Jim Essian career batting average
.244Career Regular Season
Jim Essian has a career batting average of .244 over 12 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: 1.000 in 1975.
- Most recent: .235 in 1984.
Average of 12 regular seasons, 1973 through 1984. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | ||
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| 1973 |  PHI | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1974 | PHI | 17 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 |
| 1975 | PHI | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1976 |  CHW | 78 | 199 | 20 | 49 | 0 | 21 | 2 | .246 | .326 | .281 | .607 |
| 1977 | CHW | 114 | 322 | 50 | 88 | 10 | 44 | 1 | .273 | .374 | .435 | .809 |
| 1978 |  ATH | 126 | 278 | 21 | 62 | 3 | 26 | 2 | .223 | .326 | .295 | .621 |
| 1979 | ATH | 98 | 313 | 34 | 76 | 8 | 40 | 0 | .243 | .295 | .371 | .666 |
| 1980 | ATH | 87 | 285 | 19 | 66 | 5 | 29 | 1 | .232 | .302 | .323 | .625 |
| 1981 | CHW | 27 | 52 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .308 | .357 | .365 | .723 |
| 1982 |  SEA | 48 | 153 | 14 | 42 | 3 | 20 | 2 | .275 | .327 | .386 | .713 |
| 1983 |  CLE | 48 | 93 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .204 | .315 | .312 | .627 |
| 1984 | ATH | 63 | 136 | 17 | 32 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .235 | .348 | .346 | .693 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS