B. J. Upton
Melvin Emanuel Upton
Born: August 21, 1984
Norfolk, VA USA
Primary Position: CF
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 185
Career: 2004-2016
Draft: Round 1 (2002 June Amateur Draft, Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
School: Greenbrier Christian Academy HS (Chesapeake, VA)
Minor League Statistics
B. J. Upton compiled a career batting average of .243 with 164 home runs and 586 RBI in his 1469-game career with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Tampa Bay Rays, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays. He began playing during the 2004 season and last took the field during the 2016 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | AL | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 45 | 177 | 159 | 19 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 46 | .258 | .324 | .409 | .733 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | AL | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 50 | 189 | 175 | 20 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 40 | .246 | .302 | .291 | .593 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | AL | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 129 | 548 | 474 | 86 | 142 | 25 | 1 | 24 | 82 | 22 | 8 | 65 | 154 | .300 | .386 | .508 | .894 | 241 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 145 | 640 | 531 | 85 | 145 | 37 | 2 | 9 | 67 | 44 | 16 | 97 | 134 | .273 | .383 | .401 | .784 | 213 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| 2009 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 144 | 626 | 560 | 79 | 135 | 33 | 4 | 11 | 55 | 42 | 14 | 57 | 152 | .241 | .313 | .373 | .686 | 209 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 154 | 610 | 536 | 89 | 127 | 38 | 4 | 18 | 62 | 42 | 9 | 67 | 164 | .237 | .322 | .424 | .745 | 227 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2011 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 153 | 640 | 560 | 82 | 136 | 27 | 4 | 23 | 81 | 36 | 12 | 71 | 161 | .243 | .331 | .429 | .759 | 240 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 146 | 631 | 573 | 79 | 141 | 29 | 3 | 28 | 78 | 31 | 6 | 45 | 169 | .246 | .298 | .454 | .752 | 260 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 126 | 445 | 391 | 30 | 72 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 44 | 151 | .184 | .268 | .289 | .557 | 113 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 2014 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 141 | 582 | 519 | 67 | 108 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 20 | 7 | 57 | 173 | .208 | .287 | .333 | .620 | 173 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2015 | NL | San Diego Padres | 87 | 228 | 205 | 23 | 53 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 62 | .259 | .327 | .429 | .757 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | NL | San Diego Padres | 92 | 373 | 344 | 46 | 88 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 45 | 20 | 5 | 23 | 106 | .256 | .304 | .439 | .743 | 151 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 57 | 165 | 148 | 18 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 49 | .196 | .261 | .318 | .578 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 1469 | 5854 | 5175 | 723 | 1260 | 262 | 32 | 164 | 586 | 300 | 92 | 589 | 1561 | .243 | .321 | .402 | .723 | 2078 | 98 | 24 | 22 | 44 | 23 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | AL | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | SS | 16 | 16 | 140.0 | 23 | 41 | 7 | 8 | .901 | 4.114 | 4.000 |
| 2004 | AL | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 3B | 13 | 11 | 103.0 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .917 | 1.922 | 1.692 |
| 2004 | AL | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | OF | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2006 | AL | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 3B | 50 | 48 | 412.7 | 38 | 88 | 13 | 6 | .906 | 2.748 | 2.520 |
| 2007 | AL | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | OF | 78 | 75 | 664.7 | 204 | 11 | 2 | 2 | .991 | 2.911 | 2.756 |
| 2007 | AL | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 2B | 48 | 48 | 416.3 | 106 | 133 | 12 | 26 | .952 | 5.167 | 4.979 |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | OF | 143 | 141 | 1248.7 | 378 | 16 | 7 | 5 | .983 | 2.840 | 2.755 |
| 2009 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | OF | 144 | 141 | 1228.7 | 375 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .990 | 2.791 | 2.646 |
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | OF | 154 | 147 | 1301.7 | 397 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .988 | 2.766 | 2.597 |
| 2011 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | OF | 151 | 150 | 1326.3 | 382 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .992 | 2.633 | 2.570 |
| 2012 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | OF | 142 | 141 | 1254.7 | 290 | 10 | 3 | 4 | .990 | 2.152 | 2.113 |
| 2013 | NL | Atlanta Braves | OF | 118 | 111 | 975.3 | 230 | 3 | 4 | 3 | .983 | 2.150 | 1.975 |
| 2014 | NL | Atlanta Braves | OF | 139 | 135 | 1218.3 | 329 | 9 | 7 | 3 | .980 | 2.497 | 2.432 |
| 2015 | NL | San Diego Padres | OF | 63 | 47 | 441.3 | 116 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .992 | 2.488 | 1.937 |
| 2016 | NL | San Diego Padres | OF | 90 | 88 | 776.3 | 165 | 8 | 2 | 2 | .989 | 2.006 | 1.922 |
| 2016 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | OF | 55 | 41 | 373.7 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .987 | 1.831 | 1.382 |
| Totals | 1405 | 1341 | 11888.7 | 3118 | 353 | 73 | 63 | .979 | 2.628 | 2.470 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS2 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .278 | .316 | .889 | 1.205 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALCS | 7 | 33 | 28 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .321 | .394 | .786 | 1.180 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | WS | 5 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS1 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .190 | .190 | .286 | .476 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .286 | .444 | .500 | .944 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALWC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALDS1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .429 | 1.000 | 1.429 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 126 | 115 | 21 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 37 | .252 | .310 | .539 | .849 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS2 | CF | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.314 | 2.250 |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALCS | CF | 7 | 7 | 64.7 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .971 | 4.593 | 4.714 |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | WS | CF | 5 | 5 | 42.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.143 | 2.000 |
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS1 | CF | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.800 |
| 2011 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS2 | CF | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.857 | 3.750 |
| 2013 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS2 | CF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2016 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALDS1 | LF | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.700 | 1.500 |
| 2016 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | LF | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 30 | 26 | 236.7 | 77 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .988 | 3.004 | 2.633 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
