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B.J. Upton

Melvin Emanuel Upton

Positions: Centerfielder, Third Baseman and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: August 21, 1984 in Norfolk, VA
High School: Greenbriar Christian Academy (Chesapeake, VA)
Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 2002 amateur draft.
Signed September 16, 2002. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 2, 2004
Teams (by GP): Rays/DevilRays 2004-2011
2012 Contract Status: 3rd-Year Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$4.83M (11), 1 yr/$7M (12) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 5.126, Free Agent: 2013 [*], Agents: Larry Reynolds [*]
Relatives: Brother of Justin Upton
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 9, 2012, 5:22PM
All-Time Rank (among Batters): #799. Mike Stanley… #800. Sam Chapman… #801. Gregg Jefferies… #802. B.J. UPTON… #803. Duke Farrell… #804. Happy Felsch… #805. Aubrey Huff… 

Standard Batting

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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
2004 19 TBD AL 45 177 159 19 41 8 2 4 12 4 1 15 46 .258 .324 .409 .733 93 65 1 1 1 1 0 65/
2006 21 TBD AL 50 189 175 20 43 5 0 1 10 11 3 13 40 .246 .302 .291 .593 56 51 1 1 0 0 0 5
2007 22 TBD AL 129 548 474 86 142 25 1 24 82 22 8 65 154 .300 .386 .508 .894 136 241 14 4 1 4 4 4
2008 23 TBR AL 145 640 531 85 145 37 2 9 67 44 16 97 134 .273 .383 .401 .784 109 213 13 2 3 7 4 *
2009 24 TBR AL 144 626 560 79 135 33 4 11 55 42 14 57 152 .241 .313 .373 .686 82 209 7 3 3 3 0 *
2010 25 TBR AL 154 610 536 89 127 38 4 18 62 42 9 67 164 .237 .322 .424 .745 107 227 13 2 1 4 1 *
2011 26 TBR AL 153 640 560 82 136 27 4 23 81 36 12 71 161 .243 .331 .429 .759 115 240 16 4 2 3 4 *8
7 Seasons 820 3430 2995 460 769 173 17 90 369 201 63 385 851 .257 .342 .416 .759 105 1246 65 17 11 22 13
162 Game Avg. 162 678 592 91 152 34 3 18 73 40 12 76 168 .257 .342 .416 .759 105 246 13 3 2 4 3

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
2004 19 TBD AL 177 -2 1 0 0 -4 0 6 0 0.0 5 0.5 -0.5 $ 65/
2006 21 TBD AL 189 -11 1 -1 1 -10 1 7 -12 -1.2 -2 -0.2 -1.0 $ 5
2007 22 TBD AL 548 21 4 1 -1 2 2 18 47 4.7 45 4.5 0.2 $386,900 4
2008 23 TBR AL 640 4 0 -3 2 15 2 20 40 4.0 25 2.5 1.5 $412,100 *
2009 24 TBR AL 626 -18 0 2 -0 7 2 20 12 1.1 5 0.5 0.6 $435,000 *
2010 25 TBR AL 610 5 2 1 -1 12 2 21 42 4.3 30 3.1 1.2 $3,000,000 *
2011 26 TBR AL 640 12 0 1 -1 0 2 22 36 3.8 36 3.8 0.0 $4,825,000 *8
7 Seasons 3430 11 9 0 -1 22 12 113 165 16.7 144 14.7 2.0 $9,059,000

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
2008 23 TBR AL ALDS CHW W 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 23 TBR AL ALCS BOS W 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 23 TBR AL WS PHI L 5 20 20 3 5 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 4 .250 .250 .250 .500 5 4 0 0 0 0
2010 25 TBR AL ALDS TEX L 5 21 21 0 4 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 7 .190 .190 .286 .476 6 0 0 0 0 0
2011 26 TBR AL ALDS TEX L 4 18 14 3 4 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 6 .286 .444 .500 .944 7 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (5 Series) 25 111 101 19 27 6 1 7 18 9 2 9 29 .267 .324 .554 .879 56 4 0 0 1 1
3 ALDS 13 58 53 8 13 5 1 3 6 3 2 5 18 .245 .310 .547 .858 29 0 0 0 0 1
1 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
1 WS 5 20 20 3 5 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 4 .250 .250 .250 .500 5 4 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2004 TBD AL 19 SS 16 71 23 41 7 8 .901 -3 -6 4.00 .972 4.53
2004 TBD AL 19 3B 13 24 10 12 2 0 .917 -1 -2 1.69 .951 2.62
2004 TBD AL 19 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0.00 2.30
2004 TBD AL 19 DH 13 13
2004 TBD AL 19 LF 1 1 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -120 0 0.00 0.00 2.06 2.00
2006 TBD AL 21 3B 50 139 38 88 13 6 .906 -10 -4 2.52 .960 2.80
2007 TBD AL 22 OF 78 217 204 11 2 2 .991 10 5 2.76 .987 2.28
2007 TBD AL 22 2B 48 251 106 133 12 26 .952 -8 -5 4.98 .985 4.92
2007 TBD AL 22 CF 79 75 72 664.2 217 204 11 2 2 .991 10 5 17 9 2.91 2.72 .989 2.71 2.68
2007 TBD AL 22 DH 3 3
2008 TBR AL 23 OF 143 401 378 16 7 5 .983 15 2 2.76 .986 2.28
2008 TBR AL 23 CF 143 141 133 1248.2 401 378 16 7 5 .983 15 2 15 2 2.84 2.76 .989 2.71 2.69
2008 TBR AL 23 DH 1 1
2009 TBR AL 24 OF 144 385 375 6 4 1 .990 7 3 2.65 .987 2.30
2009 TBR AL 24 CF 144 141 133 1228.2 385 375 6 4 1 .990 7 3 7 3 2.79 2.65 .992 2.73 2.70
2010 TBR AL 25 OF 154 405 397 3 5 0 .988 12 -9 2.60 .986 2.28
2010 TBR AL 25 CF 154 147 137 1301.2 405 397 3 5 0 .988 12 -9 11 -8 2.77 2.60 .990 2.73 2.71
2011 TBR AL 26 CF 151 150 142 1326.1 391 382 6 3 3 .992 0 -5 0 -5 2.63 2.57 .990 2.61 2.59
2011 TBR AL 26 OF 151 150 142 1326.1 391 382 6 3 3 .992 0 -5 0 -4 2.63 2.57 .986 2.28 2.26
5 Seasons CF 671 654 617 5770.0 1799 1736 42 21 11 .988 44 -4 9 0 2.77 2.65 .990 2.70 2.67
6 Seasons OF 671 150 142 1326.1 1799 1736 42 21 11 .988 43 -4 39 0 2.63 2.65 .986 2.28 2.28
2 Seasons 3B 63 163 48 100 15 6 .908 -11 -6 2.35 .959 2.76
1 Season 2B 48 251 106 133 12 26 .952 -8 -5 4.98 .985 4.92
1 Season SS 16 71 23 41 7 8 .901 -3 -6 4.00 .972 4.53
1 Season LF 1 1 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -120 0 0.00 0.00 2.06 2.00
7 Seasons TOT 798 150 142 1326.1 2284 1913 316 55 51 .976 22 -25 20 -22 2.63 2.79 .984 2.28 2.52
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
2008 AL  1.5 (8th)
2010 AL  1.2 (9th)

On-Base% s c a p y
2008 AL  .383 (7th)

Slugging % s c a p y
2007 AL  .508 (9th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
2007 AL  .894 (10th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
2008 AL  97 (4th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
2007 AL  154 (3rd)
2008 AL  134 (6th)
2009 AL  152 (5th)
2010 AL  164 (2nd)
2011 AL  161 (5th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
2008 AL  44 (2nd)
2009 AL  42 (3rd)
2010 AL  42 (5th)
2011 AL  36 (6th)
Active  201 (24th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
2007 AL  136 (9th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
2007 AL  8 (7th)
2008 AL  16 (1st)
2009 AL  14 (3rd)
2010 AL  9 (10th)
2011 AL  12 (4th)
Active  63 (25th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
2007 AL  23.0 (5th)
2010 AL  25.2 (3rd)
2011 AL  28.1 (4th)
Active  124.3 (43rd)

AB per HR s c a p y
2007 AL  19.8 (9th)

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
2007 AL  2.7 (9th)

Errors Committed as 2B s c a p y
2007 AL  12 (5th)

Def. Games as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  671 (16th)

Putouts as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  1,736 (16th)

Assists as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  42 (10th)

Errors Committed as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  21 (13th)

Def. Games as OF s c a p y
2010 AL  154 (3rd)

Putouts as OF s c a p y
2008 AL  378 (3rd)
2009 AL  375 (3rd)
2010 AL  397 (4th)
2011 AL  382 (2nd)

Assists as OF s c a p y
2008 AL  16 (2nd)

Errors Committed as OF s c a p y
2008 AL  7 (4th)

Total Zone Runs as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  44 (5th)
Career  44 (28th)

Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1954)† s c a p y
2008 AL  2.84 (3rd)
2011 AL  2.63 (5th)
Active  2.77 (5th)
Career  2.77 (46th)

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2008 AL  2.76 (2nd)
2009 AL  2.65 (5th)
2011 AL  2.57 (4th)
Active  2.65 (4th)
Career  2.65 (53rd)

Fielding % as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2011 AL  .992 (4th)
Active  .988 (17th)
Career  .988 (54th)

Total Zone Runs as OF s c a p y
2010 AL  12 (5th)
Active  43 (14th)
Career  43 (79th)

Range Factor/9Inn as OF† s c a p y
2008 AL  2.84 (5th)
2011 AL  2.63 (5th)
Active  2.63 (4th)
Career  2.63 (22nd)

Range Factor/Game as OF s c a p y
2008 AL  2.76 (3rd)
2009 AL  2.65 (5th)
2011 AL  2.57 (4th)
Active  2.65 (2nd)
Career  2.65 (30th)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
Career  .988 (78th)

Youngest s c a p y
2004 AL  born 1984-08-21 (1st)

                           

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 13 (1252), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 8 (1244), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 12 (1389), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  3. Mark Whiten (945)
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  5. Gabe Kapler (939)
  6. Pete Ward (938)
  7. Oddibe McDowell (935)
  8. Chris Young (931)
  9. Terrence Long (928)
  10. Eric Byrnes (927)
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  2. Corey Patterson (930)
  3. Lloyd Moseby (928)
  4. Chili Davis (922)
  5. Jeff Francoeur (922)
  6. Rick Monday (921)
  7. Willie Davis (921)
  8. Jim Wynn (919)
  9. Larry Parrish (919)
  10. Melky Cabrera (915)
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  1. Scott Rolen (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Chet Lemon (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Rick Monday (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Lee Mazzilli (945)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Paul Blair (933)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
200722Tampa Bay Devil Rays$386,900
200823Tampa Bay Rays$412,100
200924Tampa Bay Rays$435,000
201025Tampa Bay Rays$3,000,000
201126Tampa Bay Rays$4,825,000
201227Tampa Bay Rays$7,000,000
Career to date (may be incomplete)$9,059,000Does not include future salaries
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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