2B John Essex #31
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
04/01/1963
2B JOHN ESSEX #31 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 3 3 3
Power 3 3 3
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 4
Errors: - 3 3
Arm: 1 4 3
Turn DP: - 2 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 1
Catcher: - Left Field: 4
1st Base: 2 Center Field: 2
2nd Base: 2 Right Field: 1
3rd Base: 3
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Aggressiveness: 4
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
03/31/1963 TOR Loss, 5-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/30/1963 SFS Win, 4-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
03/29/1963 @ CHC Win, 7-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/26/1963 @ CIN Win, 8-6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
03/25/1963 DAL Win, 5-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/24/1963 CLE Win, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/23/1963 @ MON Loss, 3-4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/22/1963 KCK Loss, 4-5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/20/1963 @ SFS Win, 11-1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/19/1963 CHC Win, 7-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/27/1938
Born in:Everett, MA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1957, 15th Pick in Round 1
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1954 Total - 15 40 177 83 21 3 4 48 62 17 3 1 10 0 0 .469 .520 .689 1.209 100 100 3.5
1955 Total - 16 40 176 87 19 3 5 52 83 17 3 0 7 0 0 .494 .546 .722 1.268 100 100 3.9
1956 Total - 17 38 171 77 20 3 5 49 59 15 3 0 9 0 0 .450 .503 .690 1.193 100 100 3.2
1957 Total - 18 40 179 79 16 5 6 52 69 19 3 0 13 28 17 .441 .502 .687 1.190 100 100 3.3
1957 Marshalltown - C 18 60 243 73 11 4 8 36 55 49 2 1 41 6 3 .300 .420 .477 .898 123 126 1.7
1958 Mobile - C 19 29 104 33 3 7 3 19 23 33 2 0 8 6 3 .317 .489 .567 1.057 163 167 1.5
1958 Salem - B 19 19 82 28 5 1 2 9 11 3 0 0 14 1 0 .341 .365 .500 .865 146 150 0.5
1958 Tampa - B 19 43 158 47 7 3 2 15 29 40 0 1 19 4 4 .297 .437 .418 .855 123 131 1.4
1958 Total - B 19 62 240 75 12 4 4 24 40 43 0 1 33 5 4 .312 .415 .446 .861 130 137 1.9
1958 Springfield - A 19 6 17 3 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 0 6 0 0 .176 .417 .176 .593 67 94 0.1
1959 Mobile - C 20 27 96 37 10 0 2 15 19 26 1 1 13 7 3 .385 .516 .552 1.068 162 166 1.1
1959 Salem - B 20 109 443 134 26 7 10 45 48 21 4 5 63 8 4 .302 .336 .460 .797 123 118 3.0
1960 Salem - B 21 8 34 16 3 1 2 8 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 .471 .471 .794 1.265 249 282 1.0
1960 Scranton - A 21 127 458 156 23 10 19 92 83 100 4 0 54 14 13 .341 .463 .559 1.022 188 190 7.6
1961 Scranton - A 22 58 220 65 4 3 8 36 40 23 5 2 28 5 7 .295 .372 .450 .822 142 140 2.3
1961 Houston - AA 22 40 154 45 12 2 3 23 21 12 1 0 21 4 1 .292 .347 .455 .802 123 124 0.8
1962 Houston - AA 23 30 79 25 1 1 5 15 14 11 0 1 9 2 1 .316 .396 .544 .940 163 165 0.7
Total HL 6 17 3 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 0 6 0 0 .176 .417 .176 .593 67 94
Total MAL 185 678 221 27 13 27 128 123 123 9 2 82 19 20 .326 .435 .524 .958 174 175
Total SEL 43 158 47 7 3 2 15 29 40 0 1 19 4 4 .297 .437 .418 .855 123 131
Total COW 136 559 178 34 9 14 62 66 24 4 5 80 9 4 .318 .348 .487 .835 134 132
Total LSA 70 233 70 13 3 8 38 35 23 1 1 30 6 2 .300 .364 .485 .849 137 139
Total GSL 56 200 70 13 7 5 34 42 59 3 1 21 13 6 .350 .502 .560 1.062 163 167
Total UMVA 60 243 73 11 4 8 36 55 49 2 1 41 6 3 .300 .420 .477 .898 123 126
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1957 Marshalltown - C 1B 5 0 10 1 1 11 0 1.000 12.1 8.03 -0.0 .986
1957 Marshalltown - C 3B 60 60 45 85 13 131 1 .992 497.1 2.35 +1.6 1.014
1957 Marshalltown - C LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Marshalltown - C CF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.1 5.40 -0.0 .958
1958 Salem - B 1B 2 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 4.2 7.71 +0.2 1.038
1958 Springfield - A 3B 6 6 7 10 1 17 0 1.000 50.0 3.06 +0.2 1.045
1958 Tampa - B 3B 40 40 29 63 8 93 1 .989 354.0 2.34 +3.3 1.075
1958 Salem - B 3B 15 15 13 29 4 45 3 .933 136.0 2.78 +0.1 1.005
1958 Mobile - C 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.1 0.00 -0.2 .000
1958 Mobile - C LF 28 28 62 0 0 64 2 .969 241.0 2.32 +1.5 .997
1958 Tampa - B CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.3 .983
1958 Salem - B CF 3 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 25.0 2.52 -2.4 .694
1958 Mobile - C RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Salem - B 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Salem - B 2B 1 1 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 -0.1 1.001
