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Cecil Upshaw
Cecil Lee Upshaw Jr.

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 6", Weight 205 lb.
School Centenary College of Louisiana

Debut October 1, 1966
  vs. CIN 3.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER
Final Game September 28, 1975
Born October 22, 1942 in Spearsville, LA
Died February 7, 1995 in Lawrenceville, GA

Cousin of George Stone

Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1966 23 ATL NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  0    3.0    0    0    0   0    3    2   0   1    11   0   0  0.00  3.68  inf 1.000
 1967 24 ATL NL   2   3  30   0   0   0  20  8   45.3   42   14   13   4    8   31   4   1   185   4   0  2.58  3.34  130 1.103
 1968 25 ATL NL   8   7  52   0   0   0  35 13  116.7   98   41   32   6   24   74   4   2   467   7   0  2.47  3.02  122 1.046
 1969 26 ATL NL   6   4  62   0   0   0  47 27  105.3  102   36   34   7   29   57   1   5   437   6   0  2.91  3.63  125 1.244
 1971 28 ATL NL  11   6  49   0   0   0  41 17   82.0   95   33   32   5   28   56   2   2   364  12   1  3.51  3.71  106 1.500
 1972 29 ATL NL   3   5  42   0   0   0  29 13   53.7   50   22   22   5   19   23   1   2   227   9   0  3.69  3.80  103 1.286
 1973 30 TOT NL   2   4  40   0   0   0  21  1   42.0   46   26   23   3   17   24   1   3   187   5   0  4.93  3.66   74 1.500
         ATL NL   0   1   5   0   0   0   4  0    3.7    8    5    4   0    2    3   0   0    21   1   0  9.82  3.96   40 2.727
         HOU NL   2   3  35   0   0   0  17  1   38.3   38   21   19   3   15   21   1   3   166   4   0  4.46  3.63   81 1.383
 1974 31 TOT AL   1   6  43   0   0   0  22  6   67.7   63   29   23   2   28   34   3   0   276   4   0  3.06  3.56  116 1.345
         CLE AL   0   1   7   0   0   0   5  0    8.0   10    4    3   1    4    7   0   0    36   1   0  3.38  3.62  107 1.750
         NYY AL   1   5  36   0   0   0  17  6   59.7   53   25   20   1   24   27   3   0   240   3   0  3.02  3.55  118 1.291
 1975 32 CHW AL   1   1  29   0   0   0  14  1   47.3   49   19   17   5   21   22   4   2   208   3   0  3.23  3.90  121 1.479
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  9 Yr WL% .486  34  36 348   0   0   0 229 86  563.0  545  220  196  37  177  323  20  18  2362  50   1  3.13  3.53  113 1.282
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     6   7  68   0   0   0  44 16  110.0  106   42   38   7   34   63   3   3   461   9   0  3.13  3.53  113 1.282
 Career High     11   7  62   0   0   0  47 27  116.7  102   41   34   7   29   74   4   5   467  12   1  2.47  3.90  130 1.046

