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Jim Essian
James Sarkis Essian Jr.
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: January 2, 1951 in Detroit, MI
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1969. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1973
Final Game: September 30, 1984
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1973 22 PHI NL 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1974 23 PHI NL 17 22 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .100 .182 .100 .282 -21 2 1 0 0 0 0 2/35
1975 24 PHI NL 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 449 1 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1976 25 CHW AL 78 229 199 20 49 7 0 0 21 2 1 23 28 .246 .326 .281 .607 79 56 6 1 5 1 0 2/35
1977 26 CHW AL 114 381 322 50 88 18 2 10 44 1 4 52 35 .273 .374 .435 .809 121 140 9 1 4 2 1 *2/5
1978 27 OAK AL 126 340 278 21 62 9 1 3 26 2 1 44 22 .223 .326 .295 .621 81 82 12 0 15 3 1 *2/34D
1979 28 OAK AL 98 352 313 34 76 16 0 8 40 0 1 25 29 .243 .295 .371 .666 84 116 12 2 3 9 1 25/37D
1980 29 OAK AL 87 321 285 19 66 11 0 5 29 1 3 30 18 .232 .302 .323 .625 77 92 14 0 3 3 0 2D/3
1981 30 CHW AL 27 57 52 6 16 3 0 0 5 0 1 4 5 .308 .357 .365 .723 111 19 2 0 1 0 0 2/5
1982 31 SEA AL 48 165 153 14 42 8 0 3 20 2 0 11 7 .275 .327 .386 .713 93 59 3 1 0 0 0 2
1983 32 CLE AL 48 112 93 11 19 4 0 2 11 0 1 16 8 .204 .315 .312 .627 71 29 1 0 1 2 0 2/5
1984 33 OAK AL 63 162 136 17 32 9 0 2 10 1 1 23 17 .235 .348 .346 .693 99 47 3 1 1 1 0 2/5D
12 Seasons 710 2146 1855 194 453 85 3 33 207 9 13 231 171 .244 .327 .347 .673 90 643 63 6 33 21 3
162 Game Avg. 162 490 423 44 103 19 1 8 47 2 3 53 39 .244 .327 .347 .673 90 147 14 1 8 5 1
OAK (4 yrs) 374 1175 1012 91 236 45 1 18 105 4 6 122 86 .233 .313 .333 .646 84 337 41 3 22 16 2
PHI (3 yrs) 21 27 24 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 .125 .222 .125 .347 -2 3 1 0 0 0 0
CHW (3 yrs) 219 667 573 76 153 28 2 10 70 3 6 79 68 .267 .356 .375 .731 106 215 17 2 10 3 1
CLE (1 yr) 48 112 93 11 19 4 0 2 11 0 1 16 8 .204 .315 .312 .627 71 29 1 0 1 2 0
SEA (1 yr) 48 165 153 14 42 8 0 3 20 2 0 11 7 .275 .327 .386 .713 93 59 3 1 0 0 0
AL (9 yrs) 689 2119 1831 192 450 85 3 33 206 9 13 228 169 .246 .328 .350 .677 91 640 62 6 33 21 3
NL (3 yrs) 21 27 24 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 .125 .222 .125 .347 -2 3 1 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1973 PHI NL 22 C 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 6.30 5.60 0 0 0 0
1974 PHI NL 23 C 15 5 62.2 41 37 3 1 1 .976 -1.0 -19.1 -1 5.74 2.67 .985 6.12 5.37 1 1 9 2 18%
1974 PHI NL 23 1B 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.00 1.00 1.000 9.90 8.30
1974 PHI NL 23 3B 1 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 0.3 360.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 .900 2.70 2.60
1975 PHI NL 24 C 2 0 4.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.0 300.0 1 4.50 1.00 1.000 6.08 5.25 0 0 0 1 100%
1976 CHW AL 25 C 77 64 570.0 382 319 53 10 10 .974 5.0 10.5 5 5.87 4.83 .981 5.75 4.90 2 19 45 37 45%
1976 CHW AL 25 1B 2 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.50 0.50 1.000 9.90 8.90
1976 CHW AL 25 3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.60
1977 CHW AL 26 C 111 104 924.1 663 592 62 9 8 .986 1.0 1.3 1 6.37 5.89 .986 6.01 5.06 6 40 71 53 43%
1977 CHW AL 26 3B 2 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.00 0.50 1.000 3.00 2.70
