Jim Essian stats

Last played for the Athletics, 1984

Catcher

Age 75 · 6' 2"

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Jim Essian played 12 MLB seasons, 1973 to 1984.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
710
AB
1,855
R
194
H
453
HR
33
RBI
207
SB
9
AVG
.244
Standard by season
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.
1973PHI2300000.000
1974PHI172012000.100
1975PHI21110101.000
1976CHW7819920490212.246
1977CHW114322508810441.273
1978ATH12627821623262.223
1979ATH9831334768400.243
1980ATH8728519665291.232
1981CHW2752616050.308
1982SEA4815314423202.275
1983CLE489311192110.204
1984ATH6313617322101.235

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
2,146
TB
643
XBH
121
HBP
6
IBB
3
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00
Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1973PHI3000000
1974PHI22200000
1975PHI2100000
1976CHW2295671000
1977CHW381140301100
1978ATH34082130100
1979ATH352116242100
1980ATH32192160000
1981CHW571930000
1982SEA16559111000
1983CLE1122960000
1984ATH16247111000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
10.0
RC
232.5
RC/27
4.30
ISOP
.102
SECA
.225
BB/K
1.35
AB/HR
56.2
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1973PHI-0.1-0.3-2.8.0000000
1974PHI-0.3-0.2-0.2.0000.1200
1975PHI0.20.90.0001000
1976CHW1.5213.6.0350.20.800
1977CHW3.255.66.1.1610.31.532.20
1978ATH2.232.23.7.0720.2292.70
1979ATH0.637.24.1280.20.939.10
1980ATH1.029.73.5.0910.21.7570
1981CHW0.06.84.9.0580.10.800
1982SEA0.120.65.1110.21.6510
1983CLE0.110.53.6.1080.3246.50
1984ATH1.518.74.7.1100.31.4680

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
75 yearsJan 2, 1951
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1973
Birthplace
Detroit, United States
College
Arizona State

What were Jim Essian's career stats?

Jim Essian played 12 seasons for the Phillies, the White Sox, the Athletics, the Mariners and the Guardians. He was a career .244 hitter with 453 hits, 33 home runs and 207 RBI. His best season was 1975: a 1.000 batting average, 0 home runs and 1 RBI.

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