Jim Essian
1973–1984 · bats R / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners
710G
.244AVG
.327OBP
.347SLG
453H
33HR
207RBI
9SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 710 | 2,146 | 1,855 | 194 | 453 | 85 | 3 | 33 | 207 | 231 | 171 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 643 | .244 | .327 | .347 | .674 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1977-06-01 to 1977-06-18
16longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1978-07-02 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 37 | 5 hits | 1979-07-01 | 1 in 1,624 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1977-06-03 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 361 | 1069 | 210 | 22 | 104 | 134 | 68 | .231 | .322 | .347 |
| Away | 349 | 1077 | 243 | 11 | 103 | 97 | 103 | .257 | .316 | .346 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 108 | 336 | 73 | 4 | 38 | 41 | 24 | .253 | .339 | .354 |
| May | 112 | 332 | 58 | 4 | 33 | 34 | 24 | .201 | .277 | .284 |
| June | 106 | 322 | 84 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 30 | .300 | .357 | .432 |
| July | 106 | 321 | 62 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 19 | .221 | .283 | .368 |
| August | 136 | 417 | 96 | 6 | 37 | 49 | 36 | .267 | .348 | .367 |
| September | 133 | 386 | 75 | 4 | 26 | 46 | 34 | .228 | .313 | .292 |
| October | 9 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .172 | .188 | .241 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minnesota-twins | 72 | 237 | 68 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 11 | .329 | .392 | .473 |
| california-angels | 62 | 192 | 39 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 18 | .236 | .307 | .333 |
| kansas-city-royals | 62 | 198 | 37 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 16 | .223 | .318 | .253 |
| texas-rangers | 57 | 177 | 43 | 1 | 15 | 24 | 14 | .293 | .379 | .388 |
| baltimore-orioles | 52 | 161 | 33 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 17 | .241 | .329 | .358 |
| new-york-yankees | 51 | 160 | 28 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 13 | .204 | .300 | .299 |
| boston-red-sox | 50 | 142 | 37 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | .287 | .317 | .434 |
| detroit-tigers | 47 | 143 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 16 | .200 | .287 | .320 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1974 | Philadelphia Phillies | 17 | 20 | 2 | – | – | – | .100 | – | – |
| 1975 | Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1.000 | – | – |
| 1976 |  Chicago White Sox | 78 | 199 | 49 | – | 21 | 2 | .246 | – | – |
| 1977 | Chicago White Sox | 114 | 322 | 88 | 10 | 44 | 1 | .273 | – | – |
| 1978 |  Athletics | 126 | 278 | 62 | 3 | 26 | 2 | .223 | – | – |
| 1979 | Athletics | 98 | 313 | 76 | 8 | 40 | – | .243 | – | – |
| 1980 | Athletics | 87 | 285 | 66 | 5 | 29 | 1 | .232 | – | – |
| 1981 | Chicago White Sox | 27 | 52 | 16 | – | 5 | – | .308 | – | – |
| 1982 |  Seattle Mariners | 48 | 153 | 42 | 3 | 20 | 2 | .275 | – | – |
| 1983 |  Cleveland Guardians | 48 | 93 | 19 | 2 | 11 | – | .204 | – | – |
| 1984 | Athletics | 63 | 136 | 32 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .235 | – | – |