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Jim Essian

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: January 2, 1951 in Detroit, MI us

High School: Troy HS (Troy, IL)

School: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Debut: September 15, 1973 (Age 22-256d, 13,450th in major league history)
vs. MON 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1984 (Age 33-272d)
vs. KCR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1976 season

Agents: Jim Andary

Full Name: James Sarkis Essian

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.9

1855

453

.244

194

RBI

207

OBP

.327

SLG

.347

OPS

.673

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-10 / in Starts: 2-3
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 22 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	10 (6-2-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 22 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	13 (6-4-2)

Most Driven In By
D Unser	1

1974 Batting Game Log

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1974 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	3	5 (4)	Apr 11	PHI	@	CHC	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					5						C
2	4	7 (1)	Apr 14 (2)	PHI	@	NYM	W,5-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	7	1.22	-0.055	1.84	-0.05%	-0.56	C
3	5	17 (9)	Apr 25	PHI	@	LAD	L,0-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	1.52	-0.036	2.28	-0.03%	-0.14	PH 1B
4	6	19 (1)	Apr 27	PHI	@	SDP	L,2-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	8	.58	-0.042	.82	-0.04%	-0.44	C
5	7	21 (1)	Apr 30	PHI	@	SFG	W,6-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	8						C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	8	27 (5)	May 7	PHI		SDP	L,3-5	7-GF(13)	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	8	2.24	-0.032	3.36	-0.03%	-0.13	C
7	9	36 (8)	May 19 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	8						C
8	10	43 (6)	May 25 (2)	PHI		MON	W,4-2	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.154	.000	.154	8	1.35	-0.097	4.03	-0.17%	-0.61	C
9	11	44	May 26	PHI		MON	L,1-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.133	.000	.133	8	1.18	0.023	3.62	0.04%	0.23	C
10	12	47 (2)	May 29	PHI	@	ATL	L,0-1	GS-10	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.063	.167	.063	.229	8	1.51	-0.157	3.20	-0.20%	-1.27	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	13	50 (2)	Jun 2	PHI		SFG	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.167	.063	.229	8						C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	14	120 (69)	Aug 17	PHI	@	ATL	L,6-7	9-GF(12)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.211	.118	.328	8	2.29	0.082	7.42	0.16%	0.38	C
13	15	122 (1)	Aug 19	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-15	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PR 3B
14	16	125 (2)	Aug 23	PHI	@	HOU	L,0-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9						C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	17	135 (9)	Sep 2 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-11	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.190	.105	.296	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.18	C
16	18	143 (7)	Sep 11	PHI		PIT	W,8-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.190	.105	.296	5						C
17	19	145 (1)	Sep 13	PHI		STL	L,3-7	14-GF(17)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	8	1.35	-0.034	1.92	-0.03%	-0.10	C
							7-10		22	20	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282		1.28	-0.348	2.66	-0.35%	-3.02

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