B.J. Upton

Name Note: Known as Melvin Upton Jr. from 2015 to 2019

Positions: Centerfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 185lb (190cm, 83kg)

Born: August 21, 1984 in Norfolk, VA us

Draft: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1st round (2nd) of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Greenbrier Christian Academy (Chesapeake, VA).

High School: Greenbrier Christian Academy (Chesapeake, VA)

Debut: August 2, 2004 (Age 19-347d, 18,514th in major league history)
vs. BOS 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 2016 (Age 32-042d)
vs. BOS 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2004 season

Agents: Larry Reynolds

National Team: us USA (18U)

Full Name: Melvin Emanuel Upton

Pronunciation: \UP-tun\

Twitter: @MelvinUptonJr

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Relatives: Brother of Justin Upton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.8

5175

1260

164

.244

723

RBI

586

300

OBP

.321

SLG

.402

OPS

.723

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2012 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2012 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	14 (13)	Apr 20	TBR		MIN	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
2	15	Apr 21	TBR		MIN	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	16	Apr 22	TBR		MIN	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	17	Apr 24	TBR		LAA	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
5	18	Apr 25	TBR		LAA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	19	Apr 26	TBR		LAA	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
7	20	Apr 27	TBR	@	TEX	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
8	22 (1)	Apr 29	TBR	@	TEX	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
9	23	Apr 30	TBR		SEA	W,3-2	CG	48	12.0	2	0	0	2	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	24	May 1	TBR		SEA	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
11	25	May 2	TBR		SEA	W,5-4	GS	22	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	27 (1)	May 4	TBR		OAK	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
13	28	May 5	TBR		OAK	L,3-4	CG	54	12.0	5	0	0	5	0
14	29	May 6	TBR		OAK	L,5-9	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
15	30	May 8	TBR	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
16	31	May 9	TBR	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
17	32	May 10	TBR	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
18	33	May 11	TBR	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	34	May 12	TBR	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	5	0	1	6	0
20	35	May 13	TBR	@	BAL	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
21	36	May 14	TBR	@	TOR	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
22	37	May 15	TBR	@	TOR	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
23	38	May 16	TBR		BOS	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
24	39	May 17	TBR		BOS	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
25	40	May 18	TBR		ATL	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
26	41	May 19	TBR		ATL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	42	May 20	TBR		ATL	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
28	43	May 21	TBR		TOR	L,2-6	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
29	44	May 22	TBR		TOR	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
30	45	May 23	TBR		TOR	W,5-4	CG	44	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	46	May 25	TBR	@	BOS	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
32	47	May 26	TBR	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	36	8.1	1	1	0	2	0
33	48	May 27	TBR	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
34	49	May 28	TBR		CHW	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
35	50	May 29	TBR		CHW	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	51	May 30	TBR		CHW	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	52	Jun 1	TBR		BAL	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
38	53	Jun 2	TBR		BAL	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
39	54	Jun 3	TBR		BAL	W,8-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
40	55	Jun 5	TBR	@	NYY	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
41	56	Jun 6	TBR	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	29	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
42	57	Jun 7	TBR	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
43	58	Jun 8	TBR	@	MIA	W,5-1	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
44	59	Jun 9	TBR	@	MIA	W,13-4	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	60	Jun 10	TBR	@	MIA	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	61	Jun 12	TBR		NYM	L,2-11	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	62	Jun 13	TBR		NYM	L,1-9	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
48	63	Jun 14	TBR		NYM	L,6-9	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
49	64	Jun 15	TBR		MIA	W,11-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
50	65	Jun 16	TBR		MIA	L,3-4	CG	65	15.0	1	0	0	1	0
51	66	Jun 17	TBR		MIA	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
52	67	Jun 19	TBR	@	WSN	W,5-4	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
53	68	Jun 20	TBR	@	WSN	L,2-3	CG	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
54	69	Jun 21	TBR	@	WSN	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
55	70	Jun 23	TBR	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
56	71	Jun 24 (1)	TBR	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
57	72	Jun 24 (2)	TBR	@	PHI	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
58	73	Jun 25	TBR	@	KCR	L,0-8	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
59	74	Jun 26	TBR	@	KCR	L,2-8	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
60	75	Jun 27	TBR	@	KCR	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
61	76	Jun 28	TBR		DET	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
62	77	Jun 29	TBR		DET	W,4-2	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
63	78	Jun 30	TBR		DET	L,2-6	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	80 (1)	Jul 2	TBR		NYY	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