1978 OAK AL 27 C 119 84 778.1 519 431 78 10 12 .981 10.0 15.4 10 5.89 4.28 .983 5.53 4.86 3 14 60 51 46%
1978 OAK AL 27 1B 3 3 23.0 21 20 1 0 2 1.000 -0.2 -10.4 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 8.22 7.00 .990 10.06 8.73
1978 OAK AL 27 2B 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 5.40 4.70
1978 OAK AL 27 DH 1
1979 OAK AL 28 C 70 66 584.1 413 348 57 8 5 .981 0.0 0.0 0 6.24 5.79 .982 5.46 4.69 7 31 62 39 39%
1979 OAK AL 28 3B 10 10 80.0 36 15 20 1 2 .972 0.3 4.5 0.3 -1.3 1.6 0 3.94 3.50 .953 3.07 2.66
1979 OAK AL 28 1B 4 4 36.0 37 35 2 0 4 1.000 -0.9 -30.0 -0.9 -0.5 -0.4 0 9.25 9.25 .992 10.07 8.85
1979 OAK AL 28 LF 4 3 23.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -36.5 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 0.78 0.50 1.000 2.23 1.80
1979 OAK AL 28 OF 4 3 23.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -36.5 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 0.78 0.50 1.000 2.47 2.12
1979 OAK AL 28 DH 3
1980 OAK AL 29 C 68 66 602.2 384 333 46 5 5 .987 9.0 17.9 9 5.66 5.57 .986 5.48 4.60 3 20 40 38 49%
1980 OAK AL 29 DH 11
1980 OAK AL 29 1B 1 0 3.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 80.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 18.00 6.00 1.000 9.90 8.40
1981 CHW AL 30 C 25 17 146.0 102 92 9 1 0 .990 -2.0 -16.4 -2 6.23 4.04 .987 5.51 4.76 0 8 10 6 38%
1981 CHW AL 30 3B 2 0 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 .000 -0.6 -432.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 0.00 0.00 1.000 3.24 2.50
1982 SEA AL 31 C 48 43 381.0 310 282 26 2 1 .994 -5.0 -15.7 -5 7.28 6.42 .988 5.69 4.90 1 8 51 9 15%
1983 CLE AL 32 C 47 31 289.2 186 170 14 2 3 .989 0.0 0.0 0 5.72 3.91 .986 5.70 4.76 5 7 23 13 36%
1983 CLE AL 32 3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.60
1984 OAK AL 33 C 59 44 397.0 261 229 28 4 6 .985 4.0 12.1 4 5.83 4.36 .987 5.96 5.05 1 11 31 25 45%
1984 OAK AL 33 3B 1 0 2.0 3 0 2 1 0 .667 -0.3 -180.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 9.00 2.00 .967 2.70 2.20
1984 OAK AL 33 DH 1
12 Seasons C 642 524 4742.0 3263 2834 377 52 51 .984 22.0 5.6 22 6.09 5.00 .985 5.70 4.88 29 159 402 274 41%
7 Seasons 3B 18 10 89.2 42 16 23 3 3 .929 -0.4 -5.4 -0.4 -1.3 0.9 0 3.91 2.17 .955 3.05 2.61
4 Seasons DH 16
5 Seasons 1B 11 7 65.0 66 63 3 0 6 1.000 -0.9 -16.6 -0.9 -0.3 -0.6 0 9.14 6.00 .992 10.05 8.74
1 Season LF 4 3 23.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -36.5 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 0.78 0.50 1.000 2.23 1.80
1 Season OF 4 3 23.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -36.5 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 0.78 0.50 1.000 2.47 2.12
1 Season 2B 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 5.40 4.70
12 Seasons TOT 676 544 4921.2 3374 2916 403 55 60 .984 19.9 4.9 -2.1 -2.3 0.2 0 0 22 6.07 4.91 .968 5.70 4.86 29 159 402 274 41%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

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Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1978 AL--15--7th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1979 AL--9--7th

                           

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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 a player to be named later and 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 . 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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