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.

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"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)

Jim Essian

Jim Essian Autograph on a 1985 Topps Baseball Card (#472 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1985top06' title='1985 Topps Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Jim Essian Autograph on a 1985 Topps Baseball Card (#472 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   James Sarkis Essian, Jr.
Nickname:   Jim
Born On:   01-02-1951  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Detroit, Michigan
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Troy High School (Troy, IL)
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

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Jim Essian

Jim Essian Hitting Stats

1973 22 Phillies 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1974 23 Phillies 17 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .100 .182 .100
1975 24 Phillies 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000
1976 25 White Sox 78 199 20 49 7 0 0 0 21 23 0 28 5 1 1 6 .246 .326 .281
1977 26 White Sox 114 322 50 88 18 2 10 0 44 52 1 35 4 2 1 9 .273 .374 .435
1978 27 Athletics 126 278 21 62 9 1 3 0 26 44 1 22 15 3 0 12 .223 .326 .295
1979 28 Athletics 98 313 34 76 16 0 8 1 40 25 1 29 3 9 2 12 .243 .295 .371
1980 29 Athletics 87 285 19 66 11 0 5 0 29 30 0 18 3 3 0 14 .232 .302 .323
1981 30 White Sox 27 52 6 16 3 0 0 0 5 4 0 5 1 0 0 2 .308 .357 .365
1982 31 Mariners 48 153 14 42 8 0 3 0 20 11 0 7 0 0 1 3 .275 .327 .386
1983 32 Indians 48 93 11 19 4 0 2 0 11 16 0 8 1 2 0 1 .204 .315 .312
1984 33 Athletics 63 136 17 32 9 0 2 0 10 23 0 17 1 1 1 3 .235 .348 .346
12 Years 710 1,855 194 453 85 3 33 1 207 231 3 171 33 21 6 63 .244 .327 .347

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Jim Essian Fielding Stats

1973 Phillies C 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1974 Phillies 1B 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1974 Phillies 3B 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1974 Phillies C 15 5 188 41 2.7 40 37 3 1 1 1 9 2 .976 5.74
1975 Phillies C 2 0 12 2 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 4.50
1976 White Sox 1B 2 0 6 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1976 White Sox 3B 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1976 White Sox C 77 64 1,710 382 5.0 372 319 53 10 10 2 45 37 .974 5.87
1977 White Sox 3B 2 0 9 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1977 White Sox C 111 104 2,773 663 6.0 654 592 62 9 8 6 71 53 .986 6.37
1978 Athletics 1B 3 3 69 21 7.0 21 20 1 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 8.22
1978 Athletics 2B 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1978 Athletics C 119 84 2,335 519 4.4 509 431 78 10 12 3 60 51 .981 5.89
1979 Athletics 1B 4 4 108 37 9.3 37 35 2 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.25
1979 Athletics 3B 10 10 240 36 3.6 35 15 20 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .972 3.94
1979 Athletics C 70 66 1,753 413 5.9 405 348 57 8 5 7 62 39 .981 6.24
1979 Athletics LF 4 3 69 2 0.5 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.78
1980 Athletics 1B 1 0 9 6 6.0 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 18.00
1980 Athletics C 68 66 1,808 384 5.6 379 333 46 5 5 3 40 38 .987 5.66
1981 White Sox 3B 2 0 3 1 0.5 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1981 White Sox C 25 17 438 102 4.1 101 92 9 1 0 0 10 6 .990 6.23
1982 Mariners C 48 43 1,143 310 6.5 308 282 26 2 1 1 51 9 .994 7.28
1983 Indians 3B 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1983 Indians C 47 31 869 186 4.0 184 170 14 2 3 5 23 13 .989 5.72
1984 Athletics 3B 1 0 6 3 3.0 2 0 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 9.00
1984 Athletics C 59 44 1,191 261 4.4 257 229 28 4 6 1 31 25 .985 5.83
C Totals 642 524 14,226 3,263 5.1 3,211 2,834 377 52 51 29 402 274 .984 6.09
3B Totals 18 10 267 42 2.3 39 16 23 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .929 3.94
1B Totals 11 7 195 66 6.0 66 63 3 0 6 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.14
LF Totals 4 3 69 2 0.5 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.78
2B Totals 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
12 Years 676 544 14,763 3,374 5.0 3,319 2,916 403 55 60 29 402 274 .984 6.07

Jim Essian

Jim Essian Miscellaneous Stats

1973 Phillies 0 0 .000 2 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 - - -
1974 Phillies 0 0 .000 1 1 n/a 0.0 20.0 0.0 - - -
1975 Phillies 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 0.0 1.0 - - -
1976 White Sox 2 1 .667 0 0 0 0.0 7.1 9.5 - - -
1977 White Sox 1 4 .200 0 2 0 32.2 9.2 7.3 - - -
1978 Athletics 2 1 .667 6 0 1 92.7 12.6 10.7 - - -
1979 Athletics 0 1 .000 9 0 3 39.1 10.8 7.8 - - -
1980 Athletics 1 3 .250 8 0 11 57.0 15.8 9.8 - - -
1981 White Sox 0 1 .000 2 1 0 0.0 10.4 10.4 - - -
1982 Mariners 2 0 1.000 2 0 0 51.0 21.9 7.7 - - -
1983 Indians 0 1 .000 1 0 0 46.5 11.6 8.5 - - -
1984 Athletics 1 1 .500 5 1 1 68.0 8.0 13.6 - - -
12 Years 9 13 .409 36 6 16 56.2 10.8 9.0 - - -

Jim Essian

Jim Essian Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1973 Philadelphia Phillies 6 $15,000.00 - -
1974 Philadelphia Phillies 6 $15,000.00 - -
1975 Philadelphia Phillies 6 $16,000.00 - -
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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