#68 Nick Esasky, Designated Hitter, 38 yrs, Texas Rangers Thursday, 11/2/1998 |
| Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Nick Esasky
2/24/1960 38 USA,FL,HIALEAH 6"3 220
Designated Hitter R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 5 / 6 (Very Popular) 5 / 6 (Very Popular) Very inconsistent Normal Prone 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 300,000 1998 16 Year(s), 0 Days (2752 total Days) 172 Day(s) 16 Year(s), 0 Days (2752 total Days) 15 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Talent | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 1 4 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 3B : 6 (Range), .929 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 9 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
8/1 | TOR | W 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
8/3 | @CAL | L 7-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
8/7 | @DET | W 10-7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
8/13 | CLE | L 7-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
8/15 | @NYY | L 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
8/24 | MIN | L 13-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
8/26 | MIN | L 5-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
8/30 | @CHA | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/15 | DET | L 10-13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/23 | @BAL | W 7-5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 33 | 61 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 15 | .246 | .324 | .344 | .668 | .583 | .098 |
Projected | 33 | 61 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 15 | .246 | .324 | .344 | .668 | .583 | .098 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 13 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 6.9 | 3.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .229 | .182 | .410 |
vs. RHP | 28 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .321 | .424 | .536 | .960 |
Close/Late | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .364 | .333 | .636 | .970 |
Scoring Position | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .348 | .300 | .648 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 17 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | .385 | .455 | .500 | .955 |
Road | 16 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | .143 | .179 | .229 | .408 |
March/April | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .154 | .167 | .321 |
May | 12 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | .161 | .237 | .161 | .398 |
June | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .273 | .429 | .364 | .792 |
July | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
August | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .750 | .750 | 2.000 | 2.750 |
Sept/Oct | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1983 | 152 | 498 | 132 | 26 | 3 | 25 | 84 | 76 | 63 | 2 | 3 | 104 | 1 | 1 | .265 | .348 | .480 | .828 | LAN |
1984 | 153 | 524 | 122 | 23 | 5 | 24 | 92 | 84 | 72 | 5 | 4 | 118 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .329 | .433 | .762 | LAN |
1985 | 155 | 581 | 148 | 23 | 5 | 39 | 131 | 101 | 65 | 5 | 2 | 141 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .334 | .513 | .847 | LAN,NL |
1986 | 158 | 599 | 169 | 43 | 5 | 44 | 138 | 119 | 64 | 4 | 7 | 146 | 1 | 0 | .282 | .352 | .591 | .943 | LAN,NL |
1987 | 116 | 431 | 101 | 22 | 2 | 31 | 92 | 75 | 57 | 5 | 2 | 96 | 1 | 0 | .234 | .329 | .510 | .840 | LAN |
1988 | 154 | 591 | 175 | 34 | 4 | 61 | 159 | 136 | 86 | 5 | 4 | 137 | 1 | 0 | .296 | .388 | .677 | 1.065 | LAN,NL |
1989 | 155 | 585 | 155 | 23 | 7 | 61 | 132 | 127 | 87 | 3 | 2 | 153 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .362 | .641 | 1.003 | CHN,NL |
1990 | 156 | 625 | 154 | 34 | 9 | 53 | 132 | 125 | 79 | 8 | 0 | 194 | 1 | 0 | .246 | .338 | .584 | .922 | CHN,NL |
1991 | 158 | 596 | 178 | 39 | 7 | 63 | 163 | 131 | 76 | 9 | 4 | 140 | 0 | 0 | .299 | .384 | .705 | 1.089 | CHN,NL,NL |
1992 | 157 | 603 | 137 | 33 | 3 | 39 | 109 | 101 | 74 | 6 | 4 | 156 | 0 | 1 | .227 | .316 | .486 | .802 | CHN |
1993 | 157 | 618 | 169 | 40 | 7 | 61 | 167 | 111 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 176 | 3 | 1 | .273 | .325 | .657 | .982 | CHN,NL |
1994 | 156 | 599 | 146 | 29 | 4 | 53 | 120 | 109 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 167 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .299 | .571 | .870 | CHN |
1995 | 148 | 509 | 112 | 24 | 2 | 44 | 118 | 94 | 73 | 6 | 5 | 144 | 1 | 0 | .220 | .322 | .534 | .856 | CHN DET |
1996 | 155 | 540 | 140 | 25 | 4 | 35 | 114 | 91 | 81 | 4 | 4 | 139 | 1 | 1 | .259 | .358 | .515 | .873 | DET |
1997 | 100 | 288 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 41 | 35 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 102 | 1 | 0 | .191 | .257 | .378 | .636 | DET |
1998 | 33 | 61 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .324 | .344 | .668 | TEX |
Total | 2263 | 8248 | 2108 | 428 | 68 | 649 | 1801 | 1523 | 1000 | 69 | 49 | 2128 | 11 | 4 | .256 | .339 | .560 | .899 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1984 | 12 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .189 | .375 | .459 | .834 |
1986 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .360 | .667 | 1.027 |
1987 | 14 | 60 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .273 | .517 | .789 |
1988 | 13 | 55 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .327 | .383 | .709 | 1.092 |
1993 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .150 | .227 | .250 | .477 |
