C Jim Essian #19
Baltimore Orioles MLB
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/01/1984
 OA: 50 POT: 50
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C JIM ESSIAN #19 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
132 453 105 16 2 8 59 61 62 .232 .317 .329 2 2.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 50 55 50 50
Power 45 50 45 45
Eye 60 65 60 60
Avoid K's 70 75 65 70
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 20
Errors: - 40 25
Arm: 55 55 25
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: 65 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 55 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 35
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/30/1984 @ BOS Win, 6-1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/29/1984 @ BOS Loss, 2-6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/28/1984 @ BOS Loss, 4-11 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/27/1984 @ BOS Win, 4-1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0
09/25/1984 NYY Loss, 8-11 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/24/1984 NYY Win, 3-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/23/1984 BOS Loss, 4-5 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/21/1984 BOS Loss, 1-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1984 BOS Loss, 0-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1984 @ NYY Win, 9-3 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Often told he looks familiar.
Birthday:01/02/1951
Born in:Detroit, MI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,700,000
Signed Through:1987 Season
Major Service:11 Years, 100 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:12 Years, 1 Day
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1984 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 132 453 105 16 2 8 59 52 61 62 .232 .317 .329 .646 .289 .097 87
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 132 538 0 0 0 8 14 10 149 26 2 3 40.0 51.4 3.62 2.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   185 46 10 0 3 28 21 26 23 5 2 0 .249 .333 .351 .685
Versus Right   268 59 6 2 5 31 31 35 39 5 12 0 .220 .305 .313 .619
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   16 5 2 0 0 3 2 5 3 1 1 0 .312 .455 .438 .892
April   74 20 0 1 2 10 6 5 10 0 3 0 .270 .316 .378 .695
May   71 16 3 0 4 17 13 9 10 5 4 0 .225 .294 .437 .731
June   78 17 2 1 0 10 11 10 11 3 1 0 .218 .297 .269 .566
July   78 19 3 0 1 8 5 7 10 0 1 0 .244 .306 .321 .626
August   78 21 4 0 1 8 10 14 12 0 4 0 .269 .380 .359 .739
September   74 12 4 0 0 6 7 16 9 2 1 0 .162 .304 .216 .521
Spring Training   46 7 1 0 0 5 3 6 5 0 0 0 .152 .250 .174 .424
Last Year   432 110 23 1 14 57 50 59 34 3 0 0 .255 .342 .410 .752
2 Years Ago   270 61 13 0 5 33 25 31 29 3 9 1 .226 .305 .330 .635
Career   2971 727 136 7 62 361 331 399 298 37 61 7 .245 .332 .358 .690
Home   223 54 8 0 3 26 26 30 31 3 12 0 .242 .328 .318 .647
Road   230 51 8 2 5 33 26 31 31 7 2 0 .222 .306 .339 .645
Grass   376 88 12 1 6 46 42 52 52 9 14 0 .234 .320 .319 .640
Turf   77 17 4 1 2 13 10 9 10 1 0 0 .221 .299 .377 .675
Day   146 31 6 1 1 18 17 24 23 6 3 0 .212 .312 .288 .600
Night   307 74 10 1 7 41 35 37 39 4 11 0 .241 .319 .349 .667
As Starter   453 105 16 2 8 59 52 61 62 10 14 0 .232 .317 .329 .646
Close/Late   102 26 3 1 1 14 12 16 15 2 2 0 .255 .350 .333 .683
