Jim Essian Notable

b. January 2, 1951 · Philadelphia Phillies 1973–1975, Chicago White Sox 1976–1977, 1981, Oakland Athletics 1978–1980, 1984, Seattle Mariners 1982, Cleveland Indians 1983

Jim Essian played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1973 and closing with the Oakland Athletics in 1984.

Across 710 games he batted .244, with 453 hits and 194 runs. He finished with 33 home runs, 85 doubles and 9 stolen bases.

He played 642 games behind the plate, with 2,834 putouts and 52 errors. He turned 51 double plays.

He was born in Detroit, MI, USA on January 2, 1951. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1973	PHI	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
1974	PHI	17	20	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	.100
1975	PHI	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.000
1976	CHW	78	199	20	49	7	0	0	21	23	28	2	.246
1977	CHW	114	322	50	88	18	2	10	44	52	35	1	.273
1978	OAK	126	278	21	62	9	1	3	26	44	22	2	.223
1979	OAK	98	313	34	76	16	0	8	40	25	29	0	.243
1980	OAK	87	285	19	66	11	0	5	29	30	18	1	.232
1981	CHW	27	52	6	16	3	0	0	5	4	5	0	.308
1982	SEA	48	153	14	42	8	0	3	20	11	7	2	.275
1983	CLE	48	93	11	19	4	0	2	11	16	8	0	.204
1984	OAK	63	136	17	32	9	0	2	10	23	17	1	.235
Career	—	710	1855	194	453	85	3	33	207	231	171	9	.244

On this day & linked events

1951

Born January 2, 1951

Detroit, MI, USA

1973

Major-league debut: Jim Essian

Jim Essian made a major-league debut on September 15, 1973.

1984

Final major-league game: Jim Essian

Jim Essian played a final major-league game on September 30, 1984.

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