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Cecil Upshaw

Cecil Lee Upshaw

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 6", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: October 22, 1942 in Spearsville, LA
High School: Bossier City HS (Bossier City, LA)
School: Centenary College of Louisiana (Shreveport, LA)
Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: October 1, 1966
Teams (by GP): Braves/Yankees/Astros/WhiteSox/Indians 1966-1975

Final Game: September 28, 1975
Died: February 7, 1995 in Lawrenceville, GA
Buried: Eternal Hills Memory Gardens, Snellville, GA
Relatives: Cousin of George Stone
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1966 23 ATL NL 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 453 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1967 24 ATL NL 30 10 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 .167 .375 .167 .542 62 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
1968 25 ATL NL 52 30 23 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .174 .208 .174 .382 16 4 0 0 6 0 0 1
1969 26 ATL NL 62 24 21 3 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8 .238 .238 .381 .619 71 8 0 0 3 0 0 1
1970 Did not play in major leagues (Disabled List)
1971 28 ATL NL 49 17 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 2 0 0 1
1972 29 ATL NL 42 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -21 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1973 30 TOT NL 40 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1973 30 ATL NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1973 30 HOU NL 35 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1974 31 TOT AL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1974 31 CLE AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1974 31 NYY AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1975 32 CHW AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Yrs 348 92 75 3 12 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 23 .160 .192 .200 .392 12 15 1 0 14 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 43 35 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .160 .192 .200 .392 12 7 0 0 7 0 0
ATL (7 yrs) 241 90 73 3 12 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 22 .164 .197 .205 .403 15 15 1 0 14 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 35 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (7 yrs) 276 92 75 3 12 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 23 .160 .192 .200 .392 12 15 1 0 14 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1966 23 ATL NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0.1 .553 .500 0.1 0.0 0 $ /1
1967 24 ATL NL 30 10 -0 -0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .503 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
1968 25 ATL NL 52 30 -3 0 0 0 3 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.1 1 $ 1
1969 26 ATL NL 62 24 -1 0 0 0 3 2 0.2 1 3 0.2 .503 .501 0.2 0.1 3 $ 1
1971 28 ATL NL 49 17 -4 0 -0 0 2 -3 -0.3 0 -2 -0.3 .494 .498 -0.3 0.0 -2 $30,000 1
1972 29 ATL NL 42 8 -0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1
1973 30 ATL NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $37,000 /1
1973 30 HOU NL 35 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ 1
1974 31 CLE AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $38,000 /1
1974 31 NYY AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1975 32 CHW AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
9 Seasons 348 92 -9 0 -0 0 10 0 0.1 3 3 0.1 .500 .500 0.1 0.3 3 $105,000
ATL (7 yrs) 241 90 -9 0 -0 0 10 1 0.1 3 4 0.1 .500 .500 0.1 0.2 4 $67,000
CLE (1 yr) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $38,000
NYY (1 yr) 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
HOU (1 yr) 35 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $
CHW (1 yr) 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1966 23 ATL NL 1 0 1 99 1.000 1.000 .268 1.000 .327 1.000 .404 2.000 .731 453 .000 0.5 0.0 .000 .000
1967 24 ATL NL 10 7 1 3.9 90 .333 .167 .257 .375 .319 .167 .377 .542 .697 62 .487 -0.2 -0.0 .600 .333 .000
1968 25 ATL NL 30 25 1 1.1 82 .211 .174 .253 .208 .312 .174 .357 .382 .668 16 .100 -2.4 -0.3 .263 .043 .000
1969 26 ATL NL 24 19 2 2.8 95 .333 .238 .260 .238 .331 .381 .386 .619 .717 71 .328 -1.0 -0.1 .500 .143 .143 .0
1971 28 ATL NL 17 18 0 0.0 97 .000 .000 .267 .000 .334 .000 .390 .000 .724 -100 .000 -4.1 -0.4 .000 .000 .000
1972 29 ATL NL 8 7 0 0.0 99 .200 .143 .267 .143 .336 .143 .394 .286 .730 -21 .000 -1.2 -0.1 .167 .000 .000
1973 30 TOT NL 2 2 0 0.0 96 .000 .000 .262 .000 .330 .000 .388 .000 .718 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1973 30 HOU NL 2 2 0 0.0 96 .000 .000 .262 .000 .330 .000 .388 .000 .718 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
9 Yrs 92 78 5 1.7 92 .216 .160 .260 .192 .325 .200 .378 .392 .703 12 .182 -8.9 -1.0 .281 .080 .040 .0
162 Game Avg. 43 36 2 1.7 92 .216 .160 .260 .192 .325 .200 .378 .392 .703 12 .182 -8.9 -1.0 .281 .080 .040
ATL (7 yrs) 90 76 5 1.8 91 .220 .164 .260 .197 .325 .205 .378 .403 .703 15 .190 -8.4 -0.9 .290 .082 .041 .0
HOU (1 yr) 2 2 0 0.0 96 .000 .000 .262 .000 .330 .000 .388 .000 .718 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1969 26 ATL NL NLCS NYM L 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1966 23 ATL NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.0 100%
1967 24 ATL NL 10 0.0% 30.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0% 1.50 2.0 6.0 3.00 30%
1968 25 ATL NL 30 0.0% 13.3% 3.3% 0.0% 0% 4.00 5.8 5.33 63%
1969 26 ATL NL 24 4.2% 33.3% 0.0% 4.2% 20% 2.6 21.0 21.0 1.20 50%
1971 28 ATL NL 17 0.0% 29.4% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0 3.33 59%
1972 29 ATL NL 8 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.5 63%
1973 30 TOT NL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 50%
1973 30 HOU NL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 50%
9 Yrs 92 1.1% 25.0% 3.3% 1.1% 8% 7.67 3.3 75.0 25.0 3.33 55%
MLB Averages 2.0% 14.6% 8.5% 6.0% 27% 1.71 6.1 45.3 9.1 1.11 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1966 23 ATL NL 0.5 0.0 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 .06 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.1 1.15 0.7 0
1967 24 ATL NL -0.2 -0.0 10 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 1.40 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.0 1.23 -0.5 0
1968 25 ATL NL -2.4 -0.3 28 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 .79 -0.3 0.1 -3.9 -0.4 1.05 -2.7 0
1969 26 ATL NL -1.0 -0.1 24 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 .48 -0.2 0.0 -2.1 -0.2 0.94 -1.4 1.06 1
1971 28 ATL NL -4.1 -0.4 17 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 1.05 -0.4 -0.1 -4.1 -0.4 0.92 -4.4 0
1972 29 ATL NL -1.2 -0.1 8 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .74 -0.1 -0.0 -0.6 -0.1 0.85 -0.8 0
1973 30 TOT NL -0.5 -0.1 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .35 -0.1 0.0 -0.5 -0.0 0.86 -0.5 0
1973 30 ATL NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1973 30 HOU NL -0.5 -0.1 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .35 -0.1 0.0 -0.5 -0.0 0.86 -0.5 0
1974 31 TOT AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1974 31 CLE AL 0.0 0.0
1974 31 NYY AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1975 32 CHW AL 0.0 0.0
9 Yrs -8.9 -1.0 90 -1.0 0.4 -1.4 .80 -1.0 -0.2 -10.6 -1.1 0.99 -9.6 1.06 1

