JIM ESSIAN

| Retired | Played: 1970-1985

High Level: MLB Career Ranks: 908th in fo
Positions: C-666, 3B-19, DH-16, 1B-11, OF-4, 2B-1
Full Name: James Sarkis Essian Jr.
Born: Jan 2, 1951 (62.139) in Detroit,Michigan

MLB Debut: Sep 15, 1973 (22.256)

Speed
15

Contact
77

Patience
73

Batting
26

Power
33

Ht/Wt: 6-2 / 195 Bats/Throws: Right / Right
High School: Troy (Troy,IL)
College: None listed
Drafted: Signed as UDFA 1970 by PHI

Tags: Major League Manager

TBC Player ID: 11199
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Year	Team	Lg	Level	Unif	Org	Age	Pos	Rk	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GS	GS%	TB	PA	outs	RC	RC/G	babip
1970	Pulaski	App	Rk	-	phi	19		-	36	119	17	36	9	0	5	30										.303	.000	.504	504	-	-	60			--	--
1970	Spartanburg	Wcar	A	-	phi	19		-	35	119	19	35	8	2	6	20										.294	.000	.546	546	-	-	65			--	--
1971	Peninsula	Caro	A+	-	phi	20		-	131	429	54	107	20	0	12	46										.249	.000	.380	380	-	-	163			--	--
1972	Reading	East	AA	-	phi	21		-	96	312	45	79	14	1	4	33										.253	.000	.343	343	-	-	107			--	--
1973	Reading	East	AA	-	phi	22		-	105	315	58	92	15	5	10	55										.292	.000	.467	467	-	-	147			--	--
1973	Philadelphia	NL	MLB	6	phi	22	c	-	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	-	-	0	3	3	--	--	.000
1974	Toledo	IL	AAA	-	phi	23		-	58	181	24	51	4	0	5	24										.282	.000	.387	387	-	-	70			--	--
1974	Philadelphia	NL	MLB	6	phi	23	c	-	17	20	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.100	.182	.100	282	5	29	2	22	19	-1	-0.7	.105
1975	Hawaii	PCL	AAA	-	chw	24		-	40	129	14	27	2	0	2	9										.209	.000	.271	271	-	-	35			--	--
1975	Philadelphia	NL	MLB	6	phi	24	c	-	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2000	-	-	1	2	0	1	--	1.000
1976	Chi White Sox	AL	MLB	11	chw	25	c	-	78	199	20	49	7	0	0	21	2	1	23	28	1	0	5	1	6	.246	.326	.281	607	64	82	56	229	163	19	3.1	.285
1977	Chi White Sox	AL	MLB	11	chw	26	c	-	114	322	50	88	18	2	10	44	1	4	52	35	1	1	4	2	9	.273	.374	.435	809	104	91	140	381	253	58	6.2	.280
1978	Oakland	AL	MLB	18	oak	27	c	75	126	278	21	62	9	1	3	26	2	1	44	22	0	1	15	3	12	.223	.326	.295	621	88	70	82	340	247	30	3.3	.230
1979	Oakland	AL	MLB	18	oak	28	c	65	98	313	34	76	16	0	8	40	0	1	25	29	2	1	3	9	12	.243	.295	.371	666	86	88	116	352	262	37	3.8	.239
1980	Oakland	AL	MLB	18	oak	29	c	-	87	285	19	66	11	0	5	29	1	3	30	18	0	0	3	3	14	.232	.302	.323	625	77	89	92	321	242	28	3.2	.230
1981	Chi White Sox	AL	MLB	16	chw	30	c	-	27	52	6	16	3	0	0	5	0	1	4	5	0	0	1	0	2	.308	.357	.365	723	17	63	19	57	40	7	4.6	.340
1982	Salt Lake	PCL	AAA	-	sea	31	c	-	10	31	1	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		.226	.273	.258	531	-	-	8	34		--	--	.226
1982	Seattle	AL	MLB	7	sea	31	c	-	48	153	14	42	8	0	3	20	2	0	11	7	1	0	0	0	3	.275	.327	.386	713	41	85	59	165	114	23	5.4	.273
1983	Cleveland	AL	MLB	17	cle	32	c	-	48	93	11	19	4	0	2	11	0	1	16	8	0	0	1	2	1	.204	.315	.312	627	32	67	29	112	79	11	3.9	.200
1984	Oakland	AL	MLB	19	oak	33	c	-	63	136	17	32	9	0	2	10	1	1	23	17	1	0	1	1	3	.235	.348	.346	693	44	70	47	162	110	19	4.8	.254
1985	Miami	FSL	A+	-	-	34	c	-	28	75	8	15	0	0	0	6	2	1	16	10	0	0	2	0		.200	.341	.200	541	-	-	15	93		--	--	.231
