Jim Essian
James Sarkis Essian III
Born: November 8, 1979
Southfield, MI US
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: 1B, C, CF, LF, P, RF
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 215
Draft: Round 32 (1998 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Royals)
School: Troy HS (MI)
Career: 1999-2006
Jim Essian compiled a career batting average of .246 with 40 home runs and 237 RBI in his 956-game career with the Royals, Ozark Mountain Ducks, Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings, Canton Crocodiles, Cubs, Springfield-Ozark Mountain Ducks, Gateway Grizzlies, Fort Worth Cats, South Georgia Waves, Atlantic City Surf and Lakeland Tigers. He began playing during the 1999 season and last took the field during the 2006 campaign.
 Canton Crocodiles |
 Ozark Mountain Ducks |
 Cubs |
 Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings |
 Gateway Grizzlies |
 Fort Worth Cats |
 South Georgia Waves |
 Atlantic City Surf |
 Lakeland Tigers |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | R | GULF | Royals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | R | GULF | Royals | 30 | 98 | 71 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 26 | .197 | .406 | .282 | .688 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Ind | UL | Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings | 5 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .062 | .286 | .062 | .348 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Ind | UL | Ozark Mountain Ducks | 8 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .273 | .385 | .455 | .839 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Ind | FRON | Canton Crocodiles | 21 | 63 | 49 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | .204 | .381 | .265 | .646 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | Ind | FRON | Gateway Grizzlies | 7 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .130 | .231 | .174 | .405 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | Ind | UL | Springfield-Ozark Mountain Ducks | 44 | 162 | 140 | 22 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 39 | .243 | .327 | .343 | .670 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | A | SALL3 | South Georgia Waves | 27 | 95 | 72 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 25 | .181 | .379 | .194 | .573 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | Ind | UL | Fort Worth Cats | 41 | 192 | 162 | 29 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 26 | 37 | .216 | .330 | .290 | .620 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | Ind | UL | Springfield-Ozark Mountain Ducks | 51 | 213 | 166 | 41 | 46 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 29 | 4 | 39 | 42 | .277 | .420 | .355 | .775 | 59 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | Ind | UL | Fort Worth Cats | 89 | 375 | 317 | 54 | 82 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 50 | 16 | 13 | 50 | 83 | .259 | .365 | .470 | .835 | 149 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | Ind | UL | Fort Worth Cats | 93 | 402 | 311 | 70 | 73 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 76 | 99 | .235 | .392 | .418 | .811 | 130 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 2005 | Ind | ATLL | Atlantic City Surf | 106 | 413 | 353 | 58 | 101 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 32 | 9 | 49 | 73 | .286 | .370 | .402 | .772 | 142 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | 82 | 285 | 239 | 39 | 60 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 44 | 75 | .251 | .365 | .414 | .779 | 99 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 605 | 2372 | 1942 | 361 | 478 | 98 | 20 | 40 | 237 | 165 | 60 | 364 | 522 | .246 | .371 | .379 | .750 | 736 | 24 | 33 | 11 | 22 | 9 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | R | GULF | Royals | LF | 8 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1999 | R | GULF | Royals | OF | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1999 | R | GULF | Royals | C | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1999 | R | GULF | Royals | 1B | 11 | 67 | 5 | 1 | 10 | .986 | 6.545 | ||||
| 1999 | R | GULF | Royals | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2000 | Ind | UL | Ozark Mountain Ducks | C | 8 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .981 | 6.625 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | Ind | FRON | Canton Crocodiles | LF | 3 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2000 | Ind | FRON | Canton Crocodiles | 1B | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.500 | ||||
| 2000 | Ind | UL | Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings | C | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .933 | 7.000 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | Ind | UL | Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings | LF | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2000 | Ind | UL | Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings | OF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | Ind | FRON | Canton Crocodiles | OF | 16 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .944 | 1.062 | ||||
| 2000 | Ind | FRON | Canton Crocodiles | RF | 14 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2000 | Ind | FRON | Canton Crocodiles | C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Ind | UL | Springfield-Ozark Mountain Ducks | C | 41 | 202 | 19 | 9 | 4 | .961 | 5.390 | 7 | 43 | 9 | 17.3 |
| 2001 | Ind | FRON | Gateway Grizzlies | 1B | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 12.000 | ||||
| 2002 | Ind | UL | Springfield-Ozark Mountain Ducks | OF | 44 | 82 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .956 | 1.977 | ||||
| 2002 | Ind | UL | Springfield-Ozark Mountain Ducks | RF | 44 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2002 | Ind | UL | Fort Worth Cats | CF | 41 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2002 | Ind | UL | Fort Worth Cats | OF | 41 | 99 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .972 | 2.512 | ||||
| 2002 | Ind | UL | Springfield-Ozark Mountain Ducks | C | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | A | SALL3 | South Georgia Waves | LF | 21 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2002 | A | SALL3 | South Georgia Waves | OF | 21 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.952 | ||||
| 2003 | Ind | UL | Fort Worth Cats | CF | 88 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2003 | Ind | UL | Fort Worth Cats | OF | 88 | 186 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .974 | 2.159 | ||||
| 2004 | Ind | UL | Fort Worth Cats | CF | 93 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2004 | Ind | UL | Fort Worth Cats | OF | 93 | 222 | 7 | 5 | 1 | .979 | 2.462 | ||||
| 2005 | Ind | ATLL | Atlantic City Surf | LF | 8 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2005 | Ind | ATLL | Atlantic City Surf | RF | 77 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2005 | Ind | ATLL | Atlantic City Surf | CF | 22 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2005 | Ind | ATLL | Atlantic City Surf | OF | 101 | 205 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .981 | 2.089 | ||||
| 2006 | Advanced A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | 1B | 6 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .919 | 5.667 | ||||
| 2006 | Advanced A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | OF | 21 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .956 | 2.048 | ||||
| 2006 | Advanced A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | RF | 20 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .956 | 2.150 | ||||
| 2006 | Advanced A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 956 | 1343 | 61 | 42 | 23 | .971 | 1.469 | 8 | 62 | 9 | 12.7 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | R | Gulf Coast League | Royals | KCA | ||
| 2000 | Ind | Texas-Louisiana League | Ozark Mountain Ducks | |||
| 2000 | Ind | Texas-Louisiana League | Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings | |||
| 2000 | Ind | Frontier League | Canton Crocodiles | |||
| 2000 | R | Arizona League | Cubs | CHN | ||
| 2001 | Ind | Texas-Louisiana League | Springfield-Ozark Mountain Ducks | |||
| 2001 | Ind | Frontier League | Gateway Grizzlies | |||
| 2002 | Ind | Central League | Springfield-Ozark Mountain Ducks | |||
| 2002 | Ind | Central League | Fort Worth Cats | |||
| 2002 | A | South Atlantic League | South Georgia Waves | LAN | ||
| 2003 | Ind | Central League | Fort Worth Cats | |||
| 2004 | Ind | Central League | Fort Worth Cats | May 6, 2004 | August 20, 2004 | |
| 2005 | Ind | Atlantic League | Atlantic City Surf | |||
| 2006 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Lakeland Tigers | DET | April 8, 2006 | September 2, 2006 |
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