B.J. Upton stats

Center Fielder · #0

Age 42 · 6' 3"

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B.J. Upton played 12 MLB seasons, 2004 to 2016.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,469
AB
5,175
R
723
H
1,260
HR
164
RBI
586
SB
300
AVG
.243

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.
2004TB4515919414124.258
2006TB50175204311011.246
2007TB12947486142248222.300
2008TB1455318514596744.273
2009TB14456079135115542.241
2010TB15453689127186242.237
2011TB15356082136238136.243
2012TB14657379141287831.246
2013ATL126391307292612.184
2014ATL14151967108123520.208
2015SD8720523535179.259
2016SD/TOR14949264117206127.238

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

Career Postseason

GP
37
AB
115
R
21
H
29
HR
8
RBI
19
SB
9
AVG
.252

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
5,858
TB
2,078
XBH
458
HBP
24
IBB
23
GIDP
98
P/PA
3.88

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
2004TB17765141013.7
2006TB1895161013.7
2007TB5482415044144.1
2008TB6402134824134.1
2009TB626209483074.0
2010TB6102276021133.9
2011TB6402405444163.9
2012TB6332606010133.7
2013ATL446113233273.9
2014ATL582173361563.8
2015SD22888210213.9
2016SD/TOR539198382163.8

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
14.3
RC
697.5
RC/27
4.50
ISOP
.158
SECA
.312
BB/K
0.38
AB/HR
31.6
GO/FO
0.80

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
2004TB-0.222.14.9.1510.30.339.81.1
2006TB-0.616.83.3.0460.20.31751.2
2007TB4.190.96.8.2090.40.419.80.8
2008TB3.189.25.7.1280.40.7591
2009TB0.869.84.2.1320.30.450.90.8
2010TB1.077.44.8.1870.40.429.80.7
2011TB2.880.74.8.1860.40.424.30.7
2012TB2.679.74.6.2080.30.320.50.7
2013ATL-1.829.92.4.1050.20.343.40.9
2014ATL-0.451.53.2.1250.30.343.30.8
2015SD1.630.15.1.1710.30.3410.8
2016SD/TOR1.3604.1.1650.30.224.61

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
42 yearsAug 21, 1984
Height
6' 3"
Debut
2004
Birthplace
Norfolk, VA
Draft
2002Rd 1, Pk 2

Brother of Justin Upton · All MLB brothers

Latest performance

B.J. Upton

Oct 19 · vs CLE · L 3-0

AB
1
R
0
H
0
HR
0
RBI
0
BB
0
SO
1
AVG
.000

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentABRHHRRBI
Wed, Oct 19vsCLEL 3-010000
Tue, Oct 18vsCLEW 5-100000
Mon, Oct 17vsCLEL 4-210000
Sat, Oct 15atCLEL 2-110000
Fri, Oct 14atCLEL 2-010000
Sun, Oct 09vsTEXW 7-6 F/1020100

What were B.J. Upton's career stats?

B.J. Upton played 12 seasons for the Rays, the Braves and the Padres. He was a career .243 hitter with 1,260 hits, 164 home runs and 586 RBI. His best season was 2007: a .300 batting average, 24 home runs and 82 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

12 seasons, 5 postseasons, 2004 to 2016

B.J. Upton finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.

All-time career rank

  • 169th in stolen bases (300)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on B.J. Upton

Playoff series

B.J. Upton played 37 games across 5 MLB postseasons in 9 series — 4 won, 5 lost.

B.J. Upton's line in each playoff series
AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.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.
2016BALWon 1-011000
2016TEXWon 3-036211
2016CLELost 1-454000
2013LADLost 1-233000
2011TEXLost 1-3414400
2010TEXLost 2-3521402
2008CHWWon 3-1418534
2008BOSWon 4-37289411
2008PHILost 1-4520501

What the columns mean: AB · H · HR · RBI

B.J. Upton’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.