Inning 1-3   141 29 4 0 2 16 17 16 16 1 6 0 .206 .285 .277 .561
Inning 4-6   158 38 6 1 4 25 21 23 25 7 6 0 .241 .324 .367 .692
Inning 7-9   148 38 6 1 2 18 14 21 19 2 2 0 .257 .345 .351 .696
Extra Innings   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
0 Outs   145 35 3 1 0 15 22 20 14 4 9 0 .241 .325 .276 .601
1 Outs   147 38 6 0 3 23 20 25 20 6 5 0 .259 .354 .361 .714
2 Outs   161 32 7 1 5 21 10 16 28 0 0 0 .199 .271 .348 .619
Scoring Position   124 30 6 0 0 44 11 17 17 10 14 0 .242 .311 .290 .602
Bases Empty   257 54 5 1 5 5 29 35 38 0 0 0 .210 .305 .296 .601
Runner on 1st   72 21 5 1 3 10 12 9 7 0 0 0 .292 .370 .514 .884
Runner on 2nd   54 14 3 0 0 10 4 2 6 0 11 0 .259 .286 .315 .601
Runner on 3rd   11 2 0 0 0 6 0 2 3 2 0 0 .182 .267 .182 .448
Runner on 1st & 2nd   26 6 2 0 0 4 5 8 3 0 1 0 .231 .412 .308 .719
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 3 1 0 0 6 2 2 3 2 0 0 .231 .294 .308 .602
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   14 5 0 0 0 15 0 3 2 4 0 0 .357 .381 .357 .738
Two Strikes   255 43 6 1 4 26 23 25 62 6 0 0 .169 .238 .247 .485
First Pitch   50 12 3 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 5 0 .240 .240 .300 .540
Count 0-1   31 11 1 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .355 .355 .484 .839
Count 0-2   33 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Count 1-0   27 8 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 1 4 0 .296 .286 .407 .693
Count 1-1   38 14 5 1 1 9 9 0 0 1 4 0 .368 .359 .632 .991
Count 1-2   59 8 0 0 1 4 2 0 20 1 0 0 .136 .133 .186 .320
Count 2-0   19 8 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 .421 .400 .421 .821
Count 2-1   24 8 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .320 .458 .778
Count 2-2   75 12 2 0 2 9 7 0 25 3 0 0 .160 .154 .267 .421
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 2 3 17 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 1 1 0 0 0 5 19 0 0 1 0 .111 .714 .222 .937
Full Count   88 20 4 1 1 11 14 25 11 2 0 0 .227 .391 .330 .721
Behind in Count   123 22 1 0 2 11 4 0 26 1 0 0 .179 .177 .236 .413
Ahead in Count   79 25 1 0 2 15 15 36 0 3 5 0 .316 .517 .405 .922
Batting 5th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 6th   445 101 16 2 8 59 52 61 61 10 14 0 .227 .314 .326 .640
Batting 8th   4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 .750 1.500
Low Leverage   213 47 4 0 6 18 24 22 29 4 2 0 .221 .289 .324 .613
Medium Leverage   165 38 9 1 2 20 20 28 20 1 7 0 .230 .340 .333 .674
High Leverage   73 20 3 1 0 21 8 10 12 5 5 0 .274 .341 .342 .683
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1973 Philadelphia - MLB 22 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -123 -0.1
1974 Philadelphia - MLB 23 17 20 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .100 .182 .100 .282 -17 -17 -0.2
1975 Philadelphia - MLB 24 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 478 446 0.1
1976 Chicago - MLB 25 78 199 49 7 0 0 21 20 23 1 1 28 2 1 .246 .326 .281 .607 80 78 0.7
1977 Chicago - MLB 26 114 322 88 18 2 10 44 50 52 1 2 35 1 4 .273 .374 .435 .809 121 119 2.7
1978 Oakland - MLB 27 126 278 62 9 1 3 26 21 44 0 3 22 2 1 .223 .326 .295 .621 77 71 0.6
1979 Oakland - MLB 28 98 313 76 16 0 8 40 34 25 2 9 29 0 1 .243 .295 .371 .666 79 74 0.2
1980 Oakland - MLB 29 132 435 114 21 0 9 53 53 72 0 3 32 4 3 .262 .365 .372 .737 108 112 4.2