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1966 23 ATL NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 24 ATL NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 25 ATL NL 0 0 0% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 26 ATL NL 0 0 50% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67% 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1971 28 ATL NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 29 ATL NL 1 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 30 TOT NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 30 HOU NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 1 0 14% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1966 23 ATL NL 1 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0
1967 24 ATL NL 10 20% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 3 0 0% 3 0 0% 10 1 10% 0 0 0 0 0
1968 25 ATL NL 30 18% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 100% 9 0 0% 10 4 40% 17 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1969 26 ATL NL 24 17% 5 1 0 0 0 1.06 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 100% 5 0 0% 5 1 20% 15 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1971 28 ATL NL 17 6% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 3 1 33% 4 1 25% 10 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1972 29 ATL NL 8 63% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1973 30 TOT NL 2 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 30 HOU NL 2 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 92 19% 12 1 0 0 0 1.06 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 15 14 93% 21 1 5% 23 7 30% 58 2 3% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0
MLB Averages 54% 76% 11% 31% 14% 47% 52%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1966 23 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 453 1 0 0 0 0 0
1967 24 31 11 7 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 .286 .444 .286 .730 114 2 0 0 2 0 0
1968 25 83 41 30 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 .200 .273 .200 .473 42 6 0 0 8 0 0
1969 26 145 65 51 3 11 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 15 .216 .259 .275 .534 55 14 0 0 11 0 0
1970 27 145 65 51 3 11 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 15 .216 .259 .275 .534 55 14 0 0 11 0 0
1971 28 194 82 66 3 11 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 20 .167 .203 .212 .415 19 14 1 0 13 0 0
1972 29 236 90 73 3 12 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 22 .164 .197 .205 .403 15 15 1 0 14 0 0
1973 30 276 92 75 3 12 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 23 .160 .192 .200 .392 12 15 1 0 14 0 0
1974 31 319 92 75 3 12 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 23 .160 .192 .200 .392 12 15 1 0 14 0 0
1975 32 348 92 75 3 12 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 23 .160 .192 .200 .392 12 15 1 0 14 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1966 23 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 1
1967 24 30 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 30
1968 25 52 30 23 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .174 .208 .174 .382 1 52
1969 26 62 24 21 3 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 8 .238 .238 .381 .619 2 62
1971 28 49 17 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 49
1972 29 44 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 42
1973 30 40 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 40
7 Yrs 278 92 75 3 10 0 0 1 2 0 3 23 .133 .167 .173 .340 4 276
162 Game Avg. 162 54 44 2 6 0 0 1 1 0 2 13 .133 .167 .173 .340 2 276

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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