Jim Essian Stats
Jim Essian
| Primary Position: Catcher |
Bats: R Throws: R |
| Born: January 02, 1951 |
Location: Detroit, MI USA |
| Played in 12
Major League seasons (1973-1984) |
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Career Shark War: 14.0833
- Hitting WAR: 2.5706
- Fielding WAR: 11.5127
- Pitching WAR: 0.0
Hitting Statistics
| Year | League | Team | Age | Shark WAR | Batting WAR | G | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SB | CS | wRC | OBP | SLG | Pos |
| 1973 |
NL |
PHI |
22 |
-0.1 |
-0.1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-0.444 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
C |
| 1974 |
NL |
PHI |
23 |
-0.4 |
-0.3 |
17 |
22 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
-0.766 |
0.182 |
0.100 |
C |
| 1975 |
NL |
PHI |
24 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.945 |
1.000 |
1.000 |
C |
| 1976 |
AL |
CHA |
25 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
78 |
229 |
49 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
2 |
1 |
17.979 |
0.326 |
0.281 |
C |
| 1977 |
AL |
CHA |
26 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
114 |
381 |
88 |
18 |
2 |
10 |
52 |
1 |
4 |
53.293 |
0.374 |
0.435 |
C |
| 1978 |
AL |
OAK |
27 |
3.2 |
0.3 |
126 |
340 |
62 |
9 |
1 |
3 |
44 |
2 |
1 |
26.919 |
0.326 |
0.295 |
C |
| 1979 |
AL |
OAK |
28 |
2.3 |
-0.2 |
98 |
352 |
76 |
16 |
0 |
8 |
25 |
0 |
1 |
30.013 |
0.295 |
0.371 |
C |
| 1980 |
AL |
OAK |
29 |
0.8 |
-0.4 |
87 |
321 |
66 |
11 |
0 |
5 |
30 |
1 |
3 |
24.817 |
0.302 |
0.323 |
C |
| 1981 |
AL |
CHA |
30 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
27 |
57 |
16 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
6.397 |
0.357 |
0.365 |
C |
| 1982 |
AL |
SEA |
31 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
48 |
165 |
42 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
17.600 |
0.327 |
0.386 |
C |
| 1983 |
AL |
CLE |
32 |
-0.2 |
-0.2 |
48 |
112 |
19 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
0 |
1 |
9.220 |
0.315 |
0.312 |
C |
| 1984 |
AL |
OAK |
33 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
63 |
162 |
32 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
23 |
1 |
1 |
17.167 |
0.348 |
0.346 |
C |
| Career Totals | 14.1 | 2.6 | 710 | 2146 | 453 | 85 | 3 | 33 | 231 | 9 | 13 | 203.14 | 0.322 | 0.347 |
Fielding Statistics
| Year | Position | Team | Age | Fielding WAR | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Def Runs Saved |
| 1973 |
C |
PHI |
22 |
-0.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.350 |
| 1974 |
1B |
PHI |
23 |
-0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.024 |
| 3B |
PHI |
23 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.387 |
| C |
PHI |
23 |
-0.1 |
15.0 |
62.7 |
37.0 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
-1.435 |
| 1975 |
C |
PHI |
24 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.308 |
| 1976 |
1B |
CHA |
25 |
-0.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.071 |
| 3B |
CHA |
25 |
-0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.092 |
| C |
CHA |
25 |
1.2 |
77.0 |
570.0 |
319.0 |
53.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
11.707 |
| 1977 |
3B |
CHA |
26 |
-0.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.200 |
| C |
CHA |
26 |
1.0 |
111.0 |
924.3 |
592.0 |
62.0 |
9.0 |
8.0 |
9.676 |
| 1978 |
1B |
OAK |
27 |
-0.0 |
3.0 |
23.0 |
20.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
-0.327 |
| 2B |
OAK |
27 |
-0.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.165 |
| C |
OAK |
27 |
2.9 |
119.0 |
778.3 |
431.0 |
78.0 |
10.0 |
12.0 |
26.554 |
| 1979 |
1B |
OAK |
28 |
-0.1 |
4.0 |
36.0 |
35.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
-0.620 |
| 3B |
OAK |
28 |
0.1 |
10.0 |
80.0 |
15.0 |
20.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
1.249 |
| C |
OAK |
28 |
2.5 |
70.0 |
584.3 |
348.0 |
57.0 |
8.0 |
5.0 |
23.277 |
| LF |
OAK |
28 |
-0.1 |
4.0 |
23.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.506 |
| 1980 |
1B |
OAK |
29 |
-0.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.050 |
| C |
OAK |
29 |
1.2 |
68.0 |
602.7 |
333.0 |
46.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
12.256 |
| 1981 |
3B |
CHA |
30 |
-0.1 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
-0.520 |
| C |
CHA |
30 |
0.2 |
25.0 |
146.0 |
92.0 |
9.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.355 |
| 1982 |
C |
SEA |
31 |
1.0 |
48.0 |
381.0 |
282.0 |
26.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
8.754 |
| 1983 |
3B |
CLE |
32 |
-0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.100 |
| C |
CLE |
32 |
-0.0 |
47.0 |
289.7 |
170.0 |
14.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
-0.099 |
| 1984 |
3B |
OAK |
33 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.259 |
| C |
OAK |
33 |
1.7 |
59.0 |
397.0 |
229.0 |
28.0 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
15.256 |
| 1B (5 seasons) | -0.1 | 11.0 | 65.0 | 63.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | -1.0917 |
| 2B (1 season) | -0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1654 |
| 3B (7 seasons) | 0.1 | 18.0 | 89.7 | 16.0 | 23.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.9822 |
| C (12 seasons) | 11.6 | 642.0 | 4742.0 | 2834.0 | 377.0 | 52.0 | 51.0 | 108.2603 |
| LF (1 season) | -0.1 | 4.0 | 23.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.5059 |