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C Jim Essian #26
Age: 43 | Bats: R | Throws: R
10/23/1994
C JIM ESSIAN #26 - AGE: 43 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 7 7 7 8
Gap 9 11 9 10
Power 2 3 2 4
Eye 12 14 11 18
Avoid K's 12 14 11 15
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 1
Errors: - 2 2
Arm: 7 2 1
Turn DP: - 2 -
Ability: 6 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 4 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 12
Baserunning Inst.: 8
Sacrifice Bunt: 6
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
Birthday:01/02/1951
Born in:Detroit, MI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Drafted:-
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1976 New York - DBL 25 52 160 43 10 0 2 21 15 19 0 3 18 1 1 .269 .341 .369 .709 101 98 1.1
1977 New York - DBL 26 32 109 24 6 0 0 10 12 6 0 2 16 0 0 .220 .256 .275 .532 52 49 -0.1
1978 New York - DBL 27 31 87 17 3 0 0 4 5 10 0 1 7 0 1 .195 .276 .230 .505 47 44 -0.2
1979 Pittsburgh - DBL 28 48 155 42 9 0 1 16 5 19 0 0 27 0 2 .271 .351 .348 .699 92 95 0.5
1980 Pittsburgh - DBL 29 37 127 27 10 0 0 9 11 17 0 3 25 1 1 .213 .299 .291 .591 60 67 0.1
1980 San Francisco - DBL 29 37 112 25 3 0 2 11 12 11 0 1 8 0 0 .223 .290 .304 .594 75 62 -0.0
1980 Total - DBL 29 74 239 52 13 0 2 20 23 28 0 4 33 1 1 .218 .295 .297 .592 64 63 -0.0
Total DBL 237 750 178 41 0 5 71 60 82 0 10 101 2 5 .237 .309 .312 .621 75 73 1.5
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1978 Syracuse - CBL 27 17 60 21 3 0 2 6 8 5 0 1 4 0 0 .350 .394 .500 .894 171 175 0.0
1981 Phoenix - CBL 30 74 221 52 9 0 1 25 26 47 1 2 19 2 1 .235 .369 .290 .659 96 104 0.0
1982 Phoenix - CBL 31 69 221 45 16 0 5 23 33 37 1 0 20 1 0 .204 .320 .344 .664 106 112 0.0
1983 Phoenix - CBL 32 96 327 83 20 1 3 24 53 45 3 2 40 1 2 .254 .347 .349 .696 112 116 0.0
1984 Phoenix - CBL 33 102 323 80 9 0 4 35 43 57 1 4 29 1 2 .248 .358 .313 .671 87 91 0.0
1985 Phoenix - CBL 34 101 328 90 20 0 8 51 51 66 4 4 22 0 0 .274 .398 .409 .807 118 123 0.0
1986 Phoenix - CBL 35 107 336 72 14 1 2 42 53 74 1 4 39 3 2 .214 .354 .280 .634 76 84 0.0
1987 Columbus - CBL 36 10 19 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 .158 .273 .211 .483 34 40 0.0
1987 Buffalo - CBL 36 45 138 32 8 1 1 22 13 21 0 4 14 2 0 .232 .325 .326 .651 78 72 0.0
1987 Total - CBL 36 55 157 35 9 1 1 23 15 24 0 4 16 2 0 .223 .319 .312 .631 0 0 0.0
1988 Buffalo - CBL 37 41 115 20 6 1 1 9 10 17 0 3 13 1 0 .174 .274 .270 .544 51 47 0.0
Total CBL 662 2088 498 106 4 27 238 292 372 11 24 202 11 7 .239 .353 .332 .685 96 100
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1976 New York - DBL 25 7 20 4 1 0 0 3 4 3 0 0 3 0 0 .200 .304 .250 .554 0 0 0.0
1977 New York - DBL 26 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0 0 0.0
1982 Phoenix - CBL 31 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0 0 0.0
1985 Phoenix - CBL 34 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 0 0 0.0
1986 Phoenix - CBL 35 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 0 0.0
Total DBL 8 21 5 1 0 0 3 4 3 0 0 3 0 0 .238 .333 .286 .619 74 65
Total CBL 3 9 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .364 .222 .586 71 82
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1976 New York - DBL C 51 47 232 33 2 268 3 .989 432.2 5.51 +2.0 1.112 3 54 22 40.7