Total | 50 | 193 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 43 | 44 | 28 | 53 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .330 | .549 | .880 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Third Base | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 14.0 | 1.93 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 16th overall pick, by Los Angeles (N) in 1983... Had first career hit on 4/5/1983, off Bob Stanley (SD)... Hit first career homerun on 4/17/1983, off Mike Scott (HOU)... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against San Diego on 6/18/1983... Hit 3 homeruns against Montreal, driving in 4 runs on 10/11/1984... Drove in 7 runs against San Francisco on 4/15/1985... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1985, hitting .480 with 3 HR, 12 RBI... Was selected to the 1985 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/1985, hitting .526 with 1 HR, 6 RBI... 2/3/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,300,000 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1986, hitting .429 with 5 HR, 12 RBI... Was selected to the 1986 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1986, hitting .433 with 3 HR, 8 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1986, hitting .340 with 8 HR, 25 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1986, hitting .423 with 3 HR, 8 RBI... Won Most Valuable Player Award in 1986, hitting .282 with 44 HR, 138 RBI... Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1986... 2/3/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,871,429 through salary arbitration... Hit 3 homeruns against Montreal, driving in 9 runs on 5/11/1987... Injured on 6/29/1987 with a Broken Finger, out for 7 weeks... Hit 3 homeruns against Philadelphia (N), driving in 4 runs on 9/12/1987... Won World Championship with Los Angeles (N) in 1987... 2/3/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,871,429 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1988 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1988, hitting .429 with 3 HR, 8 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1988, hitting .340 with 9 HR, 25 RBI... Won Most Valuable Player Award in 1988, hitting .296 with 61 HR, 159 RBI... Signed as a free agent by Chicago (N) on 2/5/1989 to a 7-year deal worth $19,000,000 per year... Hit 3 homeruns against Philadelphia (N), driving in 8 runs on 4/7/1989... Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1989, hitting .500 with 5 HR, 9 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1989, hitting .348 with 14 HR, 30 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1989, hitting .500 with 6 HR, 9 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 6/19/1989... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1989, hitting .354 with 18 HR, 30 RBI... Was selected to the 1989 Allstar game... Won Most Valuable Player Award in 1989, hitting .265 with 61 HR, 132 RBI... Was selected to the 1990 Allstar game... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1990, hitting .281 with 10 HR, 25 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against San Diego on 5/7/1991... Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1991, hitting .452 with 5 HR, 18 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1991, hitting .299 with 13 HR, 36 RBI... Was selected to the 1991 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1991 Allstar game... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1991, hitting .342 with 14 HR, 32 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Atlanta on 4/25/1993... Was selected to the 1993 Allstar game... Hit for the cycle against San Francisco on 8/24/1993... Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against San Francisco on 8/24/1993... Had 500th career homerun on 9/29/1993, off Roy Smith (SF)... Hit 3 homeruns against Colorado, driving in 4 runs on 5/18/1994... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1994, hitting .385 with 7 HR, 11 RBI... Traded from Chicago (N) to Detroit on 7/6/1995 (Going to CHN: P Roger Clemens. Going to DET: 3B Nick Esasky, 1B Herb Perry)... 9/1/1995: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $4,430,000 per year, for 2 years. Had 600th career homerun on 4/9/1996, off Mike Fetters (BAL)... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1996, hitting .481 with 1 HR, 10 RBI... Had 2000th career hit on 8/15/1996, off Jimmy Key (TOR)... Hit 3 homeruns against Chicago (A), driving in 4 runs on 9/10/1996... Signed as a free agent by Texas on 4/20/1998 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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SLG 1985 - .513 - 9th 1986 - .591 - 1st 1988 - .677 - 1st 1989 - .641 - 1st 1990 - .584 - 4th 1991 - .705 - 2nd 1993 - .657 - 3rd
| OPS 1986 - .943 - 5th 1988 - 1.065 - 1st 1989 - 1.003 - 3rd 1991 - 1.089 - 3rd 1993 - .982 - 8th
| Doubles 1986 - 43 - 9th
| Triples 1989 - 7 - 10th 1990 - 9 - 6th 1991 - 7 - 8th
| Homeruns 1985 - 39 - 1st 1986 - 44 - 1st 1987 - 31 - 6th 1988 - 61 - 1st 1989 - 61 - 1st 1990 - 53 - 1st 1991 - 63 - 1st 1992 - 39 - 8th 1993 - 61 - 1st 1994 - 53 - 3rd 1995 - 44 - 4th
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RBI 1985 - 131 - 1st 1986 - 138 - 1st 1988 - 159 - 1st 1989 - 132 - 1st 1990 - 132 - 1st 1991 - 163 - 2nd 1993 - 167 - 1st
| Runs 1986 - 119 - 3rd 1988 - 136 - 1st 1989 - 127 - 1st 1990 - 125 - 3rd 1991 - 131 - 3rd 1993 - 111 - 4th
| BB 1988 - 86 - 8th 1989 - 87 - 8th
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