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Willie Upshaw
Willie Clay Upshaw

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.

Debut April 9, 1978
  vs. DET 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 28, 1988
Born April 27, 1957 in Blanco, TX

Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 5th round of the 1975 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1978 21 TOR AL  95  224   26   53   8  2   1   17   4  6  21  35  .237  .298  .304   70   68   2   3   0   0   4
 1980 23 TOR AL  34   61   10   13   3  1   1    5   1  0   6  14  .213  .284  .344   68   21   1   0   1   0   0
 1981 24 TOR AL  61  111   15   19   3  1   4   10   2  1  11  16  .171  .252  .324   62   36   0   0   0   1   1
 1982 25 TOR AL 160  580   77  155  25  7  21   75   8  8  52  91  .267  .327  .443  102  257  10   3   8   1  11
 1983 26 TOR AL 160  579   99  177  26  7  27  104  10  7  61  98  .306  .373  .515  136  298   3   7   8   5   8 MVP-11
 1984 27 TOR AL 152  569   79  158  31  9  19   84  10  4  55  86  .278  .345  .464  119  264   3   3  14   5   8 MVP-16
 1985 28 TOR AL 148  501   79  138  31  5  15   65   8  8  48  71  .275  .342  .447  111  224   1   3   7   4   6
 1986 29 TOR AL 155  573   85  144  28  6   9   60  23  5  78  87  .251  .341  .368   91  211   4   4   4   2   5
 1987 30 TOR AL 150  512   68  125  22  4  15   58  10 11  58  78  .244  .324  .391   87  200   3   1   4   3   7
 1988 31 CLE AL 149  493   58  121  22  3  11   50  12  9  62  66  .245  .330  .369   95  182   3   4   4   2  10
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons    1264 4203  596 1103 199 45 123  528  88 59 452 642  .262  .335  .419  103 1761  30  28  50  23  60
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        539   76  141  26  6  16   68  11  8  58  82  .262  .335  .419  103  226   4   4   6   3   8
 Career High    160  580   99  177  31  9  27  104  23 11  78  98  .306  .373  .515  136  298  10   7  14   5  11
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1978 21 TOR AL  250  186   20   2.9    94| .237  .262| .298  .328| .304  .386| .602  .714|  70  .321  -9.0  -0.9  40%
 1980 23 TOR AL   68   49    7   3.8   103| .213  .275| .284  .338| .344  .408| .628  .746|  68  .419  -2.9  -0.3 100%
 1981 24 TOR AL  123   94    9   2.6    94| .171  .263| .252  .328| .324  .382| .576  .711|  62  .300  -6.2  -0.7  66%
 1982 25 TOR AL  646  457   82   4.8   107| .267  .275| .327  .341| .443  .420| .770  .760| 102  .522  -0.8  -0.1  50%
 1983 26 TOR AL  655  427  113   7.1   103| .306  .272| .373  .335| .515  .411| .888  .746| 136  .692  29.1   2.9  58%
 1984 27 TOR AL  635  429   92   5.8   100| .278  .268| .345  .332| .464  .405| .809  .736| 119  .608  13.7   1.4  71%
 1985 28 TOR AL  557  381   76   5.3   102| .275  .266| .342  .332| .447  .413| .789  .745| 111  .568   7.6   0.8  50%
 1986 29 TOR AL  661  447   80   4.8   103| .251  .265| .341  .333| .368  .413| .709  .747|  91  .511  -5.6  -0.5  82%
 1987 30 TOR AL  577  409   65   4.2   108| .244  .267| .324  .336| .391  .429| .715  .765|  87  .427  -9.9  -0.9  47%
 1988 31 CLE AL  564  398   61   4.1    96| .245  .262| .330  .327| .369  .394| .699  .721|  95  .467  -2.8  -0.3  57%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     4736 3277  605   4.9   102| .262  .268| .335  .333| .419  .410| .754  .743| 103  .534  13.2   1.4  59%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1978 21 TOR AL OF 52 81 2 5 1 .943 .979 1.60 2.13 1.92 2.47 43 390.0 LF 46 67 2 5 1 .932 .975 1.50 1.78 1.80 2.21 39 345.0 DH 18 1B 10 50 2 2 4 .963 .992 5.20 8.75 8.07 10.06 5 58.0 CF 6 11 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.83 2.63 2.54 2.98 4 39.0 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 1.50 2.25 0 6.0 1980 23 TOR AL 1B 14 51 7 1 11 .983 .991 4.14 8.40 9.54 10.02 4 54.7 DH 12 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.31 1 7.0 1981 24 TOR AL DH 15 1B 14 58 5 0 7 1.000 .994 4.50 8.57 10.12 10.06 3 56.0 OF 14 14 1 0 1 1.000 .980 1.07 2.16 1.61 2.48 11 84.0 RF 8 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.12 1.75 1.47 2.16 7 55.0 LF 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.00 1.98 1.86 2.39 4 29.0 1982 25 TOR AL 1B 155 1438 101 17 123 .989 .992 9.93 6.45 10.08 6.55 155 1373.7 DH 5 1983 26 TOR AL 1B 159 1294 117 21 131 .985 .992 8.87 6.29 9.24 6.55 154 1374.3 DH 1 1984 27 TOR AL 1B 151 1246 103 14 133 .990 .991 8.93 6.62 9.20 6.82 151 1319.3 DH 1 1985 28 TOR AL 1B 147 1157 104 10 111 .992 .991 8.58 6.80 9.62 7.63 129 1180.0 DH 1 1986 29 TOR AL 1B 154 1314 131 12 118 .992 .991 9.38 6.49 9.55 6.61 151 1361.3 DH 1 1987 30 TOR AL 1B 146 1169 127 9 114 .993 .992 8.88 6.85 9.45 7.29 135 1234.0 1988 31 CLE AL 1B 144 1162 102 12 93 .991 .992 8.78 6.94 9.76 7.72 129 1165.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1978 21 TOR AL 1B 10 50 2 2 4 .963 .992 5.20 8.75 8.07 10.06 5 58.0 1980 23 TOR AL 1B 14 51 7 1 11 .983 .991 4.14 8.40 9.54 10.02 4 54.7 1981 24 TOR AL 1B 14 58 5 0 7 1.000 .994 4.50 8.57 10.12 10.06 3 56.0 1982 25 TOR AL 1B 155 1438 101 17 123 .989 .992 9.93 6.45 10.08 6.55 155 1373.7 1983 26 TOR AL 1B 159 1294 117 21 131 .985 .992 8.87 6.29 9.24 6.55 154 1374.3 1984 27 TOR AL 1B 151 1246 103 14 133 .990 .991 8.93 6.62 9.20 6.82 151 1319.3 1985 28 TOR AL 1B 147 1157 104 10 111 .992 .991 8.58 6.80 9.62 7.63 129 1180.0 1986 29 TOR AL 1B 154 1314 131 12 118 .992 .991 9.38 6.49 9.55 6.61 151 1361.3 1987 30 TOR AL 1B 146 1169 127 9 114 .993 .992 8.88 6.85 9.45 7.29 135 1234.0 1988 31 CLE AL 1B 144 1162 102 12 93 .991 .992 8.78 6.94 9.76 7.72 129 1165.7 1978 21 TOR AL CF 6 11 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.83 2.63 2.54 2.98 4 39.0 1978 21 TOR AL DH 18 1980 23 TOR AL DH 12 1981 24 TOR AL DH 15 1982 25 TOR AL DH 5 1983 26 TOR AL DH 1 1984 27 TOR AL DH 1 1985 28 TOR AL DH 1 1986 29 TOR AL DH 1 1978 21 TOR AL LF 46 67 2 5 1 .932 .975 1.50 1.78 1.80 2.21 39 345.0 1980 23 TOR AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.31 1 7.0 1981 24 TOR AL LF 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.00 1.98 1.86 2.39 4 29.0 1978 21 TOR AL OF 52 81 2 5 1 .943 .979 1.60 2.13 1.92 2.47 43 390.0 1980 23 TOR AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 2.44 1 7.0 1981 24 TOR AL OF 14 14 1 0 1 1.000 .980 1.07 2.16 1.61 2.48 11 84.0 1978 21 TOR AL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 1.50 2.25 0 6.0 1981 24 TOR AL RF 8 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.12 1.75 1.47 2.16 7 55.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 1B*1094 8939 799 98 845 .990 .992 8.90 6.70 9.55 7.05 1016 9177.0 OF* 67 95 3 5 2 .951 .979 1.46 2.14 1.83 2.47 55 481.0 53 6 9# DH 54 Games not counted in Overall Total below LF* 53 72 3 5 1 .938 .975 1.42 1.81 1.77 2.23 44 381.0 RF* 9 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.11 1.76 1.48 2.17 7 61.0 CF* 6 11 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.83 2.63 2.54 2.98 4 39.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1161 9034 802 103 847 .990 .991 8.47 6.43 9.17 6.82 1071 9658
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1985   ALCS  TOR KCR     L   7  26   2   6  2  0  0   1   1   4  .231  .286  .308   0  0   0   0   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

