B.J. Upton batting average in 2009

.2412009 Regular Season

B.J. Upton posted a .241 batting average in the 2009 regular season.

B.J. Upton batting average in 2009, game by game
AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Oct 4, 2009vs NYYL 10-2200000.241.313.373.686
Oct 3, 2009vs NYYW 5-3220001.242.313.375.687
Oct 2, 2009vs NYYW 13-4535160.243.312.376.688
Oct 1, 2009vs BALL 3-2400000.236.306.359.665
Sep 30, 2009vs BALW 5-3211002.238.308.362.670
Sep 29, 2009vs BALW 3-1301010.237.305.361.667
Sep 28, 2009vs BALW 7-6400000.236.306.360.665
Sep 27, 2009@ TEXW 7-6401000.238.308.362.670
Sep 26, 2009@ TEXL 15-3410000.238.307.363.670
Sep 25, 2009@ TEXL 8-3302000.240.309.366.675
Sep 23, 2009vs SEAW 5-4302031.237.307.362.669
Sep 22, 2009vs SEAL 4-3402020.235.304.361.665
Sep 20, 2009vs TORW 3-1402001.233.303.360.662
Sep 18, 2009vs TORW 11-4400000.231.301.359.660
Sep 17, 2009@ BALW 3-0200000.232.303.361.665
Sep 16, 2009@ BALL 4-2300000.233.304.363.667
Sep 15, 2009@ BALL 10-5400000.235.306.365.671
Sep 14, 2009@ BALW 8-4522110.237.308.368.676
Sep 13, 2009@ BOSL 4-0300000.235.307.361.669
Sep 9, 2009@ NYYL 4-2200000.236.309.364.673
Sep 7, 2009@ NYYL 11-1200000.237.310.365.675
Sep 3, 2009vs BOSL 6-3201001.238.310.367.677
Sep 2, 2009vs BOSW 8-5301010.237.309.366.675
Sep 1, 2009vs BOSL 8-4400000.237.309.364.673
Aug 31, 2009@ DETW 11-7400010.239.312.367.679
Aug 30, 2009@ DETL 4-3402000.241.314.370.684
Aug 28, 2009@ DETL 6-2301000.238.313.367.680
Aug 26, 2009@ TORL 3-2401000.238.311.367.678
Aug 25, 2009@ TORW 7-3501000.238.312.368.680
Aug 24, 2009@ TORW 12-7412000.238.313.370.683
Aug 23, 2009vs TEXL 4-0300000.236.311.367.678
Aug 22, 2009vs TEXW 5-4 F/10401001.237.313.369.682
Aug 21, 2009vs TEXW 5-3300000.237.313.370.684
Aug 20, 2009vs BALL 8-7400000.239.314.373.687
Aug 19, 2009vs BALW 3-1311110.241.317.376.693
Aug 18, 2009vs BALW 5-4413120.240.316.370.686
Aug 16, 2009vs TORW 5-2300000.236.313.355.668
Aug 15, 2009vs TORW 8-3210000.237.313.357.671
Aug 14, 2009vs TORL 5-2302000.238.312.359.671
Aug 11, 2009@ LAAL 6-0300000.235.310.357.666
Aug 10, 2009@ LAAL 8-7400000.237.312.359.671
Aug 9, 2009@ SEAL 11-2400000.239.314.363.677
Aug 8, 2009@ SEAW 10-4411010.242.317.366.683
Aug 7, 2009@ SEAL 7-6 F/11410001.242.317.367.685
Aug 5, 2009vs BOSW 6-4301001.244.319.371.690
Aug 4, 2009vs BOSW 4-2 F/13501000.243.319.371.690
Aug 3, 2009vs KCW 10-4000000.244.318.373.692
Aug 2, 2009vs KCL 4-1401001.244.318.373.692
Aug 1, 2009vs KCW 7-1411000.244.319.374.693
Jul 31, 2009vs KCW 8-2511000.244.320.376.695
