Willie Upshaw stats

Last played for the Cleveland Guardians, 1988

First Baseman

Age 69 · 6' 0"

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Willie Upshaw played 10 MLB seasons, 1978 to 1988.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,264
AB
4,203
R
596
H
1,103
HR
123
RBI
528
SB
88
AVG
.262

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.
1978TOR9522426531174.237
1980TOR34611013151.213
1981TOR6111115194102.171
1982TOR1605807715521758.267
1983TOR160579991772710410.306
1984TOR15256979158198410.278
1985TOR1485017913815658.275
1986TOR1555738514496023.251
1987TOR15051268125155810.244
1988CLE14949358121115012.245

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

Career Postseason

GP
7
AB
26
R
2
H
6
HR
0
RBI
1
SB
0
AVG
.231

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
4,736
TB
1,761
XBH
367
HBP
23
IBB
50
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

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.
1978TOR25068110000
1980TOR682150100
1981TOR1233681000
1982TOR646257531800
1983TOR655298605800
1984TOR6352645951400
1985TOR557224514700
1986TOR661211432400
1987TOR577200413400
1988CLE564182362400

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
11.1
RC
622.9
RC/27
5.20
ISOP
.157
SECA
.271
BB/K
0.70
AB/HR
34.2
GO/FO
0.00

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.
1978TOR-1.420.73.1.0670.20.62240
1980TOR0.06.53.6.1310.20.4610
1981TOR-0.69.42.7.1530.30.727.80
1982TOR1.286.45.2.1760.30.627.60
1983TOR4.4112.57.3.2090.30.621.40
1984TOR2.3956.1.1860.30.629.90
1985TOR2.078.55.7.1720.30.733.40
1986TOR1.782.25.1170.30.963.70
1987TOR1.467.34.5.1460.30.734.10
1988CLE0.1654.5.1240.30.944.80

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

Bio

Age
69 yearsApr 27, 1957
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1978
Birthplace
Blanco, United States

What were Willie Upshaw's career stats?

Willie Upshaw played 10 seasons for the Blue Jays and the Guardians. He was a career .262 hitter with 1,103 hits, 123 home runs and 528 RBI. His best season was 1983: a .306 batting average, 27 home runs and 104 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

10 seasons, 1 postseason, 1978 to 1988

Willie Upshaw finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Season top 10 finishes

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

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