Jim Essian
Born: January 2, 1951, Detroit, MIHeight: 6'2" Weight: 195 Bats: Right Throws: Right
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Batting Statistics Show partial season data Year Team Lg Age G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP 1973 Philadelphia NL 22 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 1974 Philadelphia NL 23 17 20 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .100 .100 .182 1975 Philadelphia NL 24 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1976 Chicago AL 25 78 199 20 49 56 7 0 0 21 5 1 2 1 23 0 1 28 6 .246 .281 .326 1977 Chicago AL 26 114 322 50 88 140 18 2 10 44 4 2 1 4 51 1 1 35 9 .273 .435 .374 1978 Oakland AL 27 126 278 21 62 82 9 1 3 26 15 3 2 1 43 1 0 22 12 .223 .295 .326 1979 Oakland AL 28 98 313 34 76 116 16 0 8 40 3 9 0 1 24 1 2 29 12 .243 .371 .295 1980 Oakland AL 29 87 285 19 66 92 11 0 5 29 3 3 1 3 30 0 0 18 14 .232 .323 .302 1981 Chicago AL 30 27 52 6 16 19 3 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 5 2 .308 .365 .357 1982 Seattle AL 31 48 153 14 42 59 8 0 3 20 0 0 2 0 11 0 1 7 3 .275 .386 .327 1983 Cleveland AL 32 48 93 11 19 29 4 0 2 11 1 2 0 1 16 0 0 8 1 .204 .312 .315 1984 Oakland AL 33 63 136 17 32 47 9 0 2 10 1 1 1 1 23 0 1 17 3 .235 .346 .348 TOTALS 710 1855 194 453 643 85 3 33 207 33 21 9 13 228 3 6 171 63 .244 .347 .327
| Batter data: G: Games played; AB: At bats; R: Runs scored; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage |
Defensive Statistics Year Team Lg POS INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 SB CS PB PkO 1973 Philadelphia NL C 2.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1974 Philadelphia NL C 62.2 5 10 4 15 37 3 1 1 .976 9 2 1 1974 Philadelphia NL 1B 1.0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 1974 Philadelphia NL 3B 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 9.00 1975 Philadelphia NL C 4.0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 1 0 1976 Chicago AL C 570.0 64 13 17 77 319 53 10 10 .974 45 37 2 1976 Chicago AL 1B 2.0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 1976 Chicago AL 3B 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 1977 Chicago AL C 924.1 104 7 12 111 592 62 9 8 .986 71 53 6 1977 Chicago AL 3B 3.0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 1978 Oakland AL C 778.1 84 35 16 119 431 78 10 12 .981 60 51 3 1978 Oakland AL 1B 23.0 3 0 2 3 20 1 0 2 1.000 8.22 1978 Oakland AL 2B 2.0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 1979 Oakland AL C 584.1 66 4 2 70 348 57 8 5 .981 62 39 7 1979 Oakland AL 3B 80.0 10 0 3 10 15 20 1 2 .972 3.94 1979 Oakland AL 1B 36.0 4 0 1 4 35 2 0 4 1.000 9.25 1979 Oakland AL LF 23.0 3 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.78 1980 Oakland AL C 602.2 66 2 2 68 333 46 5 5 .987 40 38 3 1980 Oakland AL 1B 3.0 0 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 1.000 18.00 1981 Chicago AL C 146.0 17 8 8 25 92 9 1 0 .990 10 6 0 1981 Chicago AL 3B 1.2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 1982 Seattle AL C 381.0 43 5 11 48 282 26 2 1 .994 51 9 1 1983 Cleveland AL C 289.2 31 16 13 47 170 14 2 3 .989 23 13 4 1983 Cleveland AL 3B 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 1984 Oakland AL C 397.0 44 15 13 59 229 28 4 6 .985 31 25 1 1984 Oakland AL 3B 2.0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 .667 9.00
| Fielding data: INN: Innings played; GS: Games started; DR+: Games as defensive replacement; DR-: Games replaced on defense; G: Games played; PO: Putouts; A: Assists; E: Errors; DP: Double plays; FP: Fielding percentage; RF9: Plays made per 9 innings; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught Stealing; PB: Passed balls |
Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (August 29, 1969).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Barry Bonnell and $150,000 to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Dick Allen and Johnny Oates (May 7, 1975).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves to Chicago White Sox (May 15, 1975) completing trade in which Atlanta Braves traded cash and a player to be named later to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Dick Allen (December 3, 1974).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Steve Renko to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Pablo Torrealba (March 30, 1978).
- Placed on disabled list by Oakland A's (June 13, 1979)
- Activated by Oakland A's (June 28, 1979)
- Granted free agency (October 31, 1980).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (November 20, 1980).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Todd Cruz and Rod Allen to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Tom Paciorek (December 11, 1981).
- Placed on disabled list by Seattle Mariners, (May 12, 1982).
- Activated by Seattle Mariners, (August 21, 1982).
- Traded by Seattle Mariners to Cleveland Indians in exchange for a player to be named later (January 21, 1983); Seattle Mariners received Tom Owens (May 18, 1983).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Luis Quinones (December 6, 1983).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (March 31, 1985).
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