Jul 29, 2009vs NYYL 6-2400000.244.321.378.699
Jul 28, 2009vs NYYW 6-2412010.247.324.382.706
Jul 27, 2009vs NYYL 11-4522000.244.322.378.700
Jul 26, 2009@ TORL 5-1401000.242.322.375.697
Jul 25, 2009@ TORW 10-9 F/12603010.242.322.374.696
Jul 24, 2009@ TORW 4-2 F/10521000.238.320.369.688
Jul 23, 2009@ CHWL 5-0300000.238.321.368.689
Jul 22, 2009@ CHWL 4-3501001.240.323.372.695
Jul 21, 2009@ CHWW 3-2400000.241.325.374.699
Jul 20, 2009@ CHWL 4-3300000.244.328.378.707
Jul 19, 2009@ KCW 4-3501000.246.329.382.711
Jul 18, 2009@ KCW 4-2503010.246.331.381.712
Jul 17, 2009@ KCW 8-7512000.241.327.378.705
Jul 12, 2009vs ATHL 7-3500000.239.326.375.701
Jul 11, 2009vs ATHL 7-2500000.242.331.380.711
Jul 10, 2009vs ATHW 6-0513000.246.335.386.721
Jul 9, 2009vs TORW 3-2411000.241.331.377.708
Jul 8, 2009vs TORW 10-9411011.240.332.378.711
Jul 7, 2009vs TORW 3-1 F/11500000.240.330.380.709
Jul 5, 2009@ TEXL 5-2310001.244.334.386.720
Jul 4, 2009@ TEXL 12-4301000.247.335.390.725
Jul 3, 2009@ TEXL 3-1401010.246.333.384.717
Jul 1, 2009@ TORL 5-0200000.246.334.386.720
Jun 30, 2009@ TORW 4-1411110.250.4001.0001.400
Jun 29, 2009@ TORW 4-1210011.247.331.380.711
Jun 28, 2009vs MIAW 5-2422111.249.332.382.715
Jun 27, 2009vs MIAW 3-2301010.246.330.370.700
Jun 26, 2009vs MIAW 7-3432031.245.328.371.699
Jun 25, 2009vs PHIW 10-4300000.241.324.361.685
Jun 24, 2009vs PHIW 7-1401000.244.322.365.688
Jun 23, 2009vs PHIL 10-1502000.243.323.363.687
Jun 21, 2009@ NYMW 10-6634140.240.322.359.681
Jun 20, 2009@ NYMW 3-1301000.230.315.336.651
Jun 19, 2009@ NYML 5-3512021.229.312.336.648
Jun 18, 2009@ COLL 4-3512001.226.311.331.641
Jun 17, 2009@ COLL 5-3400000.222.309.329.638
Jun 16, 2009@ COLW 12-4513130.226.314.335.648
Jun 14, 2009vs WSHW 5-4402002.218.308.312.620
Jun 13, 2009vs WSHW 8-3411002.213.305.309.614
Jun 12, 2009vs WSHW 4-3411002.212.306.310.616
Jun 11, 2009vs LAAW 11-1500000.212.307.311.618
Jun 10, 2009vs LAAW 9-5411001.217.313.318.631
Jun 9, 2009vs LAAL 4-3501000.216.314.319.634
Jun 8, 2009@ NYYL 5-3400000.216.317.322.639
Jun 7, 2009@ NYYL 4-3401010.221.319.328.648
Jun 6, 2009@ NYYW 9-7321010.220.320.325.645
Jun 4, 2009vs KCW 3-2411120.218.314.325.639
Jun 3, 2009vs KCW 9-0412021.218.312.311.623
Jun 2, 2009vs KCW 6-2302001.212.306.302.607
May 31, 2009vs MINL 3-2101000.204.297.290.587
May 30, 2009vs MINW 5-2411000.200.294.286.580
May 29, 2009vs MINW 5-3412000.199.295.287.582
May 28, 2009@ CLEL 2-1401001.192.291.282.573
May 27, 2009@ CLEL 12-7411000.191.288.283.571
May 26, 2009@ CLEL 5-1400000.189.285.284.569
May 25, 2009@ CLEL 11-10601010.194.291.291.582
