350  -5.9  -0.6   0%
 1980 29 OAK AL  321  242   25   2.8    93| .232  .261| .302  .322| .323  .387| .625  .708|  77  .285  -7.7  -0.8  25%
 1981 30 CHW AL   57   40    6   4.0    87| .308  .254| .357  .318| .365  .369| .722  .687| 111  .493   0.8   0.1   0%
 1982 31 SEA AL  165  114   20   4.7   101| .275  .268| .327  .332| .386  .408| .713  .739|  93  .512  -1.6  -0.2 100%
 1983 32 CLE AL  112   79   10   3.4   101| .204  .270| .315  .333| .312  .408| .627  .740|  71  .369  -3.2  -0.3   0%
 1984 33 OAK AL  162  110   18   4.4    91| .235  .255| .348  .317| .346  .385| .694  .702|  99  .487   1.4   0.1  50%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons     2146 1532  213   3.7    94| .244  .261| .327  .325| .347  .389| .674  .714|  90  .416 -17.6  -1.9  40%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1973 22 PHI NL C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.60 0.00 6.30 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1974 23 PHI NL C 15 37 3 1 1 .976 .985 2.67 5.37 5.74 6.11 5 62.7 1 1 9 2 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.30 9.00 9.90 0 1.0 3B 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 .909 1.00 2.60 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 1975 24 PHI NL C 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.25 4.50 6.08 0 4.0 0 0 0 1 1976 25 CHW AL C 77 319 53 10 10 .974 .981 4.83 4.90 5.87 5.75 64 570.0 2 19 45 37 1B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 8.90 4.50 9.90 0 2.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1977 26 CHW AL C 111 592 62 9 8 .986 .986 5.89 5.06 6.37 6.01 104 924.3 6 40 71 53 3B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.70 3.00 3.00 0 3.0 1978 27 OAK AL C 119 431 78 10 12 .981 .983 4.28 4.86 5.89 5.53 84 778.3 3 14 60 51 1B 3 20 1 0 2 1.000 .991 7.00 8.73 8.22 10.06 3 23.0 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.70 4.50 5.40 0 2.0 DH 1 1979 28 OAK AL C 70 348 57 8 5 .981 .982 5.79 4.69 6.24 5.46 66 584.3 7 31 62 39 3B 10 15 20 1 2 .972 .954 3.50 2.66 3.94 3.07 10 80.0 1B 4 35 2 0 4 1.000 .992 9.25 8.85 9.25 10.07 4 36.0 LF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.80 0.78 2.23 3 23.0 DH 3 1980 29 OAK AL C 68 333 46 5 5 .987 .986 5.57 4.60 5.66 5.48 66 602.7 3 20 40 38 DH 11 1B 1 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 6.00 8.40 18.00 9.90 0 3.0 1981 30 CHW AL C 25 92 9 1 0 .990 .987 4.04 4.76 6.23 5.51 17 146.0 0 8 10 6 3B 2 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 2.50 0.00 3.18 0 1.7 1982 31 SEA AL C 48 282 26 2 1 .994 .988 6.42 4.90 7.28 5.69 43 381.0 1 8 51 9 1983 32 CLE AL C 47 170 14 2 3 .989 .986 3.91 4.76 5.72 5.70 31 289.7 5 7 23 13 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1984 33 OAK AL C 59 229 28 4 6 .985 .987 4.36 5.05 5.83 5.96 44 397.0 1 11 31 25 3B 1 0 2 1 0 .667 .952 2.00 2.20 9.00 2.70 0 2.0 DH 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1974 23 PHI NL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.30 9.00 9.90 0 1.0 1976 25 CHW AL 1B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 8.90 4.50 9.90 0 2.0 1978 27 OAK AL 1B 3 20 1 0 2 1.000 .991 7.00 8.73 8.22 10.06 3 23.0 1979 28 OAK AL 1B 4 35 2 0 4 1.000 .992 9.25 8.85 9.25 10.07 4 36.0 1980 29 OAK AL 1B 1 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 6.00 8.40 18.00 9.90 0 3.0 1978 27 OAK AL 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.70 4.50 5.40 0 2.0 1974 23 PHI NL 3B 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 .909 1.00 2.60 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 1976 25 CHW AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1977 26 CHW AL 3B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.70 