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MLB Totals (12 years) Career Ranks									710	1855	194	453	85	3	33	207	9	13	231	171	6	3	33	21	63	.244	.327	.347	673	558	79	643	2146	1532	233.6	4.1	.251
Minor League Totals (8 years)									539	1710	240	449	73	8	44	224	2	1	18	10	0	0	3	0	0	.263	.270	.392	662	--	--	670	1731	1265	225.6	4.8	.245
AAA Totals (3 years)									108	341	39	85	7	0	7	34	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.249	.254	.331	585	--	--	113	344	257	34.3	3.6	.234
AA Totals (2 years)									201	627	103	171	29	6	14	88	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.405	678	--	--	254	627	456	86.9	5.1	.256
A+ Totals (2 years)									159	504	62	122	20	0	12	52	2	1	16	10	0	0	2	0	0	.242	.265	.353	619	--	--	178	522	385	58.1	4.1	.228
A Totals (1 year)									35	119	19	35	8	2	6	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.294	.546	840	--	--	65	119	84	24.1	7.7	.257
Rookie Totals (1 year)									36	119	17	36	9	0	5	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.303	.504	807	--	--	60	119	83	22.4	7.3	.272
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Year	Team	League	Level	Position	G	GS	TC	PO	A	E	DP	Inn	FPct	RF	RF9
1973	Philadelphia	NL	MLB	C	1		0	0	0	0	0	2	--	0.00	0.00
1974	Philadelphia	NL	MLB	C	15		41	37	3	1	1		.976	--	--
	Philadelphia	NL	MLB	1B	1		1	1	0	0	0		1.000	--	--
	Philadelphia	NL	MLB	3B	1		1	0	1	0	1		1.000	--	--
1975	Philadelphia	NL	MLB	C	2		2	1	1	0	0		1.000	--	--
1976	Chi White Sox	AL	MLB	C	77		382	319	53	10	10		.974	--	--
	Chi White Sox	AL	MLB	1B	2		1	1	0	0	0		1.000	--	--
	Chi White Sox	AL	MLB	3B	1		0	0	0	0	0		--	--	--
1977	Chi White Sox	AL	MLB	C	111		663	592	62	9	8		.986	--	--
	Chi White Sox	AL	MLB	3B	2		1	1	0	0	0		1.000	--	--
1978	Oakland	AL	MLB	C	119		519	431	78	10	12		.981	--	--
	Oakland	AL	MLB	1B	3		21	20	1	0	2		1.000	--	--
	Oakland	AL	MLB	2B	1		1	1	0	0	0		1.000	--	--
	Oakland	AL	MLB	DH	1		0						--	--	--
1979	Oakland	AL	MLB	C	70		413	348	57	8	5		.981	--	--
	Oakland	AL	MLB	1B	4		37	35	2	0	4		1.000	--	--
	Oakland	AL	MLB	3B	10		36	15	20	1	2		.972	--	--
	Oakland	AL	MLB	OF	4		2	2	0	0	0		1.000	--	--
	Oakland	AL	MLB	DH	3		0						--	--	--
1980	Oakland	AL	MLB	C	68		384	333	46	5	5		.987	--	--
	Oakland	AL	MLB	1B	1		6	6	0	0	0		1.000	--	--
	Oakland	AL	MLB	DH	11		0						--	--	--
1981	Chi White Sox	AL	MLB	C	25		102	92	9	1	0		.990	--	--
	Chi White Sox	AL	MLB	3B	2		1	0	0	1	0		.000	--	--
1982	Salt Lake	PCL	AAA	C	10		63	53	8	2	0		.968	--	--
	Seattle	AL	MLB	C	48		310	282	26	2	1		.994	--	--
1983	Cleveland	AL	MLB	C	47		186	170	14	2	3		.989	--	--
	Cleveland	AL	MLB	3B	1		0	0	0	0	0		--	--	--
1984	Oakland	AL	MLB	C	59		261	229	28	4	6		.985	--	--
	Oakland	AL	MLB	3B	1		3	0	2	1	0		.667	--	--
	Oakland	AL	MLB	DH	1		0						--	--	--
1985	Miami	FSL	A+	C	14		91	83	5	3	4		.967	--	--
	Miami	FSL	A+	3B	1		3	1	2	0	1		1.000	--	--
Major League Totals:				C	642	0	3263	2834	377	52	51	2	.984	5.00	0.00
				1B	11	0	66	63	3	0	6	0	1.000	6.00
				2B	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.00
				3B	18	0	42	16	23	3	3	0	.929	2.17
				OF	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1.000	0.50
				DH	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minor League Totals:				C	24	0	154	136	13	5	4	0	.968	6.21
				3B	1	0	3	1	2	0	1	0	1.000	3.00

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