B.J. Upton stats
Center Fielder · #0
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 2004
- Draft
- 2002Rd 1, Pk 2
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 2004
- Draft
- 2002Rd 1, Pk 2
Stats
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | TB | 45 | 159 | 19 | 41 | 4 | 12 | 4 | .258 |
| 2006 | TB | 50 | 175 | 20 | 43 | 1 | 10 | 11 | .246 |
| 2007 | TB | 129 | 474 | 86 | 142 | 24 | 82 | 22 | .300 |
| 2008 | TB | 145 | 531 | 85 | 145 | 9 | 67 | 44 | .273 |
| 2009 | TB | 144 | 560 | 79 | 135 | 11 | 55 | 42 | .241 |
| 2010 | TB | 154 | 536 | 89 | 127 | 18 | 62 | 42 | .237 |
| 2011 | TB | 153 | 560 | 82 | 136 | 23 | 81 | 36 | .243 |
| 2012 | TB | 146 | 573 | 79 | 141 | 28 | 78 | 31 | .246 |
| 2013 | ATL | 126 | 391 | 30 | 72 | 9 | 26 | 12 | .184 |
| 2014 | ATL | 141 | 519 | 67 | 108 | 12 | 35 | 20 | .208 |
| 2015 | SD | 87 | 205 | 23 | 53 | 5 | 17 | 9 | .259 |
| 2016 |  SD/TOR | 149 | 492 | 64 | 117 | 20 | 61 | 27 | .238 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | TB | 177 | 65 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.7 |
| 2006 | TB | 189 | 51 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | TB | 548 | 241 | 50 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4.1 |
| 2008 | TB | 640 | 213 | 48 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 4.1 |
| 2009 | TB | 626 | 209 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4.0 |
| 2010 | TB | 610 | 227 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3.9 |
| 2011 | TB | 640 | 240 | 54 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 3.9 |
| 2012 | TB | 633 | 260 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3.7 |
| 2013 | ATL | 446 | 113 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3.9 |
| 2014 | ATL | 582 | 173 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.8 |
| 2015 | SD | 228 | 88 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.9 |
| 2016 | SD/TOR | 539 | 198 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3.8 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | TB | -0.2 | 22.1 | 4.9 | .151 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 39.8 | 1.1 |
| 2006 | TB | -0.6 | 16.8 | 3.3 | .046 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 175 | 1.2 |
| 2007 | TB | 4.1 | 90.9 | 6.8 | .209 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 19.8 | 0.8 |
| 2008 | TB | 3.1 | 89.2 | 5.7 | .128 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 59 | 1 |
| 2009 | TB | 0.8 | 69.8 | 4.2 | .132 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 50.9 | 0.8 |
| 2010 | TB | 1.0 | 77.4 | 4.8 | .187 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 29.8 | 0.7 |
| 2011 | TB | 2.8 | 80.7 | 4.8 | .186 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 24.3 | 0.7 |
| 2012 | TB | 2.6 | 79.7 | 4.6 | .208 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 20.5 | 0.7 |
| 2013 | ATL | -1.8 | 29.9 | 2.4 | .105 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 43.4 | 0.9 |
| 2014 | ATL | -0.4 | 51.5 | 3.2 | .125 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 43.3 | 0.8 |
| 2015 | SD | 1.6 | 30.1 | 5.1 | .171 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 41 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | SD/TOR | 1.3 | 60 | 4.1 | .165 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 24.6 | 1 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
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 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Stolen Bases: 2008 (5th), 2009 (4th), 2010 (6th)
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
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