Jim Essian Stats

Jim Essian was born on Tuesday, January 2, 1951, in Detroit, Michigan. Essian was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 15, 1973, with the Philadelphia Phillies. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jim Essian baseball stats page.
"I wanted to go into my home run trot (after hitting his first Major League home run), but then I realized I didn't have one." - Jim Essian (1977)

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Jim Essian

Jim Essian Autograph on a 1985 Topps (#472)

Jim Essian Autograph on a 1985 Topps (#472)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   James Sarkis Essian, Jr.
Nickname:   Jim
Born On:   01-02-1951
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Detroit, Michigan
Zodiac:   Capricorn
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   09-15-1973 (Age 22)
Last Game:   09-30-1984
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Jim Essian

Jim Essian Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Jim Essian

Jim Essian Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1973 Phillies 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1974 Phillies 17 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .100 .182 .100
1975 Phillies 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000
1976 White Sox 78 199 20 49 7 0 0 0 21 23 0 28 5 1 1 6 .246 .326 .281
1977 White Sox 114 322 50 88 18 2 10 0 44 52 1 35 4 2 1 9 .273 .374 .435
1978 Athletics 126 278 21 62 9 1 3 0 26 44 1 22 15 3 0 12 .223 .326 .295
1979 Athletics 98 313 34 76 16 0 8 1 40 25 1 29 3 9 2 12 .243 .295 .371
1980 Athletics 87 285 19 66 11 0 5 0 29 30 0 18 3 3 0 14 .232 .302 .323
1981 White Sox 27 52 6 16 3 0 0 0 5 4 0 5 1 0 0 2 .308 .357 .365
1982 Mariners 48 153 14 42 8 0 3 0 20 11 0 7 0 0 1 3 .275 .327 .386
1983 Indians 48 93 11 19 4 0 2 0 11 16 0 8 1 2 0 1 .204 .315 .312
1984 Athletics 63 136 17 32 9 0 2 0 10 23 0 17 1 1 1 3 .235 .348 .346
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 710 1,855 194 453 85 3 33 1 207 231 3 171 33 21 6 63 .244 .327 .347
Jim Essian

Jim Essian Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1973 Phillies C 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - .000 0.00 -
1974 Phillies 1B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1974 Phillies 3B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1974 Phillies C 15 - - 41 2.7 40 37 3 1 1 1 - - .976 0.00 -
1975 Phillies C 2 - - 2 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1976 White Sox 1B 2 - - 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1976 White Sox 3B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1976 White Sox C 77 - - 382 5.0 372 319 53 10 10 2 - - .974 0.00 -
1977 White Sox 3B 2 - - 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1977 White Sox C 111 - - 663 6.0 654 592 62 9 8 6 - - .986 0.00 -
1978 Athletics 1B 3 - - 21 7.0 21 20 1 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1978 Athletics 2B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1978 Athletics C 119 - - 519 4.4 509 431 78 10 12 3 - - .981 0.00 -
1979 Athletics 1B 4 - - 37 9.3 37 35 2 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1979 Athletics 3B 10 - - 36 3.6 35 15 20 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 -
1979 Athletics C 70 - - 413 5.9 405 348 57 8 5 7 - - .981 0.00 -
1979 Athletics OF 4 - - 2 0.5 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1980 Athletics 1B 1 - - 6 6.0 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1980 Athletics C 68 - - 384 5.6 379 333 46 5 5 3 - - .987 0.00 -
1981 White Sox 3B 2 - - 1 0.5 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1981 White Sox C 25 - - 102 4.1 101 92 9 1 0 0 - - .990 0.00 -
1982 Mariners C 48 - - 310 6.5 308 282 26 2 1 1 - - .994 0.00 -
1983 Indians 3B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1983 Indians C 47 - - 186 4.0 184 170 14 2 3 5 - - .989 0.00 -
1984 Athletics 3B 1 - - 3 3.0 2 0 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 0.00 -
1984 Athletics C 59 - - 261 4.4 257 229 28 4 6 1 - - .985 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
C Totals 642 0 0 3,263 5.1 3,211 2,834 377 52 51 29 n/a n/a .984 0.00 --
3B Totals 18 0 0 42 2.3 39 16 23 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .929 0.00 --
1B Totals 11 0 0 66 6.0 66 63 3 0 6 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
OF Totals 4 0 0 2 0.5 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
2B Totals 1 0 0 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
12 Years 692 - 0 3,374 4.9 3,319 2,916 403 55 60 29 n/a n/a .984 0.00 --
Jim Essian

Jim Essian Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1973 Phillies 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 - - -
1974 Phillies 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 20.0 0.0 - - -
1975 Phillies 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 1.0 - - -
1976 White Sox 2 1 .667 - - 0 0.0 7.1 9.5 - - -
1977 White Sox 1 4 .200 - - 0 32.2 9.2 7.3 - - -
1978 Athletics 2 1 .667 - - 1 92.7 12.6 10.7 - - -
1979 Athletics 0 1 .000 - - 3 39.1 10.8 7.8 - - -
1980 Athletics 1 3 .250 - - 11 57.0 15.8 9.8 - - -
1981 White Sox 0 1 .000 - - 0 0.0 10.4 10.4 - - -
1982 Mariners 2 0 1.000 - - 0 51.0 21.9 7.7 - - -
1983 Indians 0 1 .000 - - 0 46.5 11.6 8.5 - - -
1984 Athletics 1 1 .500 - - 1 68.0 8.0 13.6 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 9 13 .409 - - 16 56.2 10.8 9.0 - - -
Jim Essian

Jim Essian Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1973 Philadelphia Phillies 6 Undetermined - -
1974 Philadelphia Phillies 6 Undetermined - -
1975 Philadelphia Phillies 6 Undetermined - -
1976 Chicago White Sox 11 $22,500.00 - -
1977 Chicago White Sox 11 $60,000.00 - -
1978 Oakland Athletics 18 Undetermined - -
1979 Oakland Athletics 18 Undetermined - -
1980 Oakland Athletics 18 Undetermined - -
1981 Chicago White Sox 16 Undetermined - -
1982 Seattle Mariners 7 Undetermined - -
1983 Cleveland Indians 17 Undetermined - -
1984 Oakland Athletics 19 Undetermined - -




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