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1966 23 ATL NL   1    1    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000  453    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1967 24 ATL NL  30    6    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   2   3  .167  .375  .167   62    1   2   0   0   0   0
 1968 25 ATL NL  52   23    0    4   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   4  .174  .208  .174   16    4   6   0   0   0   0
 1969 26 ATL NL  62   21    3    5   0  0   1    1   0  0   0   8  .238  .238  .381   71    8   3   0   0   0   0
 1971 28 ATL NL  49   15    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   2   0   0   0   1
 1972 29 ATL NL  42    7    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .143  .143  .143  -21    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1973 30 TOT NL  40    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         HOU NL  35    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      348   75    3   12   0  0   1    3   0  0   3  23  .160  .192  .200   12   15  14   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         35    1    6   0  0   0    1   0  0   1  11  .160  .192  .200   12    7   7   0   0   0   0
 Career High     62   23    3    5   0  0   1    1   0  0   2   8                           8   6   0   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1966 23 ATL NL    1    0    1          99|1.000  .268|1.000  .327|1.000  .404|2.000  .731| 453         0.5   0.0   0%
 1967 24 ATL NL   10    7    1   3.9    90| .167  .257| .375  .319| .167  .377| .542  .696|  62  .487  -0.2   0.0   0%
 1968 25 ATL NL   30   25    1   1.1    82| .174  .253| .208  .312| .174  .357| .382  .668|  16  .100  -2.4  -0.3   0%
 1969 26 ATL NL   24   19    2   2.8    95| .238  .260| .238  .331| .381  .386| .619  .717|  71  .328  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 1971 28 ATL NL   17   18    0   0.0    97| .000  .266| .000  .334| .000  .390| .000  .724|-100  .000  -4.1  -0.4   0%
 1972 29 ATL NL    8    7    0   0.0    99| .143  .267| .143  .336| .143  .394| .286  .730| -21  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1973 30 TOT NL    2    2    0   0.0    96| .000  .262| .000  .330| .000  .388| .000  .718|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
         HOU NL    2    2    0   0.0    96| .000  .262| .000  .330| .000  .388| .000  .718|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons        92   78    5   1.7    91| .160  .260| .192  .325| .200  .378| .392  .703|  12  .182  -9.0  -1.0   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1966 23 ATL NL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.70 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 1967 24 ATL NL P 30 2 8 1 0 .909 .962 0.33 0.78 1.99 2.01 0 45.3 1968 25 ATL NL P 52 6 19 1 0 .962 .958 0.48 0.85 1.93 2.01 0 116.7 1969 26 ATL NL P 62 6 21 1 1 .964 .957 0.44 0.78 2.31 1.95 0 105.3 1971 28 ATL NL P 49 3 11 1 0 .933 .952 0.29 0.78 1.54 1.90 0 82.0 1972 29 ATL NL P 42 2 12 1 0 .933 .952 0.33 0.73 2.35 1.78 0 53.7 1973 30 TOT NL P 40 3 10 0 0 1.000 .949 0.33 0.73 2.79 1.89 0 42.0 ATL NL P 5 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.20 0.72 2.43 1.95 0 3.7 HOU NL P 35 3 9 0 0 1.000 .952 0.34 0.73 2.82 1.88 0 38.3 1974 31 TOT AL P 43 6 13 3 1 .864 .945 0.44 0.83 2.53 1.81 0 67.7 CLE AL P 7 0 1 1 0 .500 .909 0.14 0.83 1.12 1.80 0 8.0 NYY AL P 36 6 12 2 1 .900 .947 0.50 0.83 2.71 1.81 0 59.7 1975 32 CHW AL P 29 0 8 2 1 .800 .941 0.28 0.85 1.52 1.86 0 47.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1966 23 ATL NL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.70 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 1967 24 ATL NL P 30 2 8 1 0 .909 .962 0.33 0.78 1.99 2.01 0 45.3 1968 25 ATL NL P 52 6 19 1 0 .962 .958 0.48 0.85 1.93 2.01 0 116.7 1969 26 ATL NL P 62 6 21 1 1 .964 .957 0.44 0.78 2.31 1.95 0 105.3 1971 28 ATL NL P 49 3 11 1 0 .933 .952 0.29 0.78 1.54 1.90 0 82.0 1972 29 ATL NL P 42 2 12 1 0 .933 .952 0.33 0.73 2.35 1.78 0 53.7 1973 30 TOT NL P 40 3 10 0 0 1.000 .949 0.33 0.73 2.79 1.89 0 42.0 ATL NL P 5 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.20 0.72 2.43 1.95 0 3.7 HOU NL P 35 3 9 0 0 1.000 .952 0.34 0.73 2.82 1.88 0 38.3 1974 31 TOT AL P 43 6 13 3 1 .864 .945 0.44 0.83 2.53 1.81 0 67.7 CLE AL P 7 0 1 1 0 .500 .909 0.14 0.83 1.12 1.80 0 8.0 NYY AL P 36 6 12 2 1 .900 .947 0.50 0.83 2.71 1.81 0 59.7 1975 32 CHW AL P 29 0 8 2 1 .800 .941 0.28 0.85 1.52 1.86 0 47.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 348 28 102 10 3 .929 .953 0.37 0.79 2.08 1.92 0 563.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 348 28 102 10 3 .929 .953 0.37 0.79 2.08 1.92 0 563
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1969   NLCS  ATL NYM     L   3   0   2.84  0  0  0  0   6.1   5   2   1   4 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1969   NLCS  ATL NYM     L   3   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
1968 NL-52-10
1969 NL-62-6

Saves
1968 NL-13-5
1969 NL-27-2
1971 NL-17-5
1972 NL-13-9

Games Finished
1968 NL-35-8
1969 NL-47-3
1971 NL-41-5

Gray Ink: Pitching - 14 (1252) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 11.0 (708) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 3.0 (1456) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

March 3, 1964: Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent.

April 22, 1973: Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Houston Astros for Norm Miller.

November 3, 1973: Traded by the Houston Astros to the Cleveland Indians for Jerry Johnson.

April 26, 1974: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Chris Chambliss and Dick Tidrow to the New York Yankees for Fritz Peterson, Steve Kline, Fred Beene, and Tom Buskey.

December 5, 1974: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Chicago White Sox for Eddie Leon.

March 30, 1976: Released by the Chicago White Sox.


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