65	81	Jul 3	TBR		NYY	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
66	82	Jul 4	TBR		NYY	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
67	83	Jul 5	TBR	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
68	84	Jul 6	TBR	@	CLE	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
69	85	Jul 7	TBR	@	CLE	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
70	86	Jul 8	TBR	@	CLE	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
71	87	Jul 13	TBR		BOS	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
72	88	Jul 14	TBR		BOS	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
73	89	Jul 15	TBR		BOS	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
74	90	Jul 16	TBR		CLE	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
75	91	Jul 17	TBR		CLE	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
76	92	Jul 18	TBR		CLE	L,6-10	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
77	93	Jul 19	TBR		CLE	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	94	Jul 20	TBR		SEA	W,4-3	CG	52	14.0	2	0	0	2	0
79	95	Jul 21	TBR		SEA	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
80	96	Jul 22	TBR		SEA	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
81	98 (1)	Jul 25	TBR	@	BAL	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
82	99	Jul 26	TBR	@	BAL	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
83	100	Jul 27	TBR	@	LAA	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
84	101	Jul 28	TBR	@	LAA	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
85	103 (1)	Jul 30	TBR	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	64	14.2	4	0	0	4	0
86	104	Jul 31	TBR	@	OAK	W,8-0	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	105	Aug 1	TBR	@	OAK	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
88	106	Aug 3	TBR		BAL	W,2-0	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
89	107	Aug 4	TBR		BAL	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
90	108	Aug 5	TBR		BAL	L,0-1	CG	37	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
91	109	Aug 7	TBR		TOR	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
92	110	Aug 8	TBR		TOR	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
93	111	Aug 9	TBR		TOR	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
94	112	Aug 10	TBR	@	MIN	W,12-6	GS	22	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
95	113	Aug 11	TBR	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
96	114	Aug 12	TBR	@	MIN	W,7-3	CG	43	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
97	116 (1)	Aug 14	TBR	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG	35	8.2	5	0	0	5	0
98	117	Aug 15	TBR	@	SEA	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
99	118	Aug 16	TBR	@	LAA	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
100	119	Aug 17	TBR	@	LAA	W,12-3	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
101	120	Aug 18	TBR	@	LAA	W,10-8	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
102	121	Aug 19	TBR	@	LAA	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
103	122	Aug 20	TBR		KCR	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
104	123	Aug 21	TBR		KCR	L,0-1	CG	36	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
105	124	Aug 22	TBR		KCR	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
106	125	Aug 23	TBR		OAK	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
107	126	Aug 24	TBR		OAK	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
108	127	Aug 25	TBR		OAK	L,2-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
109	128	Aug 27	TBR	@	TEX	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
110	129	Aug 28	TBR	@	TEX	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
111	130	Aug 29	TBR	@	TEX	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
112	131	Aug 30	TBR	@	TOR	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
113	132	Aug 31	TBR	@	TOR	L,1-2	CG	27	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
114	133	Sep 1	TBR	@	TOR	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
115	134	Sep 2	TBR	@	TOR	W,9-4	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
116	135	Sep 3	TBR		NYY	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
117	136	Sep 4	TBR		NYY	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
118	138 (1)	Sep 7	TBR		TEX	W,3-1	CG	36	11.0	0	0	0	0	0
119	139	Sep 8	TBR		TEX	L,2-4	CG	40	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
120	140	Sep 9	TBR		TEX	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
121	141	Sep 11	TBR	@	BAL	L,2-9	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
122	142	Sep 12	TBR	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	37	8.1	1	0	0	1	0
123	143	Sep 13	TBR	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	60	13.2	4	0	0	4	0
124	144	Sep 14	TBR	@	NYY	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
125	145	Sep 15	TBR	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
126	146	Sep 16	TBR	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
127	147	Sep 17	TBR		BOS	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
128	148	Sep 18	TBR		BOS	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
129	149	Sep 19	TBR		BOS	W,13-3	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
130	150	Sep 20	TBR		BOS	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
131	151	Sep 21	TBR		TOR	W,12-1	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
132	152	Sep 22	TBR		TOR	W,11-5	GS	32	7.0	3	0	0	3	0
133	153	Sep 23	TBR		TOR	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
134	154	Sep 25	TBR	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
135	155	Sep 26	TBR	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
136	156	Sep 27	TBR	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
137	157	Sep 28	TBR	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
138	158	Sep 29	TBR	@	CHW	W,10-4	GS	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
139	159	Sep 30	TBR	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
140	160	Oct 1	TBR		BAL	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
141	161	Oct 2	TBR		BAL	L,0-1	CG	29	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
142	162	Oct 3	TBR		BAL	W,4-1	GS	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
							142gm		1254.2	290	10	3	303	4