Jim Essian vs Mike Jorgensen

Jim EssianMike Jorgensen

Jim Essian and Mike Jorgensen compared on their MLB careers: Jim Essian played 12 seasons, 1973 to 1984, Mike Jorgensen 17 seasons, 1968 to 1985. Jim Essian has .244 batting average to Mike Jorgensen's .243.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jim Essian and Mike Jorgensen career totals
710GP1,633
1,855AB3,421
194R429
453H833
33HR95
207RBI426
9SB58
0.2AVG0.2
0.3OBP0.3
0.3SLG0.4
0.7OPS0.7

Titles and awards

  • Jim Essian: 0 championships; none on file
  • Mike Jorgensen: 0 championships; NL Gold Glove

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Jim Essian and Mike Jorgensen season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1973.000001968.14300
2nd1974.100001970.19534
3rd19751.000011971.220511
4th1976.2460211972.2311347
5th1977.27310441973.230947
6th1978.2233261974.3101159
7th1979.2438401975.2611867
8th1980.2325291976.254623
9th1981.308051977.242832
10th1982.2753201978.19619
11th1983.2042111979.223616
12th1984.2352101980.255743
13th————1981.205315
14th————1982.254214
15th————1983.250211
16th————1984.250117
17th————1985.196011

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI