Justin Upton
Justin Irvin Upton
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: August 25, 1987 in Norfolk, VA
High School: Great Bridge (Chesapeake, VA)
Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 2005 amateur draft.
Signed January 6, 2006. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 2, 2007
Relatives: Brother of B.J. Upton
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Standard Fielding

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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 RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2007 ARI NL 19 OF 42 38 315.1 71 65 1 5 0 .930 -2.9 -11.0 -1.9 -3.8 1.9 -1 1.88 1.57 .985 2.30 1.94
2007 ARI NL 19 RF 42 38 315.1 71 65 1 5 0 .930 -2.9 -11.0 -1.9 -3.8 1.9 -1 1.88 1.57 .982 2.18 1.81
2008 ARI NL 20 OF 101 100 860.1 192 175 6 11 2 .943 -7.3 -10.2 -5.3 0.2 -5.5 -2 1.89 1.79 .985 2.21 1.91
2008 ARI NL 20 RF 101 100 860.1 192 175 6 11 2 .943 -7.3 -10.2 -5.3 0.2 -5.5 -2 1.89 1.79 .983 2.12 1.83
2009 ARI NL 21 OF 136 134 1180.0 310 294 4 12 1 .961 22.3 22.7 20.3 9.7 10.6 2 2.27 2.19 .986 2.20 1.91 AS,MVP-25
2009 ARI NL 21 RF 136 134 1180.0 310 294 4 12 1 .961 22.3 22.7 20.3 9.7 10.6 2 2.27 2.19 .986 2.08 1.80 AS,MVP-25
2009 ARI NL 21 DH 1 AS,MVP-25
3 Seasons OF 279 272 2355.2 573 534 11 28 3 .951 12.1 6.2 13.1 6.1 7.0 -1 2.08 1.95 .986 2.22 1.91
3 Seasons RF 279 272 2355.2 573 534 11 28 3 .951 12.1 6.2 13.1 6.1 7.0 -1 2.08 1.95 .985 2.11 1.81
1 Season DH 1
3 Seasons TOT 279 272 2355.2 573 534 11 28 3 .951 12.1 6.2 13.1 6.1 7.0 -1 2.08 1.95 .936 2.11 1.81

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
2007 ARI NL 19 43 38 43 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 42 0 2 0
2008 ARI NL 20 108 100 108 101 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 101 101 0 8 0
2009 ARI NL 21 138 135 138 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 136 136 1 1 1
3 Seasons 289 273 289 279 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 279 279 1 11 1
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2007 ARI NL 19 5 0 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 9 5 0 14 6 0 6 2 0 2 1 0 7 2 0 38 16 42.1% 22 0 0.0% 1 1399 54% 75% 39% 138 48%
2008 ARI NL 20 11 0 9 2 2 6 0 4 1 1 45 27 0 19 9 0 15 7 0 13 0 1 11 6 1 103 49 47.6% 52 2 1.9% 4 3791 58% 72% 37% 369 49%
2009 ARI NL 21 12 0 9 3 2 4 0 1 0 3 63 39 0 40 16 1 16 10 1 17 7 1 23 16 0 159 88 55.3% 68 3 1.9% 1 5253 52% 73% 38% 586 51%
3 Seasons 28 0 22 6 7 11 0 6 1 4 117 71 0 73 31 1 37 19 1 32 8 2 41 24 1 300 153 51.0% 142 5 1.7% 6 10443 54% 73% 38% 1093 50%
MLB Averages 50.0% 2.3% 56% 74% 39% 50%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

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