1977 New York - DBL C 30 30 148 16 2 167 3 .982 269.2 5.47 +0.5 1.255 3 26 10 38.5
1978 New York - DBL C 30 27 141 19 0 162 2 .988 252.0 5.71 -0.1 .951 2 26 8 30.8
1978 Syracuse - CBL C 17 16 81 7 1 89 1 .989 147.1 5.38 +0.9 1.173 1 13 3 23.1
1979 Pittsburgh - DBL C 45 42 215 27 3 245 3 .988 383.1 5.68 -0.1 .989 2 50 12 24.0
1980 Pittsburgh - DBL C 37 37 178 27 1 210 5 .976 327.1 5.64 -0.9 .831 3 44 12 27.3
1980 San Francisco - DBL C 32 30 173 23 2 200 4 .980 267.0 6.61 -0.2 .983 2 43 11 25.6
1981 Phoenix - CBL C 70 67 299 40 3 345 6 .983 594.1 5.13 -1.3 .934 8 87 24 27.6
1982 Phoenix - CBL C 66 64 306 40 1 352 6 .983 587.0 5.30 +1.9 .000 9 60 24 40.0
1983 Phoenix - CBL C 92 90 423 60 2 496 13 .974 813.2 5.34 +1.2 .980 6 81 26 32.1
1984 Phoenix - CBL C 100 99 465 67 9 541 9 .983 875.1 5.47 -0.4 .844 9 100 39 39.0
1985 Phoenix - CBL C 100 100 545 54 7 607 8 .987 894.1 6.03 +0.1 1.064 5 98 31 31.6
1986 Phoenix - CBL C 105 104 510 69 6 586 7 .988 925.2 5.63 +0.4 1.048 11 94 33 35.1
1987 Columbus - CBL C 6 5 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 46.0 4.70 -0.6 .000 1 6 0 0.0
1987 Buffalo - CBL C 42 42 210 33 3 248 5 .980 373.2 5.85 +1.4 1.064 3 51 20 39.2
1987 Columbus - CBL 1B 1 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 0.0 .000
1988 Buffalo - CBL C 7 6 33 7 0 40 0 1.000 51.0 7.06 +0.2 1.054 0 8 3 37.5
TOTAL C 830 806 3983 522 42 4580 75 .984 7240.1 5.60 +5.0 .993 68 841 278 33.1
TOTAL 1B 1 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
03/16/1976 Drafted in the 1976 dispersal player draft (Round 2, Pick 19, 39th overall pick) by the New York Yankees.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (12); Power: 4 (11); Eye: 14 (14).
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (11); Power: 4 (10); Eye: 13 (15).
12/01/1978 Released by the New York Yankees.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (11); Power: 4 (9); Eye: 14 (15).
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 4 (8); Eye: 14 (15).
06/11/1980 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for C Johnny Bench.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (10); Power: 4 (7); Eye: 14 (16).
06/21/1981 Was selected to the 1981 Clemente Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 4 (6); Eye: 14 (16).
09/07/1982 Wins the 1982 Clemente Baseball League National Championship with the Phoenix Firebirds!
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 14 (17).
06/12/1983 Was selected to the 1983 Clemente Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/01/1983 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 14 (17).
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 14 (18).
06/10/1985 Was selected to the 1985 Clemente Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 14 (18).
05/27/1986 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 3 days.
12/30/1986 Was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for C Keith Moreland, CF Jack Ayer.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 14 (18).
06/18/1987 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for 1B Dave Parker.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 12 (18).
09/01/1988 Retired from professional baseball.
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