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Tommy
Esker		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 200
 
Born: May 29, 1941 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Slick Fielder Award 1977   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 32 CLG FL $ 2,000,000 3 4 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 4
1974 33 CLG FL $ 2,000,000 2 4 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3
1975 34 LEX FL $ 2,000,000 2 4 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 4
1976 35 AUS FL $ 2,000,000 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3
1977 36 MRQ JL $ 1,350,000 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 3 3
1978 37 MRQ JL $ 1,350,000 1 2 2 4 4 4 2 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 3
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 1,350,000 1 2 2 4 4 4 2 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 3
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 2,000,000 3 4 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 4
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 32 CLG FL 145 552 88 147 28 10 12 68 26 7 56 132 .266 .336 .418 .755 81.2 9.8
1974 33 CLG FL 130 347 32 77 15 9 6 21 8 8 23 87 .222 .277 .369 .645 34.8 2.6
1975 34 CLG FL 65 216 34 63 13 2 1 12 8 9 11 55 .292 .336 .384 .720 25.5 3.9
  LEX FL 47 171 20 52 12 3 4 26 7 7 17 42 .304 .375 .480 .855 28.5 4.6
  TOT   112 387 54 115 25 5 5 38 15 16 28 97 .297 .354 .426 .780 54.0 8.4
1976 35 AUS FL 108 286 38 73 11 2 9 29 15 7 30 71 .255 .328 .402 .730 39.1 7.2
1977 36 MRQ JL 142 439 51 109 17 14 10 59 12 7 43 108 .248 .318 .419 .737 58.8 9.8
1978 37 MRQ JL 97 165 16 40 9 0 5 30 2 5 10 41 .242 .296 .388 .684 17.4 1.7
6 Years Sim 734 2176 279 561 105 40 47 245 78 50 190 536 .258 .322 .408 .730 285.3 39.5
162 Game Average 480 61 123 23 8 10 54 17 11 41 118 .258 .322 .408 .730 63.0  
Career Highs 145 552 88 147 28 14 12 68 26 16 56 132 .297 .354 .426 .780 81.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1749 217 457 82 29 36 187 70 44 152 452 .261 .325 .403 .728 222.2
vs LH   427 62 104 23 11 11 58 8 6 38 84 .244 .309 .426 .735 54.8
Home 363 1054 121 283 57 15 20 120 36 23 100 230 .269 .337 .408 .745 140.0
Away 371 1122 158 278 48 25 27 125 42 27 90 306 .248 .308 .407 .715 136.9
RISP   466 0 132 14 8 10 183 0 0 35 109 .283 .328 .412 .740 62.6
Pinch Hitting   28 3 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 7 .179 .250 .179 .429 1.7
Close/Late   260 43 77 12 8 8 38 0 0 27 53 .296 .363 .496 .859 44.6
Mar/Apr 122 360 39 80 16 5 9 37 13 5 32 96 .222 .288 .369 .657 39.4
May 130 369 42 97 17 4 6 29 16 12 29 98 .263 .322 .379 .701 42.8
June 124 329 46 87 19 8 4 31 18 6 23 75 .264 .318 .407 .726 41.7
July 124 385 47 101 17 8 8 49 11 13 40 94 .262 .336 .410 .746 50.2
August 128 409 56 113 19 7 13 50 9 6 38 90 .276 .340 .452 .792 60.9
Sep/Oct 106 324 49 83 17 8 7 49 11 8 28 83 .256 .325 .423 .748 41.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1973 32 CLG FL 2B 142 134 1190.0 305 532 16 137 .981 6.33   7.1
1974 33 CLG FL 2B 120 113 932.7 209 390 4 94 .993 5.78   5.7
1975 34 CLG FL 2B 61 59 457.9 107 170 4 38 .986 5.44   1.6
  LEX FL 2B 44 43 377.7 89 140 4 32 .983 5.46   1.6
  CLG FL SS 1 1 4.9 0 3 0 0 1.000 5.51   0.0
  LEX FL SS 0 0 4.1 0 3 0 0 1.000 6.59   0.0
  TOT   2B 105 102 835.6 196 310 8 70 .984 5.45   3.2
      SS 1 1 9.0 0 6 0 0 1.000 6.00   0.1
1976 35 AUS FL 2B 90 83 717.3 150 253 9 52 .978 5.06   3.9
    RF 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    CF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00    
1977 36 MRQ JL 2B 141 137 1195.3 255 469 11 96 .985 5.45   8.5
1978 37 MRQ JL 2B 87 37 444.3 83 175 5 29 .981 5.23   3.3
    SS 3 0 8.0 4 3 0 3 1.000 7.88   0.1
  2B 685 606 5315.3 1198 2129 53 478 .984 5.63   31.7
  SS 5 1 19.0 4 9 0 3 1.000 6.16   0.2
  RF 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
  3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  CF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00    
Career Totals   693 607 5340.3 1204 2138 53 481 .984 5.63   31.9
Career Highs   142 137 1195.3 305 532 16 137 .993 6.33    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1976 35 AUS FL 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .111 .000 .111
1977 36 MRQ JL 5 12 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 6 .250 .308 .500 .808
1978 37 MRQ JL 5 22 2 7 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 6 .318 .348 .409 .757
Career Post-Season Batting 13 42 4 10 1 2 0 4 0 0 2 16 .238 .289 .357 .646
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Triples
1973-4-10
1977-2-14
 Caught Stealing
1975-6-16
 Strikeouts
1973-4-132
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 22    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 46)
 
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Thom McGee (970)
  2. Kurt Radkle (962)
  3. Willie Lee, Jr. (961)
  4. Johnny Ice (953)
  5. Raymond Longmire (949)
  6. Daryl Stetson (944)
  7. Bill Maddux (943)
  8. Joseph Drewes (938)
  9. Mack Randall (932)
  10. Pietro Guzman (925)
History
Drafted in 19th round, 456th overall pick, by Calgary in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/5/1973, off Chuck DeLong (SLC)
Hit first career homerun on 4/5/1973, off Kevin Vick (SLC)
Traded from Calgary to Lexington on 7/1/1975 (Going to CLG: 2B D. Perantoni. Going to LEX: 2B T. Esker)
Injured on 8/27/1975 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Marquette on 2/7/1977 to a 2-year deal worth $1,350,000 per year
Injured on 7/5/1977 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Slick Fielder Award at Second Base in 1977
 
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