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Proper Name
James Sarkis Essian
High Level
MLB (1973-1984)
Positions
C (666) ... 3B (19) ... DH (16) ... 1B (11) ... OF (4) ... LF (4) ... 2B (1)
Ht / Wt
6-2 / 195
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
age
73.086
place
Detroit,Michigan
High School
Troy (Troy,IL)
draft posit
C
MLB Debut
MLB Teams
OAK [4] PHI [3] CHA [3] SEA [1] CLE [1]
TBC#
11199
mlbam id
113909
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleavgopsabrhhrrbisb
Career MLB [1973-1984].244.6701855194453332079
Speed
37
Power
36
Contact
87
XBH
40
RBIs
42
Runs
26
Hitting
42
Durability
34
Team
.466
Player Tags
Player Notes:  
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year team name league level org age   # pos link   g ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp tb pa xbh 1b avg obp slg ops secA iso babip bb% so% so/bb ab/hr
1973 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 22 6 c log 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 33.33 -- --
1974 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 23 6 c log 17 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 22 0 2 .100 .182 .100 .282 .100 .000 .105 9.09 4.55 0.50 --
1975 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 24 6 c log 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1.000 .000 1.000 50.00 0.00 0.00 --
1976 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 25 11 c log 78 199 20 49 7 0 0 21 2 1 23 28 1 5 1 0 6 56 229 7 42 .246 .326 .281 .607 .156 .035 .285 10.04 12.23 1.22 --
1977 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 26 11 c log 114 322 50 88 18 2 10 44 1 4 52 35 1 4 2 1 9 140 381 30 58 .273 .374 .435 .809 .314 .161 .280 13.65 9.19 0.67 32.20
1978 Oakland Athletics AL MLB oak 27 18 c log 126 278 21 62 9 1 3 26 2 1 44 22 0 15 3 1 12 82 340 13 49 .223 .326 .295 .621 .234 .072 .230 12.94 6.47 0.50 92.67
1979 Oakland Athletics AL MLB oak 28 18 c log 98 313 34 76 16 0 8 40 0 1 25 29 2 3 9 1 12 116 352 24 52 .243 .295 .371 .666 .204 .128 .239 7.10 8.24 1.16 39.13
1980 Oakland Athletics AL MLB oak 29 18 c log 87 285 19 66 11 0 5 29 1 3 30 18 0 3 3 0 14 92 321 16 50 .232 .302 .323 .625 .189 .091 .230 9.35 5.61 0.60 57.00
1981 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 30 16 c log 27 52 6 16 3 0 0 5 0 1 4 5 0 1 0 0 2 19 57 3 13 .308 .357 .365 .723 .115 .058 .340 7.02 8.77 1.25 --
1982 Salt Lake Gulls PCL AAA sea 31 -- c -- 10 31 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 34 1 6 .226 .273 .258 .531 .097 .032 .226 5.88 0.00 0.00 --
1982 Seattle Mariners AL MLB sea 31 7 c log 48 153 14 42 8 0 3 20 2 0 11 7 1 0 0 0 3 59 165 11 31 .275 .327 .386 .713 .196 .111 .273 6.67 4.24 0.64 51.00
1983 Cleveland Indians AL MLB cle 32 17 c log 48 93 11 19 4 0 2 11 0 1 16 8 0 1 2 0 1 29 112 6 13 .204 .315 .312 .627 .269 .108 .200 14.29 7.14 0.50 46.50
1984 Oakland Athletics AL MLB oak 33 19 c log 63 136 17 32 9 0 2 10 1 1 23 17 1 1 1 0 3 47 162 11 21 .235 .348 .346 .693 .279 .110 .254 14.20 10.49 0.74 68.00
1985 Miami Marlins FSL A+ 34 -- c -- 28 75 8 15 0 0 0 6 2 1 16 10 0 2 0 0 0 15 93 0 15 .200 .341 .200 .541 .227 .000 .231 17.20 10.75 0.63 --