1981 Detroit - MLB 30 77 245 59 13 1 5 27 24 29 2 3 25 2 2 .241 .323 .363 .686 93 84 1.1
1982 Detroit - MLB 31 85 270 61 13 0 5 33 25 31 1 3 29 4 2 .226 .305 .330 .635 78 69 0.6
1983 Baltimore - MLB 32 126 432 110 23 1 14 57 50 59 0 3 34 1 3 .255 .342 .410 .752 106 105 3.0
1984 Baltimore - MLB 33 132 453 105 16 2 8 59 52 61 0 10 62 2 3 .232 .317 .329 .646 84 87 2.3
Total MLB 989 2971 727 136 7 62 361 331 399 7 37 298 18 20 .245 .332 .358 .690 93 91 15.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1970 Total - BC 19 36 119 36 9 0 5 30 17 11 2 0 18 0 1 .303 .371 .504 .875 112 102 0.4
1970 Spartanburg - A 19 35 119 35 8 2 6 20 19 4 2 0 14 3 1 .294 .328 .546 .874 129 109 0.6
1971 Total - A 20 131 429 107 20 0 12 46 54 62 4 4 91 9 4 .249 .347 .380 .727 92 89 0.8
1972 Reading - AA 21 96 312 79 14 1 4 33 45 45 0 2 30 1 2 .253 .345 .343 .688 75 78 0.1
1973 Reading - AA 22 105 315 92 15 5 10 55 58 82 5 3 44 7 4 .292 .442 .467 .909 131 123 2.6
1974 Toledo - AAA 23 58 181 51 4 0 5 24 24 30 2 3 17 3 4 .282 .384 .387 .771 106 103 0.7
1975 Reading - AA 24 12 36 7 2 0 1 2 5 11 0 0 7 0 0 .194 .383 .333 .716 82 86 0.2
1975 Hawaii - AAA 24 40 129 27 2 0 2 9 14 21 2 1 16 1 0 .209 .327 .271 .598 50 65 -0.2
Total PCL 40 129 27 2 0 2 9 14 21 2 1 16 1 0 .209 .327 .271 .598 50 65
Total IL 58 181 51 4 0 5 24 24 30 2 3 17 3 4 .282 .384 .387 .771 106 103
Total EL 213 663 178 31 6 15 90 108 138 5 5 81 8 6 .268 .396 .401 .797 103 101
Total CARL 131 429 107 20 0 12 46 54 62 4 4 91 9 4 .249 .347 .380 .727 92 89
Total SALL 35 119 35 8 2 6 20 19 4 2 0 14 3 1 .294 .328 .546 .874 129 109
Total APPY 36 119 36 9 0 5 30 17 11 2 0 18 0 1 .303 .371 .504 .875 112 102
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1982 Detroit - MLB 31 10 35 7 2 0 1 5 4 5 0 0 3 0 0 .200 .300 .343 .643 80 82 1.3
Total MLB 10 35 7 2 0 1 5 4 5 0 0 3 0 0 .200 .300 .343 .643 80 82
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Spartanburg - A C 31 29 204 21 5 230 5 .978 248.0 8.17 -0.8 .000 5 0 0 0.0
1970 - - C 33 31 243 20 1 265 2 .992 264.0 8.97 -1.0 .000 6 0 0 0.0
1970 Spartanburg - A 1B 10 6 83 7 7 91 1 .989 80.0 10.12 0.0 .000
1970 - - 1B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Spartanburg - A 3B 10 5 4 15 1 23 4 .826 80.0 2.14 0.0 .000
1970 - - 3B 2 1 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 16.0 2.81 0.0 .000
1971 - - C 131 124 856 68 13 946 22 .977 1048.0 7.94 -1.0 .000 12 0 0 0.0
1971 - - 1B 26 17 215 17 18 235 3 .987 208.0 10.04 0.0 .000
1971 - - 3B 10 5 4 15 1 23 4 .826 80.0 2.14 0.0 .000
1972 Reading - AA C 94 77 512 60 9 592 20 .966 752.0 6.85 -1.1 .000 10 0 0 0.0
1972 Reading - AA 1B 26 15 215 17 18 235 3 .987 208.0 10.04 0.0 .000
1972 Reading - AA 3B 10 5 4 15 1 23 4 .826 80.0 2.14 0.0 .000
1973 Philadelphia - MLB C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1973 Reading - AA C 93 84 537 52 11 609 20 .967 744.0 7.12 -1.4 .000 11 0 0 0.0
1973 Reading - AA 1B 9 5 72 5 7 79 2 .975 72.0 9.62 0.0 .000
1973 Reading - AA 3B 3 1 1 4 0 6 1 .833 24.0 1.88 0.0 .000
1974 Philadelphia - MLB C 15 5 37 3 1 41 1 .976 62.2 5.74 -0.1 .000 1 0 0 0.0
1974 Toledo - AAA C 14 13 85 10 1 98 3 .969 112.0 7.63 -1.8 .000 4 0 0 0.0
1974 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1974 Toledo - AAA 1B 34 22 283 23 23 309 3 .990 272.0 10.12 0.0 .000
1974 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1974 Toledo - AAA 3B 11 6 4 17 0 26 5 .808 88.0 2.15 0.0 .000
