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Cool Papa Bell League
5-3-2061
Jesse Esparza Center Field
Retired (2000, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .264 Total Rating   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .774 Status Deceased (2024) Option Years 0  
H 1527 Age at Death 62 Date of Birth 08-02-1962
HR 242 Drafted Round 1, Pick 15
(1980)
Majors Svc Time 15 years
(145 games)
RBI 911
SB 262
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed A- Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B A+ (93.3%) LF A+ (98.9%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B (14.5%) CF A+ (100%)   Health LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1985 2B BAL-CHN 125 125 1070.0 607 211 371 25 81 -27 4.90 .959
LF BAL-CHN 4 4 34.0 6 6 0 0 0 0 1.59 1.000
1986 CF CHN 130 130 1140.2 288 281 4 3 0 -2 2.25 .990
1987 CF CHN 130 130 1153.2 305 297 3 5 0 +12 2.34 .984
1988 CF CHN 124 124 1109.0 311 305 4 2 0 +6 2.51 .994
1989 CF CHN 130 130 1160.0 328 315 8 5 0 +8 2.51 .985
1990 CF CHN 130 130 1160.2 315 307 5 3 0 +4 2.42 .990
1991 CF CHN 130 130 1160.1 326 314 7 5 0 +10 2.49 .985
1992 1B CHN 62 62 543.1 560 542 11 7 41 -2 9.16 .988
2B CHN 2 2 18.0 11 5 5 1 1 -1 5.00 .909
SS CHN 2 2 18.0 8 5 3 0 0 0 4.00 1.000
LF CHN 2 2 18.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1.50 1.000
CF CHN 2 2 18.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 2.00 1.000
3B CHN 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1993 LF CHN 25 25 217.1 42 41 1 0 0 -2 1.74 1.000
2B CHN 23 23 204.0 109 44 61 4 10 -3 4.63 .963
1B CHN 10 6 61.0 65 63 2 0 7 +3 9.59 1.000
RF CHN 6 6 60.0 10 9 0 1 0 -1 1.35 .900
3B CHN 6 6 54.0 14 4 9 1 2 0 2.17 .929
CF CHN 5 5 46.0 8 8 0 0 0 0 1.57 1.000
SS CHN 3 3 26.0 10 3 7 0 0 -2 3.46 1.000
1994 LF CHN 10 10 89.1 16 15 0 1 0 +1 1.51 .938
2B CHN 10 10 87.0 46 18 28 0 5 -3 4.76 1.000
3B CHN 5 5 44.0 18 4 10 4 0 0 2.86 .778
CF CHN 5 5 43.0 14 14 0 0 0 -1 2.93 1.000
RF CHN 4 4 37.0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0.24 .333
SS CHN 2 2 18.0 11 4 6 1 2 -1 5.00 .909
1B CHN 2 2 17.0 22 19 2 1 0 +1 11.12 .955
1995 SS CHN 12 12 105.0 41 7 31 3 3 -2 3.26 .927
2B CHN 6 6 56.2 34 14 20 0 2 -1 5.40 1.000
RF CHN 6 6 52.0 16 15 0 1 0 0 2.60 .938
LF CHN 3 3 26.2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.68 1.000
3B CHN 1 1 9.0 5 4 1 0 0 -1 5.00 1.000
CF CHN 1 1 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.38 1.000
1996 SS CHN 22 22 186.0 84 38 43 3 11 -10 3.92 .964
LF CHN 11 11 97.0 21 21 0 0 0 0 1.95 1.000
RF CHN 8 8 68.0 10 9 0 1 0 0 1.19 .900
2B CHN 3 3 25.0 14 1 12 1 0 -1 4.68 .929
CF CHN 3 3 25.0 5 5 0 0 0 0 1.80 1.000
1B CHN 3 1 12.0 10 9 1 0 1 +3 7.50 1.000
3B CHN 1 1 9.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
1997 RF CHN 89 88 770.1 159 157 2 0 0 +4 1.86 1.000
LF CHN 29 26 236.2 67 66 0 1 0 +3 2.51 .985
1B CHN 6 6 53.0 56 54 2 0 4 0 9.51 1.000
1998 RF CHN 40 36 320.0 59 57 1 1 0 +1 1.63 .983
2B CHN 6 6 53.0 28 13 13 2 2 -2 4.42 .929
LF CHN 6 6 51.0 13 13 0 0 0 0 2.29 1.000
1B CHN 4 4 32.0 31 28 3 0 1 -1 8.72 1.000
CF CHN 3 3 26.0 7 7 0 0 0 0 2.42 1.000
1999 RF CHN 21 20 175.0 37 37 0 0 0 +1 1.90 1.000
CF CHN 14 13 115.2 44 44 0 0 0 +2 3.42 1.000
LF CHN 4 3 27.0 3 2 1 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
3B CHN 1 1 9.0 3 0 2 1 0 0 2.00 .667
2000 RF CHN 3 3 29.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1.24 1.000
2B CHN 3 3 27.0 16 2 14 0 1 0 5.33 1.000
1B CHN 3 2 19.0 22 21 1 0 3 +1 10.42 1.000
LF CHN 2 1 14.2 3 3 0 0 0 +1 1.84 1.000
3B CHN 1 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
CF CHN 2 0 1.2 1 1 0 0 0 -1 5.42 1.000
Pos Total CF 809 806 7167.2 1959 1905 31 23 0 +38 2.43 .988
2B 178 178 1540.2 865 308 524 33 102 -38 4.86 .962
RF 177 171 1511.1 298 289 3 6 0 +5 1.74 .980
LF 96 91 811.2 176 172 2 2 0 +3 1.93 .989
1B 90 83 737.1 766 736 22 8 57 +5 9.25 .990
SS 41 41 353.0 154 57 90 7 16 -15 3.75 .955
3B 16 16 142.0 41 12 23 6 2 -1 2.22 .854
Total 1407 1386 12263.2 4259 3479 695 85 177 -3 3.06 .980
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2000-11-01Jesse Esparza has retired from the Chicago Curse
1998-08-20Jesse Esparza of the Chicago Curse is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1994-05-20Jesse Esparza of the Chicago Blaze is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1992-08-19Jesse Esparza of the Chicago Blaze is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1992-06-28The Chicago Blaze have placed Jesse Esparza on the trade block.
1992-04-01Jesse Esparza of the Chicago Blaze is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1988-09-22Jesse Esparza of the Chicago Blaze is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1985-04-08The Chicago Blaze have renamed Matt Linares to Jesse Esparza.
1985-04-08A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Detectives and the Chicago Blaze. The Chicago Blaze receive Matt Linares from the Baltimore Detectives in exchange for Larry Landrum, Will Ellis. Protest This Trade.
1985-04-01The Baltimore Detectives have renamed Mateo Linares to Matt Linares.
1985-03-07The Baltimore Detectives have promoted Mateo Linares to the major league team. The Baltimore Detectives have promoted Felix Kelleher to the major league team. The Baltimore Detectives have promoted Bobby Antonello to the major league team. The Baltimore Detectives have sent Hector Mason to the minors. The Baltimore Detectives have designated Danny Amaro for assignment.
1981-04-11A trade has been completed between the San Francisco Criminals and the Baltimore Orioles. The Baltimore Orioles receive Bob Meares, Wes Ortiz, Mateo Linares from the San Francisco Criminals in exchange for Rick Rhoden. Protest This Trade.
1980-04-01The San Francisco Criminals have renamed Luis Posedel to Mateo Linares.