1973 MLB Total -- PHI -- -- -- -- 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 33.33 -- --
1974 MLB Total -- PHI -- -- -- -- 17 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 22 0 2 .100 .182 .100 .282 .100 .000 .105 9.09 4.55 0.50 --
1975 MLB Total -- PHI -- -- -- -- 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1.000 .000 1.000 50.00 0.00 0.00 --
1976 MLB Total -- CHA -- -- -- -- 78 199 20 49 7 0 0 21 2 1 23 28 1 5 1 0 6 56 229 7 42 .246 .326 .281 .607 .156 .035 .285 10.04 12.23 1.22 --
1977 MLB Total -- CHA -- -- -- -- 114 322 50 88 18 2 10 44 1 4 52 35 1 4 2 1 9 140 381 30 58 .273 .374 .435 .809 .314 .161 .280 13.65 9.19 0.67 32.20
1978 MLB Total -- OAK -- -- -- -- 126 278 21 62 9 1 3 26 2 1 44 22 0 15 3 1 12 82 340 13 49 .223 .326 .295 .621 .234 .072 .230 12.94 6.47 0.50 92.67
1979 MLB Total -- OAK -- -- -- -- 98 313 34 76 16 0 8 40 0 1 25 29 2 3 9 1 12 116 352 24 52 .243 .295 .371 .666 .204 .128 .239 7.10 8.24 1.16 39.13
1980 MLB Total -- OAK -- -- -- -- 87 285 19 66 11 0 5 29 1 3 30 18 0 3 3 0 14 92 321 16 50 .232 .302 .323 .625 .189 .091 .230 9.35 5.61 0.60 57.00
1981 MLB Total -- CHA -- -- -- -- 27 52 6 16 3 0 0 5 0 1 4 5 0 1 0 0 2 19 57 3 13 .308 .357 .365 .723 .115 .058 .340 7.02 8.77 1.25 --
1982 AAA Total -- SEA -- -- -- -- 10 31 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 34 1 6 .226 .273 .258 .531 .097 .032 .226 5.88 0.00 0.00 --
1982 MLB Total -- SEA -- -- -- -- 48 153 14 42 8 0 3 20 2 0 11 7 1 0 0 0 3 59 165 11 31 .275 .327 .386 .713 .196 .111 .273 6.67 4.24 0.64 51.00
1983 MLB Total -- CLE -- -- -- -- 48 93 11 19 4 0 2 11 0 1 16 8 0 1 2 0 1 29 112 6 13 .204 .315 .312 .627 .269 .108 .200 14.29 7.14 0.50 46.50
1984 MLB Total -- OAK -- -- -- -- 63 136 17 32 9 0 2 10 1 1 23 17 1 1 1 0 3 47 162 11 21 .235 .348 .346 .693 .279 .110 .254 14.20 10.49 0.74 68.00
1985 A+ Total -- -- -- -- -- 28 75 8 15 0 0 0 6 2 1 16 10 0 2 0 0 0 15 93 0 15 .200 .341 .200 .541 .227 .000 .231 17.20 10.75 0.63 --
Total MLB (12 yrs) -- MLB -- -- -- -- -- 710 1855 194 453 85 3 33 207 9 13 231 171 6 33 21 3 63 643 2146 121 332 .244 .327 .347 .673 .225 .102 .251 10.76 7.97 0.74 56.21
Total Minors (2 yrs) -- Minors -- -- -- -- -- 38 106 9 22 1 0 0 7 2 1 18 10 0 3 0 0 0 23 127 1 21 .208 .323 .217 .540 .189 .009 .229 14.17 7.87 0.56 --
Total AL (9 yrs) -- AL -- -- -- -- -- 689 1831 192 450 85 3 33 206 9 13 228 169 6 33 21 3 62 640 2119 121 329 .246 .328 .350 .677 .226 .104 .253 10.76 7.98 0.74 55.48
Total NL (3 yrs) -- NL -- -- -- -- -- 21 24 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 27 0 3 .125 .222 .125 .347 .125 .000 .136 11.11 7.41 0.67 --
Total AAA (1 yrs) -- AAA -- -- -- -- -- 10 31 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 34 1 6 .226 .273 .258 .531 .097 .032 .226 5.88 0.00 0.00 --
Total A+ (1 yrs) -- A+ -- -- -- -- -- 28 75 8 15 0 0 0 6 2 1 16 10 0 2 0 0 0 15 93 0 15 .200 .341 .200 .541 .227 .000 .231 17.20 10.75 0.63 --
Fielding Statistics
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  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year team name league level mlb age pos   g gs inn po   a   e dp tc tsc sb cs sb% fpct rfg rfi rf9i tm shr pl shr tm rk