3.00 3.00 0 3.0 1979 28 OAK AL 3B 10 15 20 1 2 .972 .954 3.50 2.66 3.94 3.07 10 80.0 1981 30 CHW AL 3B 2 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 2.50 0.00 3.18 0 1.7 1983 32 CLE AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1984 33 OAK AL 3B 1 0 2 1 0 .667 .952 2.00 2.20 9.00 2.70 0 2.0 1973 22 PHI NL C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.60 0.00 6.30 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1974 23 PHI NL C 15 37 3 1 1 .976 .985 2.67 5.37 5.74 6.11 5 62.7 1 1 9 2 1975 24 PHI NL C 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.25 4.50 6.08 0 4.0 0 0 0 1 1976 25 CHW AL C 77 319 53 10 10 .974 .981 4.83 4.90 5.87 5.75 64 570.0 2 19 45 37 1977 26 CHW AL C 111 592 62 9 8 .986 .986 5.89 5.06 6.37 6.01 104 924.3 6 40 71 53 1978 27 OAK AL C 119 431 78 10 12 .981 .983 4.28 4.86 5.89 5.53 84 778.3 3 14 60 51 1979 28 OAK AL C 70 348 57 8 5 .981 .982 5.79 4.69 6.24 5.46 66 584.3 7 31 62 39 1980 29 OAK AL C 68 333 46 5 5 .987 .986 5.57 4.60 5.66 5.48 66 602.7 3 20 40 38 1981 30 CHW AL C 25 92 9 1 0 .990 .987 4.04 4.76 6.23 5.51 17 146.0 0 8 10 6 1982 31 SEA AL C 48 282 26 2 1 .994 .988 6.42 4.90 7.28 5.69 43 381.0 1 8 51 9 1983 32 CLE AL C 47 170 14 2 3 .989 .986 3.91 4.76 5.72 5.70 31 289.7 5 7 23 13 1984 33 OAK AL C 59 229 28 4 6 .985 .987 4.36 5.05 5.83 5.96 44 397.0 1 11 31 25 1978 27 OAK AL DH 1 1979 28 OAK AL DH 3 1980 29 OAK AL DH 11 1984 33 OAK AL DH 1 1979 28 OAK AL LF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.80 0.78 2.23 3 23.0 1979 28 OAK AL OF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.12 0.78 2.47 3 23.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 642 2834 377 52 51 .984 .985 5.00 4.88 6.09 5.70 524 4742.0 29 159 402 274 3B* 18 16 23 3 3 .929 .954 2.17 2.61 3.91 3.05 10 89.7 DH 16 Games not counted in Overall Total below 1B* 11 63 3 0 6 1.000 .992 6.00 8.74 9.14 10.05 7 65.0 LF* 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.80 0.78 2.23 3 23.0 2B* 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.70 4.50 5.40 0 2.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 676 2916 403 55 60 .984 .985 4.91 4.86 6.07 5.70 544 4922
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Sac. Hits
1978 AL-15-7

Sac. Flies
1979 AL-9-7

HOF Standards: Batting - 3.0 (3069) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

August 29, 1969: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.

May 7, 1975: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Barry Bonnell and $150,000 to the Atlanta Braves for Dick Allen and Johnny Oates.

May 15, 1975: Sent by the Atlanta Braves to the Chicago White Sox to complete an earlier deal made on December 3, 1974. The Atlanta Braves sent a player to be named later and cash to the Chicago White Sox for Dick Allen. The Atlanta Braves sent Jim Essian (May 15, 1975) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

March 30, 1978: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Steve Renko to the Oakland Athletics for Pablo Torrealba.

October 31, 1980: Granted Free Agency.

November 20, 1980: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

December 11, 1981: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Rod Allen and Todd Cruz to the Seattle Mariners for Tom Paciorek.

January 21, 1983: Traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later. The Cleveland Indians sent Tom Owens (minors) (May 18, 1983) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.

December 6, 1983: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Oakland Athletics for Luis Quinones.

March 31, 1985: Released by the Oakland Athletics.


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