How Jim Essian's Assists Compares to Similar Players

Jim Essian totaled 403 career Assists, well above the league average of 312.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Assists season came in 1978, posting 79, well above the league average of 54.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1973 at 0, well below the league average of 54.1 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Assists total went from 26 in 1982 to 14 in 1983 and 30 in 1984, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Assists profile — ranging from 0 to 79 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Jim Essian Lifetime Assists

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Jim Essian
Assists
Career403
Season Avg.33.58
162 Game Avg.96.58
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Jim Essian Assists Per Season

Jim Essian's Assists for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, C, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jim Essian Assists per season line chart

Jim Essian Assists by Team

Jim Essian's career Assists totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jim Essian career Assists by team bar chart

Jim Essian Cumulative Assists — Career Progression

A running total of Jim Essian's career Assists, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Jim Essian Assists year-over-year waterfall chart

Jim Essian Assists Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jim Essian's seasonal Assists alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Jim Essian Assists distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jim Essian Assists — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jim Essian's MLB career with Assists alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Jim Essian Assists season-by-season breakdown table