Jim Essian vs Mike Lum

Jim EssianMike Lum

Jim Essian and Mike Lum compared on their MLB careers: Jim Essian played 12 seasons, 1973 to 1984, Mike Lum 15 seasons, 1967 to 1981. Jim Essian has .244 batting average to Mike Lum's .247. Mike Lum won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jim Essian and Mike Lum career totals
710GP1,517
1,855AB3,554
194R404
453H877
33HR90
207RBI431
9SB13
0.2AVG0.2
0.3OBP0.3
0.3SLG0.4
0.7OPS0.7

Titles and awards

  • Jim Essian: 0 championships; none on file
  • Mike Lum: 1 championship; none on file

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 Lum 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.
1st1973.000001967.23101
2nd1974.100001968.224321
3rd19751.000011969.268122
4th1976.2460211970.254728
5th1977.27310441971.2691355
6th1978.2233261972.228938
7th1979.2438401973.2941682
8th1980.2325291974.2331150
9th1981.308051975.228836
10th1982.2753201976.228320
11th1983.2042111977.160516
12th1984.2352101978.267623
13th————1979.249627
14th————1980.20505
15th————1981.21727

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI