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B.J. Upton
Melvin Emanuel Upton
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: August 21, 1984 in Norfolk, 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
Relatives: Brother of Justin Upton
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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 65D/7
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 84/D
2008 23 TBR AL 145 640 531 85 145 37 2 9 67 44 16 97 134 .273 .383 .401 .784 107 213 13 2 3 7 4 *8/D
2009 24 TBR AL 74 345 300 52 74 18 2 7 32 29 7 41 89 .247 .335 .390 .725 88 117 2 0 2 2 0 *8
5 Seasons 443 1899 1639 262 445 93 7 45 203 110 35 231 463 .272 .362 .419 .781 105 687 31 8 7 14 8
162 Game Avg. 162 694 599 96 163 34 3 16 74 40 13 84 169 .272 .362 .419 .781 105 251 11 3 3 5 3

Postseason Batting

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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
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 1
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 0 0 0
1 Season (3 Series) 16 72 66 16 19 1 1 7 16 6 0 5 16 .288 .333 .652 .985 43 0 0 1
1 ALDS 4 19 18 5 5 0 1 3 4 0 0 1 5 .278 .316 .889 1.205 16 0 0 0
1 ALCS 7 33 28 8 9 1 0 4 11 2 0 4 7 .321 .394 .786 1.180 22 0 0 1
1 WS 5 20 20 3 5 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 4 .250 .250 .250 .500 5 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2004 TBD AL 19 SS 16 16 140.0 71 23 41 7 8 .901 -2.6 -22.3 -1.6 -1.6 0.0 -1 4.11 4.00 .975 4.56 4.12
2004 TBD AL 19 3B 13 11 103.0 24 10 12 2 0 .917 -1.0 -11.7 -1.0 -2.3 1.3 0 1.92 1.69 .954 2.64 2.34
2004 TBD AL 19 DH 13
2004 TBD AL 19 LF 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7 -120.0 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.06 1.70
2004 TBD AL 19 OF 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7 -120.0 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.31 2.00
2006 TBD AL 21 3B 50 48 412.2 139 38 88 13 6 .906 -10.0 -29.1 -9.0 -2.3 -6.7 -1 2.75 2.52 .963 2.84 2.54
2007 TBD AL 22 OF 79 75 664.2 217 204 11 2 2 .991 9.5 17.2 6.5 1.2 5.3 3 2.91 2.72 .987 2.30 2.00
2007 TBD AL 22 CF 78 75 664.2 217 204 11 2 2 .991 9.5 17.2 6.5 1.2 5.3 3 2.91 2.76 .989 2.71 2.42
2007 TBD AL 22 2B 48 48 416.1 251 106 133 12 26 .952 -7.7 -22.2 -5.7 -2.1 -3.6 -2 5.17 4.98 .986 4.98 4.54
2007 TBD AL 22 DH 3
2008 TBR AL 23 CF 143 141 1248.2 401 378 16 7 5 .983 15.4 14.8 14.4 -0.8 15.2 1 2.84 2.76 .989 2.71 2.35
2008 TBR AL 23 OF 143 141 1248.2 401 378 16 7 5 .983 15.4 14.8 14.4 -0.8 15.2 1 2.84 2.76 .986 2.31 2.02
2008 TBR AL 23 DH 1
2009 TBR AL 24 CF 74 73 629.2 200 195 4 1 1 .995 2.84 2.69 .993 2.74 2.38
2009 TBR AL 24 OF 74 73 629.2 200 195 4 1 1 .995 2.84 2.69 .988 2.32 2.05
4 Seasons OF 297 290 2550.0 818 777 31 10 8 .988 24.2 11.4 20.2 -0.3 20.5 4 2.85 2.72 .987 2.31 2.02
3 Seasons CF 295 289 2543.0 818 777 31 10 8 .988 24.9 11.7 20.9 0.4 20.5 4 2.86 2.74 .990 2.72 2.38
2 Seasons 3B 63 59 515.2 163 48 100 15 6 .908 -11.0 -25.6 -10.0 -4.6 -5.4 -1 2.58 2.35 .961 2.80 2.50
1 Season 2B 48 48 416.1 251 106 133 12 26 .952 -7.7 -22.2 -5.7 -2.1 -3.6 -2 5.17 4.98 .986 4.98 4.54
3 Seasons DH 17
1 Season SS 16 16 140.0 71 23 41 7 8 .901 -2.6 -22.3 -1.6 -1.6 0.0 -1 4.11 4.00 .975 4.56 4.12
1 Season LF 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7 -120.0 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.06 1.70
5 Seasons TOT 423 413 3622.0 1303 954 305 44 48 .966 2.9 1.0 2.9 -8.6 11.5 4 -4 3.13 2.98 .951 3.06 2.70

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

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--89--3rd

Stolen Bases s c a p y
2008 AL--44--2nd
2009 AL--29--3rd

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--7--2nd

Power-Speed # s c a p y
2007 AL--23.0--5th
2009 AL--11.3--8th

AB per HR s c a p y
2007 AL--19.750--9th

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

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 9 (1442), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1342), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1187), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  4. Kelly Johnson (942)
  5. Jody Gerut (942)
  6. Joe Connolly (940)
  7. Wes Schulmerich (939)
  8. Wayne Nordhagen (938)
  9. Lew Ford (938)
  10. Benny Agbayani (938)
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  2. Carlos Beltran (949)
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  5. Dick Kokos (947)
  6. Rocco Baldelli (946)
  7. Gus Bell (945)
  8. Carlos May (944)
  9. Rick Monday (942)
  10. Dwight Evans (942)
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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
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 4, 2002: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed September 16, 2002.

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Salaries

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2007Tampa Bay Devil Rays$386,900
2008Tampa Bay Rays$412,100
Career (may be incomplete)$799,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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