May 24, 2009@ MIAL 5-4 F/11611000.195.295.296.591
May 23, 2009@ MIAW 10-3412010.196.299.288.587
May 22, 2009@ MIAW 15-2411001.188.291.275.566
May 21, 2009vs ATHW 6-5402010.186.292.276.568
May 20, 2009vs ATHL 7-6510001.177.282.270.552
May 19, 2009vs ATHL 4-1 F/11501000.184.291.279.571
May 18, 2009vs ATHW 13-4310000.183.294.282.577
May 17, 2009vs CLEW 7-5310001.188.295.289.584
May 16, 2009vs CLEW 4-2411110.192.292.296.588
May 15, 2009vs CLEW 8-7523112.190.293.273.566
May 14, 2009vs CLEL 11-7410002.172.281.224.506
May 13, 2009@ BALW 8-6603010.179.285.232.517
May 12, 2009@ BALL 7-5410000.160.274.208.482
May 10, 2009@ BOSL 4-3511000.167.277.216.493
May 9, 2009@ BOSW 14-5532000.165.281.206.487
May 8, 2009@ BOSL 7-3400000.152.269.196.464
May 6, 2009@ NYYW 4-3 F/10511001.159.272.205.476
May 5, 2009vs BALW 6-3411010.157.276.205.480
May 4, 2009vs BALL 8-4500000.152.277.190.466
May 3, 2009vs BOSW 5-3500000.162.292.203.495
May 2, 2009vs BOSL 10-6410000.174.310.217.527
May 1, 2009vs BOSW 6-2301011.185.316.231.547
Apr 30, 2009vs BOSW 13-0522000.177.320.226.546
Apr 29, 2009@ MINL 8-3421000.158.304.193.497
Apr 28, 2009@ MINL 4-3310002.151.297.189.486
Apr 27, 2009@ MINW 7-1501000.160.288.200.488
Apr 26, 2009@ ATHL 7-1400000.156.296.200.496
Apr 25, 2009@ ATHL 5-2400000.171.320.220.540
Apr 24, 2009@ ATHW 8-2410000.189.333.243.577
Apr 23, 2009@ SEAL 1-0400000.212.333.273.606
Apr 22, 2009@ SEAW 9-3612000.241.371.310.682
Apr 19, 2009vs CHWL 12-2101001.217.379.261.640
Apr 18, 2009vs CHWL 8-3511000.182.357.227.584
Apr 17, 2009vs CHWW 6-5301000.176.391.235.627
Apr 16, 2009vs CHWL 3-2300000.143.368.214.583
Apr 15, 2009vs NYYL 4-3411010.182.357.273.630
Apr 14, 2009vs NYYL 7-2400000.143.400.143.543
Apr 13, 2009vs NYYW 15-5321002.333.667.3331.000

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS

  • 8th-best of B.J. Upton's 12 seasons on file; the high is .300 in 2007.
  • Down .032 from .273 in 2008.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on October 26, 2026.

B.J. Upton: top 5 2009 regular season games by AVG

B.J. Upton: top 5 2009 regular season games by AVG
AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Apr 13, 2009vs NYYW 15-5321002.333.667.3331.000
Jun 30, 2009@ TORW 4-1411110.250.4001.0001.400
Jun 28, 2009vs MIAW 5-2422111.249.332.382.715
Jul 28, 2009vs NYYW 6-2412010.247.324.382.706
Jul 4, 2009@ TEXL 12-4301000.247.335.390.725

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS

All 144 2009 games

B.J. Upton, 2009 regular season

GP
144
AB
560
R
79
H
135
HR
11
RBI
55
SB
42
AVG
.241