Justin Upton

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 205lb (188cm, 92kg)

Born: August 25, 1987 in Norfolk, VA us

Draft: Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 1st round (1st) of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from Great Bridge HS (Chesapeake, VA).

High School: Great Bridge HS (Chesapeake, VA)

Debut: August 2, 2007 (Age 19-342d, 16,772nd in MLB history)
vs. SDP 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2007 season

2017 Contract Status: Signed thru 2021, 6 yrs/$132.75M (16-21)

Service Time (01/2017): 9.060 • Free Agent: 2022

Agents: Larry Reynolds

Full Name: Justin Irvin Upton

Nicknames: J-Up

Twitter: @JUST_JUP

Relatives: Brother of Melvin Upton

4x All-Star
2x Silver Slugger

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SUMMARY

2017

Career

WAR

4.7

31.4

AB

427

5326

R

851

H

120

1435

BA

.281

.269

HR

247

RBI

793

SB

134

OBP

.365

.349

SLG

.543

.478

OPS

.908

.827

OPS+

139

121

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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
2006	18	ARI-min	A	113	501	438	71	115	28	1	12	66	15	7	52	96	.263	.343	.413	.757		181	6	5	0	6	3		SBN · MIDW
2007	19	ARI-min	AA,A+	103	456	385	75	123	23	6	18	70	19	11	56	79	.319	.410	.551	.961		212	8	8	0	7	4		MOB,VIS · SOUL,CALL
2007	19	ARI	NL	43	152	140	17	31	8	3	2	11	2	0	11	37	.221	.283	.364	.647	62	51	3	1	0	0	4	9
2008	20	ARI-min	AAA	15	68	61	13	17	3	1	3	10	2	0	7	26	.279	.353	.508	.861		31	0	0	0	0	0		TUC · PCL
2008	20	ARI	NL	108	417	356	52	89	19	6	15	42	1	4	54	121	.250	.353	.463	.816	107	165	3	4	0	3	6	9
2009	21	ARI-min	A+	2	9	8	1	2	0	0	1	6	1	0	1	3	.250	.333	.625	.958		5	0	0	0	0	0		VIS · CALL
2009	21	ARI	NL	138	588	526	84	158	30	7	26	86	20	5	55	137	.300	.366	.532	.899	129	280	10	2	1	4	3	*9/D	AS,MVP-25
2010	22	ARI	NL	133	571	495	73	135	27	3	17	69	18	8	64	152	.273	.356	.442	.799	110	219	20	4	1	7	5	*9/D
2011	23	ARI	NL	159	674	592	105	171	39	5	31	88	21	9	59	126	.289	.369	.529	.898	141	313	8	19	0	4	9	*9	AS,MVP-4,SS
2012	24	ARI	NL	150	628	554	107	155	24	4	17	67	18	8	63	121	.280	.355	.430	.785	110	238	7	5	0	6	5	*9
2013	25	ATL	NL	149	643	558	94	147	27	2	27	70	8	1	75	161	.263	.354	.464	.818	124	259	12	5	1	4	4	*79/D
2014	26	ATL	NL	154	641	566	77	153	34	2	29	102	8	4	60	171	.270	.342	.491	.833	133	278	10	6	0	8	1	*7/D	MVP-17,SS
2015	27	SDP	NL	150	620	542	85	136	26	3	26	81	19	5	68	159	.251	.336	.454	.790	119	246	10	4	0	5	5	*7/D	AS
2016	28	DET	AL	153	626	570	81	140	28	2	31	87	9	4	50	179	.246	.310	.465	.775	108	265	15	4	0	2	3	*7/8D
2017	29	DET	AL	117	485	427	76	120	34	0	26	90	10	5	54	132	.281	.365	.543	.908	139	232	6	3	0	1	1	*7	AS
11 Yrs				1454	6045	5326	851	1435	296	37	247	793	134	53	613	1496	.269	.349	.478	.827	121	2546	104	57	3	44	46
162 Game Avg.				162	674	593	95	160	33	4	28	88	15	6	68	167	.269	.349	.478	.827	121	284	12	6	0	5	5

ARI (6 yrs)				731	3030	2663	438	739	147	28	108	363	80	34	306	694	.278	.357	.475	.832	118	1266	51	35	2	24	32
ATL (2 yrs)				303	1284	1124	171	300	61	4	56	172	16	5	135	332	.267	.348	.478	.826	129	537	22	11	1	12	5
DET (2 yrs)				270	1111	997	157	260	62	2	57	177	19	9	104	311	.261	.334	.498	.832	121	497	21	7	0	3	4
SDP (1 yr)				150	620	542	85	136	26	3	26	81	19	5	68	159	.251	.336	.454	.790	119	246	10	4	0	5	5

NL (9 yrs)				1184	4934	4329	694	1175	234	35	190	616	115	44	509	1185	.271	.352	.473	.825	121	2049	83	50	3	41	42
AL (2 yrs)				270	1111	997	157	260	62	2	57	177	19	9	104	311	.261	.334	.498	.832	121	497	21	7	0	3	4

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Justin Upton

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Advanced Batting

Postseason Batting

All-Star Batting

Ratio Batting *

Win Probability *

Baserunning & Misc. Stats *

Situational Batting *

Pitch Summary -- Batting *

Cumulative Batting

Neutralized Batting

* - Disclaimer & Completeness Note

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