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+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-13 / in Starts: 7-10
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 57 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	35 (17-13-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 57 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	34 (17-11-5)

Most Driven In
R Kuntz	3
B Almon	1
M Squires	1
L Johnson	0
C Lemon	0

Most Driven In By
B Almon	2
T Bernazard	2
B Molinaro	1
G Pryor	0
H Baines	0

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	525	7 (6)	Apr 19	CHW		BOS	L,4-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						3B
2	526	9 (1)	Apr 23 (1)	CHW		BAL	W,18-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						3B
3	527	10	Apr 23 (2)	CHW		BAL	W,5-3	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	8	1.21	0.033	.78	0.01%	0.25	C
4	528	11	Apr 24	CHW	@	DET	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	8	1.77	-0.071	1.24	-0.03%	-0.71	C
5	529	12	Apr 25	CHW	@	DET	W,4-0	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	3	.24	-0.006	.18	0.00%	-0.10	C
6	530	13	Apr 26	CHW	@	DET	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	8	.47	-0.024	.35	-0.01%	-0.19	C
7	531	14	Apr 27	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538	8	2.10	-0.058	1.60	-0.03%	-0.17	C
8	532	15	Apr 28	CHW	@	BAL	W,8-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.294	.529	8	.35	-0.011	.27	-0.01%	-0.65	C
9	533	16	Apr 29	CHW	@	BAL	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.263	.474	8	.57	-0.028	.45	-0.01%	-0.31	C
10	534	17	Apr 30	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.217	.304	.522	7	.81	-0.020	.61	-0.01%	-0.10	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	535	18	May 1	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-10	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.240	.292	.532	8	.46	-0.007	.33	0.00%	0.10	C
12	536	25 (6)	May 9	CHW		KCR	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.250	.296	.546	8	.51	-0.032	.29	-0.01%	-0.43	C
13	537	36 (10)	May 23	CHW	@	CAL	W,15-4	8-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.276	.357	.633	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	1.79	C
14	538	37	May 24	CHW	@	CAL	W,10-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.267	.345	.611	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.34	PH C
15	539	42 (4)	May 31 (1)	CHW		CAL	L,4-7	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.281	.333	.615	9	.62	-0.011	.72	-0.01%	-0.01	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	540	49 (6)	Jun 7	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.226	.294	.323	.617	8	.87	-0.031	.78	-0.02%	-0.23	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	541	54 (4)	Aug 10	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-1	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.294	.323	.617	3						C
18	542	57 (2)	Aug 13	CHW	@	BOS	L,6-9	GS-6	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.344	.677	9	1.03	0.109	1.31	0.08%	1.19	C
19	543	65 (7)	Aug 22	CHW	@	TOR	W,8-0	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.324	.333	.658	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH C
20	544	66	Aug 23	CHW	@	TOR	W,13-2	8-GF	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.316	.324	.639	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.29	PR C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	545	82 (15)	Sep 9	CHW		SEA	L,1-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.316	.324	.639	5						C
22	546	86 (3)	Sep 13	CHW	@	MIN	L,6-7	GS-8	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.333	.342	.675	8	.58	0.011	.32	0.00%	0.45	C
23	547	88 (1)	Sep 15	CHW	@	SEA	L,4-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.263	.333	.342	.675	5						C
24	548	91 (2)	Sep 19	CHW		OAK	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.333	.341	.675	8	1.41	-0.050	.07	0.00%	-0.40	C
25	549	98 (6)	Sep 26	CHW	@	OAK	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.311	.367	.378	.745	8	.80	0.072	.00	0.00%	0.09	C
26	550	99	Sep 27 (1)	CHW	@	OAK	W,9-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.327	.377	.388	.765	8	.91	-0.042	.00	0.00%	0.21	C
27	551	105 (5)	Oct 3	CHW		MIN	W,5-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.357	.365	.723	7	1.78	-0.123	.00	0.00%	-0.85	C
							14-13		57	52	6	16	3	0	0	5	4	0	5	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	.308	.357	.365	.723		.92	-0.289	.47	-0.04%	-0.92

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