Mark Gerald Esser
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 190 lb.
Born: April 1, 1956 in Erie, Pennsylvania, US
High Schools: Ketcham HS (Wappingers Falls, NY), Ketcham HS (Poughkeepsie, NY)
School: Miami-Dade College (Miami, FL)
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 20th round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ketcham HS (Poughkeepsie, NY), the Chicago White Sox in the 7th round of the 1976 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Miami-Dade College (Miami, FL) and the Chicago White Sox in the 8th round of the 1977 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Miami-Dade College (Miami, FL).
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 21 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A-Rk | CHW | 6 | 7 | .462 | 6.38 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79.0 | 69 | 62 | 56 | 4 | 66 | 1 | 86 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1.709 | 7.9 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 1.30 | ||
| 1977 | 21 | White Sox | GULF | Rk | CHW | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.50 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.412 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 8.7 | 1.65 | ||
| 1977 | 21 | Appleton | MIDW | A | CHW | 3 | 4 | .429 | 7.80 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.0 | 41 | 44 | 39 | 4 | 46 | 1 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1.933 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 9.2 | 10.6 | 1.15 | ||
| 1978 | 22 | Appleton | MIDW | A | CHW | 9 | 2 | .818 | 4.29 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 84.0 | 67 | 49 | 40 | 11 | 59 | 0 | 109 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1.500 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 6.3 | 11.7 | 1.85 | ||
| 1979 | 23 | Iowa | AA | AAA | CHW | 1 | 5 | .167 | 6.62 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 68.0 | 70 | 55 | 50 | 10 | 61 | 1 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1.926 | 9.3 | 1.3 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 0.98 | ||
| 1980 | 24 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | AAA-AA-A | CHW | 10 | 12 | .455 | 3.87 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 149.0 | 134 | 80 | 64 | 15 | 97 | 0 | 101 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1.550 | 8.1 | 0.9 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 1.04 | ||
| 1980 | 24 | Appleton | MIDW | A | CHW | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.22 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 37.0 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 8.3 | 2.43 | ||
| 1980 | 24 | Glens Falls | EL | AA | CHW | 3 | 5 | .375 | 5.14 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49.0 | 51 | 31 | 28 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.673 | 9.4 | 0.9 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 0.84 | ||
| 1980 | 24 | Iowa | AA | AAA | CHW | 3 | 7 | .300 | 4.43 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63.0 | 60 | 38 | 31 | 10 | 52 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1.778 | 8.6 | 1.4 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 0.79 | ||
| 1982 | 26 | Glens Falls | EL | AA | CHW | 1 | 1 | .500 | 6.51 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.2 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.807 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 9.8 | 4.2 | 0.43 | |
| 5 Seasons | 27 | 27 | .500 | 5.08 | 136 | 51 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 407.2 | 360 | 269 | 230 | 44 | 313 | 3 | 369 | 22 | 2 | 35 | 1.651 | 7.9 | 1.0 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 1.18 | ||||||
| A (3 seasons) | A | 16 | 6 | .727 | 4.55 | 58 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 166.0 | 131 | 104 | 84 | 15 | 119 | 1 | 196 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 1.506 | 7.1 | 0.8 | 6.5 | 10.6 | 1.65 | ||||||
| AA (2 seasons) | AA | 4 | 6 | .400 | 5.63 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76.2 | 71 | 54 | 48 | 9 | 61 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.722 | 8.3 | 1.1 | 7.2 | 4.6 | 0.64 | |||||
| AAA (2 seasons) | AAA | 4 | 12 | .250 | 5.56 | 54 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 131.0 | 130 | 93 | 81 | 20 | 113 | 1 | 101 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 1.855 | 8.9 | 1.4 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 0.89 | ||||||
| Rk (1 season) | Rk | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.50 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.412 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 8.7 | 1.65 | ||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 21 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | Rk-A | CHW | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1977 | 21 | White Sox | GULF | Rk | CHW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1977 | 21 | Appleton | MIDW | A | CHW | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1978 | 22 | Appleton | MIDW | A | CHW | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1979 | 23 | Iowa | AA | AAA | CHW | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1980 | 24 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | A-AA-AAA | CHW | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1980 | 24 | Appleton | MIDW | A | CHW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1980 | 24 | Glens Falls | EL | AA | CHW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1980 | 24 | Iowa | AA | AAA | CHW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1982 | 26 | Glens Falls | EL | AA | CHW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 5 Seasons | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| A (3 seasons) | A | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| AA (2 seasons) | AA | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| AAA (2 seasons) | AAA | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Rk (1 season) | Rk | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | lgCS% | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 21 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A-Rk | CHW | P | 18 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.61 | |||
| 1977 | 21 | White Sox | GULF | Rk | CHW | P | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.50 | |||
| 1977 | 21 | Appleton | MIDW | A | CHW | P | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.67 | |||
| 1978 | 22 | Appleton | MIDW | A | CHW | P | 41 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 0.22 | |||
| 1979 | 23 | Iowa | AA | AAA | CHW | P | 43 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 0.21 | |||
| 1980 | 24 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | AAA-AA-A | CHW | P | 25 | 25 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 3 | .960 | 0.96 | |||
| 1980 | 24 | Appleton | MIDW | A | CHW | P | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.80 | |||
| 1980 | 24 | Glens Falls | EL | AA | CHW | P | 9 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 0.89 | |||
| 1980 | 24 | Iowa | AA | AAA | CHW | P | 11 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.09 | |||
| 1982 | 26 | Glens Falls | EL | AA | CHW | P | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.44 | |||
| 5 Seasons | 136 | 60 | 19 | 38 | 3 | 3 | .950 | 0.42 | |||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 21 | Appleton Foxes | Midwest League | A | CHW | |||
| 1977 | 21 | GCL White Sox | Gulf Coast League | Rk | CHW | |||
| 1978 | 22 | Appleton Foxes | Midwest League | A | CHW | |||
| 1979 | 23 | Iowa Oaks | American Association | AAA | CHW | |||
| 1979 | 23 | Chicago White Sox | American League | MLB | CHW | 1 | 1979-04-22 | 1979-04-29 |
| 1980 | 24 | Iowa Oaks | American Association | AAA | CHW | |||
| 1980 | 24 | Glens Falls White Sox | Eastern League | AA | CHW | |||
| 1980 | 24 | Appleton Foxes | Midwest League | A | CHW | |||
| 1982 | 26 | Glens Falls White Sox | Eastern League | AA | CHW |
Sabr ID: 7a1d5408
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