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.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1983-AL-11-0.10
1984-AL-16-0.02
Car-833-0.12 shares

Slugging %
1983 AL-.515-6

OPS
1983 AL-.887-6

Games
1982 AL-160-6
1983 AL-160-6

Runs
1983 AL-99-8

Total Bases
1983 AL-298-6

Triples
1983 AL-7-9
1984 AL-9-5

Home Runs
1983 AL-27-9

RBI
1983 AL-104-8

Runs Created
1983 AL-113-6

Adjusted Batting Runs
1983 AL-29-10

Batting Wins
1983 AL-2.9-10

Times on Base
1983 AL-243-8

Offensive Win%
1983 AL-.692-6

Intentional Walks
1982 AL-8-10
1984 AL-14-4

Caught Stealing
1987 AL-11-9

Power/Speed Number
1983 AL-14.6-9
1984 AL-13.1-8

 

Gray Ink: Batting - 18 (1051) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 9.2 (1775) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 5.5 (1429) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 3, 1975: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 5th round of the 1975 amateur draft.

December 5, 1977: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the New York Yankees in the 1977 rule 5 draft.

March 25, 1988: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Toronto Blue Jays.

November 4, 1988: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Toronto Blue Jays$730,000
1986Toronto Blue Jays$940,000
1987Toronto Blue Jays$940,000
1988Cleveland Indians$900,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,510,000

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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