1975 Philadelphia - MLB C 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1975 Hawaii - AAA C 40 37 228 22 4 252 2 .992 320.0 7.03 +0.3 .000 5 0 0 0.0
1975 Reading - AA C 9 8 59 7 1 66 0 1.000 72.0 8.25 +1.1 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1975 Hawaii - AAA 1B 13 8 107 8 9 117 2 .983 104.0 9.95 0.0 .000
1975 Reading - AA 1B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Hawaii - AAA 3B 10 5 4 15 1 23 4 .826 80.0 2.14 0.0 .000
1975 Reading - AA 3B 3 2 2 5 1 8 1 .875 24.0 2.62 0.0 .000
1976 Chicago - MLB C 77 64 319 53 10 382 10 .974 570.0 5.87 +0.6 .000 2 0 0 0.0
1976 Chicago - MLB 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1976 Chicago - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1977 Chicago - MLB C 111 104 592 62 8 663 9 .986 924.1 6.37 +0.2 .000 6 0 0 0.0
1977 Chicago - MLB 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 0.0 .000
1978 Oakland - MLB C 119 84 431 78 12 519 10 .981 778.1 5.89 +0.7 .000 3 0 0 0.0
1978 Oakland - MLB 1B 3 3 20 1 2 21 0 1.000 23.0 8.22 0.0 .000
1978 Oakland - MLB 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1979 Oakland - MLB C 70 66 348 57 5 413 8 .981 584.1 6.24 -0.7 .000 7 0 0 0.0
1979 Oakland - MLB 1B 4 4 35 2 4 37 0 1.000 36.0 9.25 0.0 .000
1979 Oakland - MLB 3B 10 10 15 20 2 36 1 .972 80.0 3.94 0.0 .000
1979 Oakland - MLB LF 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 23.0 0.78 0.0 .000
1980 Oakland - MLB C 131 130 595 90 7 687 2 .997 1143.0 5.39 +3.2 1.159 6 145 49 33.8
1980 Oakland - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1981 Detroit - MLB C 77 73 314 65 6 383 4 .990 650.0 5.25 +2.3 1.033 4 70 28 40.0
1982 Detroit - MLB C 84 82 389 62 5 455 4 .991 731.2 5.55 +4.0 1.100 0 88 36 40.9
1982 Detroit - MLB 3B 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 +0.2 1.060
1983 Baltimore - MLB C 126 126 629 103 6 735 3 .996 1121.0 5.88 +0.9 1.057 13 150 48 32.0
1984 Baltimore - MLB C 132 132 739 95 7 835 1 .999 1163.2 6.45 +2.6 1.077 12 130 48 36.9
TOTAL C 1390 1269 7118 929 112 8173 126 .985 11295.0 6.41 +8.2 1.083 107 583 209 35.8
TOTAL 1B 130 82 1032 80 88 1126 14 .988 1022.0 9.79 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
TOTAL 3B 75 41 41 113 8 178 24 .865 565.0 2.45 +0.2 1.060
TOTAL LF 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 23.0 0.78 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/13/1980 Goes 5-5 against the New York Yankees, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 4 R.
11/17/1980 Became a free agent.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (55).
02/11/1981 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $5,300,000 with the Detroit Tigers organization.
10/30/1981 Wins the 1981 World Series with the Detroit Tigers.
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 60 (60).
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 60 (60).
04/12/1983 Was claimed off waivers by Baltimore while with Detroit.
07/04/1983 Was selected to the 1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/27/1983 Declined his contract option.
11/08/1983 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $7,100,000 with the Baltimore Orioles organization.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 60 (60).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1978 15 7
Year SF Rank
1979 9 7
1984 10 4
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