1959 Salem - B 3B 95 94 72 169 10 245 4 .984 830.2 2.61 +4.9 1.025
1959 Mobile - C 3B 19 18 14 31 5 48 3 .938 154.1 2.62 +0.4 .984
1959 Salem - B SS 1 1 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.0 1.008
1959 Salem - B LF 12 7 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 75.2 1.43 +0.2 .954
1959 Mobile - C LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Salem - B CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Mobile - C CF 8 8 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 67.0 2.01 -2.5 .784
1959 Mobile - C RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Scranton - A 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Scranton - A 3B 115 114 87 189 28 297 21 .929 1022.2 2.43 +0.2 .994
1960 Salem - B 3B 2 2 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 18.0 3.50 +0.2 1.040
1960 Scranton - A SS 2 2 5 5 1 11 1 .909 16.0 5.62 -0.4 .876
1960 Salem - B SS 1 1 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.7 .985
1960 Scranton - A LF 5 4 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 34.0 2.12 -0.1 .964
1960 Scranton - A CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.0 1.007
1960 Salem - B CF 4 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 36.0 1.25 -0.0 1.003
1960 Scranton - A RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Houston - AA 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.2 13.50 +0.0 1.037
1961 Scranton - A 1B 3 2 13 0 2 14 1 .929 17.0 6.88 -0.7 .522
1961 Houston - AA 2B 2 2 1 3 1 5 1 .800 13.0 2.77 -0.4 .682
1961 Scranton - A 2B 2 2 4 6 0 10 0 1.000 16.0 5.62 +0.3 1.032
1961 Houston - AA 3B 5 2 2 2 0 5 1 .800 14.2 2.45 -0.4 .702
1961 Scranton - A 3B 25 19 17 36 5 53 0 1.000 177.2 2.68 +1.9 1.051
1961 Houston - AA SS 4 3 1 4 0 7 2 .714 26.1 1.71 -1.1 .696
1961 Scranton - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Houston - AA LF 29 28 46 0 0 46 0 1.000 247.2 1.67 +0.8 1.051
1961 Scranton - A LF 31 29 54 0 0 54 0 1.000 251.0 1.94 +0.2 .978
1961 Houston - AA CF 2 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 13.0 2.77 +0.0 1.004
1961 Scranton - A CF 5 5 10 0 0 11 1 .909 40.1 2.23 -0.1 .992
1961 Houston - AA RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.6 .505
1962 Houston - AA 2B 16 15 33 37 7 73 3 .959 130.0 4.85 -3.3 .908
1962 Houston - AA 3B 6 2 2 8 0 10 0 1.000 31.2 2.84 +0.6 1.044
1962 Houston - AA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Houston - AA LF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 14.0 1.93 +0.0 .973
TOTAL 1B 12 2 27 2 3 30 1 .967 35.2 7.32 -0.5 .876
TOTAL 2B 21 20 42 47 8 93 4 .957 168.0 4.77 -3.5 .912
TOTAL 3B 393 372 290 627 74 951 34 .964 3291.1 2.51 +13.0 1.016
TOTAL SS 8 7 9 14 2 26 3 .885 60.1 3.43 -2.1 .840
TOTAL LF 110 97 185 0 0 187 2 .989 868.1 1.92 +2.5 .999
TOTAL CF 26 23 47 0 0 48 1 .979 206.2 2.05 -5.3 .865
TOTAL RF 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 16.0 0.56 -0.6 .505
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1957 Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft out of high school (Portland; Portland, ME) by the Kansas City Kings. (Round 1, Pick 15, 15th overall pick).
07/07/1957 Named the #94 prospect in the FABL
08/13/1957 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Waterloo Chiefs, with 4 RBI and 4 runs scored.
09/01/1957 Wins the UMVA Batter of the Month Award.
10/12/1957 Named the #85 prospect in the FABL
04/14/1958 Named the #81 prospect in the FABL
07/06/1958 Named the #84 prospect in the FABL
07/30/1958 Was traded by the Kansas City Kings to the Los Angeles Stars, along with LF Emil Grenier, 1B Ed Sharp, 2B Eddie Westfall, and SP Earl Wright, in exchange for SP Eddie Webb and $8,700.
09/22/1958 Wins the 1958 Championship with the Salem Warriors!
10/11/1958 Named the #74 prospect in the FABL
04/09/1959 Named the #81 prospect in the FABL
05/12/1959 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for one week.
08/10/1959 Wins the GSL Player of the Week Award.
09/21/1959 Wins the 1959 Championship with the Salem Warriors!
10/01/1959 Wins the COW Batter of the Month Award.
04/12/1960 Named the #99 prospect in the FABL
06/27/1960 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1960 Wins the MAL Batter of the Month Award.
09/19/1960 Wins the 1960 Championship with the Scranton Silver Stars!
04/22/1961 Injured (fractured wrist),out for 6 weeks.
06/17/1961 Injured (sprained elbow),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
07/08/1961 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
05/16/1962 Injured (fractured wrist),out for 6 weeks.
06/09/1962 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 2-3 months.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
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