1973 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 22 c 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.6 50.0 3
1974 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 23 c 15 0 62.2 37 3 1 1 41 40 9 2 81.82 .976 2.7 0.64 5.79 9.3 88.2 3
1974 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 23 1b 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -- 1.000 1.0 1.00 9.00 0.6 5.9 4
1974 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 23 3b 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 -- 1.000 1.0 1.00 9.00 0.6 5.9 3
1975 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 24 c 2 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0.00 1.000 1.0 0.50 4.50 1.2 100.0 5
1976 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 25 c 77 64 570.0 319 53 10 10 382 372 45 37 54.88 .974 4.8 0.65 5.87 47.8 98.7 2
1976 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 25 1b 2 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -- 1.000 0.5 0.50 4.50 1.2 2.6 3
1976 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 25 3b 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.6 1.3 4
1977 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 26 c 111 104 924.1 592 62 9 8 663 654 71 53 57.26 .986 5.9 0.71 6.37 68.5 97.4 1
1977 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 26 3b 2 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -- 1.000 0.5 0.33 3.00 1.2 1.8 5
1978 Oakland Athletics AL MLB oak 27 c 119 84 778.1 431 78 10 12 519 509 60 51 54.05 .981 4.3 0.65 5.89 73.5 94.4 1
1978 Oakland Athletics AL MLB oak 27 1b 3 3 23.0 20 1 0 2 21 21 0 0 -- 1.000 7.0 0.91 8.22 1.9 2.4 6
1978 Oakland Athletics AL MLB oak 27 2b 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -- 1.000 1.0 0.50 4.50 0.6 0.8 8
1978 Oakland Athletics AL MLB oak 27 dh 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 -- -- 0.6 0.8 17
1979 Oakland Athletics AL MLB oak 28 c 70 66 584.1 348 57 8 5 413 405 62 39 61.39 .981 5.8 0.69 6.24 43.2 71.4 2
1979 Oakland Athletics AL MLB oak 28 1b 4 4 36.0 35 2 0 4 37 37 0 0 -- 1.000 9.3 1.03 9.25 2.5 4.1 4
1979 Oakland Athletics AL MLB oak 28 3b 10 10 80.0 15 20 1 2 36 35 0 0 -- .972 3.5 0.44 3.94 6.2 10.2 4
1979 Oakland Athletics AL MLB oak 28 lf 4 3 23.0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 -- 1.000 0.5 0.09 0.78 2.5 4.1 8
1979 Oakland Athletics AL MLB oak 28 of 4 3 23.0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 -- 1.000 0.5 0.09 0.78 2.5 4.1 10
1979 Oakland Athletics AL MLB oak 28 dh 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 -- -- 1.9 3.1 4
1980 Oakland Athletics AL MLB oak 29 c 68 66 602.2 333 46 5 5 384 379 40 38 51.28 .987 5.6 0.63 5.66 42.0 78.2 1
1980 Oakland Athletics AL MLB oak 29 1b 1 0 3.0 6 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 -- 1.000 6.0 2.00 18.00 0.6 1.1 6
1980 Oakland Athletics AL MLB oak 29 dh 11 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 -- -- 6.8 12.6 3
1981 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 30 c 25 17 146.0 92 9 1 0 102 101 10 6 62.50 .990 4.0 0.69 6.23 23.6 92.6 2
1981 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 30 3b 2 0 1.2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.9 7.4 4
1982 Seattle Mariners AL MLB sea 31 c 48 43 381.0 282 26 2 1 310 308 51 9 85.00 .994 6.4 0.81 7.28 29.6 100.0 3
1982 Salt Lake Gulls PCL AAA sea 31 c 10 0 0.0 53 8 2 0 63 61 0 0 -- .968 6.1 -- -- 7.0 100.0 3
1983 Cleveland Indians AL MLB cle 32 c 47 31 289.2 170 14 2 3 186 184 23 13 63.89 .989 3.9 0.64 5.73 29.0 97.9 2
1983 Cleveland Indians AL MLB cle 32 3b 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.6 2.1 4
1984 Oakland Athletics AL MLB oak 33 c 59 44 397.0 229 28 4 6 261 257 31 25 55.36 .985 4.4 0.65 5.83 36.4 93.7 2
1984 Oakland Athletics AL MLB oak 33 3b 1 0 2.0 0 2 1 0 3 2 0 0 -- .667 2.0 1.00 9.00 0.6 1.6 8
1984 Oakland Athletics AL MLB oak 33 dh 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 -- -- 0.6 1.6 13
1985 Miami Marlins FSL A+ 34 c 14 0 0.0 83 5 3 4 91 88 0 0 -- .967 6.3 -- -- 9.9 50.0 4
1985 Miami Marlins FSL A+ 34 3b 1 0 0.0 1 2 0 1 3 3 0 0 -- 1.000 3.0 -- -- 0.7 3.6 10
Total MLB (12 yrs) -- MLB -- -- c 642 519 4,740 2834 377 52 51 3263 3211 402 274 59.47 .984 5.0 0.68 6.10 -- -- --
Total MLB (5 yrs) -- MLB -- -- 1b 11 7 65 63 3 0 6 66 66 0 0 -- 1.000 6.0 1.02 9.14 -- -- --
Total MLB (1 yrs) -- MLB -- -- 2b 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -- 1.000 1.0 0.50 4.50 -- -- --
Total MLB (7 yrs) -- MLB -- -- 3b 18 10 89 16 23 3 3 42 39 0 0 -- .929 2.2 0.44 3.93 -- -- --
Total MLB (1 yrs) -- MLB -- -- lf 4 3 23 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 -- 1.000 0.5 0.09 0.78 -- -- --
Total MLB (1 yrs) -- MLB -- -- of 4 3 23 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 -- 1.000 0.5 0.09 0.78 -- -- --
Total MLB (4 yrs) -- MLB -- -- dh 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- --
Total AAA (1 yrs) -- AAA -- -- c 10 0 0 53 8 2 0 63 61 0 0 -- .968 6.1 -- -- -- -- --
Total A+ (1 yrs) -- A+ -- -- c 14 0 0 83 5 3 4 91 88 0 0 -- .967 6.3 -- -- -- -- --
Total A+ (1 yrs) -- A+ -- -- 3b 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 3 3 0 0 -- 1.000 3.0 -- -- -- -- --
Yearly Positional Grid
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  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year category pos p pos c pos 1b pos 2b pos 3b pos ss pos lf pos cf pos rf pos of pos dh
1973 MLB 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 MLB 0 15 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 MLB 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 MLB 0 77 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 MLB 0 111 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 MLB 0 119 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1979 MLB 0 70 4 0 10 0 4 0 0 4 3
1980 MLB 0 68 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
1981 MLB 0 25 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 Minor 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 MLB 0 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 MLB 0 47 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 MLB 0 59 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1985 Minor 0 14 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0