B.J. Upton

Name Note: Known as Melvin Upton Jr. from 2015 to 2019

Positions: Centerfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 185lb (190cm, 83kg)

Born: August 21, 1984 in Norfolk, VA us

Draft: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1st round (2nd) of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Greenbrier Christian Academy (Chesapeake, VA).

High School: Greenbrier Christian Academy (Chesapeake, VA)

Debut: August 2, 2004 (Age 19-347d, 18,514th in major league history)
vs. BOS 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 2016 (Age 32-042d)
vs. BOS 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2004 season

Agents: Larry Reynolds

National Team: us USA (18U)

Full Name: Melvin Emanuel Upton

Pronunciation: \UP-tun\

Twitter: @MelvinUptonJr

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Relatives: Brother of Justin Upton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.8

5175

1260

164

.244

723

RBI

586

300

OBP

.321

SLG

.402

OPS

.723

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2009 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2009 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	7 (6)	Apr 13	TBR		NYY	W,15-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
2	8	Apr 14	TBR		NYY	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	9	Apr 15	TBR		NYY	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
4	10	Apr 16	TBR		CHW	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
5	11	Apr 17	TBR		CHW	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
6	12	Apr 18	TBR		CHW	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
7	13	Apr 19	TBR		CHW	L,2-12	GS	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
8	15 (1)	Apr 22	TBR	@	SEA	W,9-3	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	16	Apr 23	TBR	@	SEA	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
10	17	Apr 24	TBR	@	OAK	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
11	18	Apr 25	TBR	@	OAK	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
12	19	Apr 26	TBR	@	OAK	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
13	20	Apr 27	TBR	@	MIN	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
14	21	Apr 28	TBR	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	39	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
15	22	Apr 29	TBR	@	MIN	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
16	23	Apr 30	TBR		BOS	W,13-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	24	May 1	TBR		BOS	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
18	25	May 2	TBR		BOS	L,6-10	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
19	26	May 3	TBR		BOS	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
20	27	May 4	TBR		BAL	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
21	28	May 5	TBR		BAL	W,6-3	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
22	29	May 6	TBR	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
23	31 (1)	May 8	TBR	@	BOS	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
24	32	May 9	TBR	@	BOS	W,14-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
25	33	May 10	TBR	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
26	34	May 12	TBR	@	BAL	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
27	35	May 13	TBR	@	BAL	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
28	36	May 14	TBR		CLE	L,7-11	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
29	37	May 15	TBR		CLE	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
30	38	May 16	TBR		CLE	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
31	39	May 17	TBR		CLE	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
32	40	May 18	TBR		OAK	W,13-4	GS	22	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
33	41	May 19	TBR		OAK	L,1-4	CG	43	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
34	42	May 20	TBR		OAK	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
35	43	May 21	TBR		OAK	W,6-5	CG	45	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
36	44	May 22	TBR	@	FLA	W,15-2	GS	17	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
37	45	May 23	TBR	@	FLA	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
38	46	May 24	TBR	@	FLA	L,4-5	CG	49	10.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
39	47	May 25	TBR	@	CLE	L,10-11	CG	48	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
40	48	May 26	TBR	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
41	49	May 27	TBR	@	CLE	L,7-12	CG	44	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
42	50	May 28	TBR	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
43	51	May 29	TBR		MIN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
44	52	May 30	TBR		MIN	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
45	53	May 31	TBR		MIN	L,2-3	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	54	Jun 2	TBR		KCR	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
47	55	Jun 3	TBR		KCR	W,9-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
48	56	Jun 4	TBR		KCR	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
49	57	Jun 6	TBR	@	NYY	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
50	58	Jun 7	TBR	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
51	59	Jun 8	TBR	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
52	60	Jun 9	TBR		LAA	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
53	61	Jun 10	TBR		LAA	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
54	62	Jun 11	TBR		LAA	W,11-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
55	63	Jun 12	TBR		WSN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
56	64	Jun 13	TBR		WSN	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
57	65	Jun 14	TBR		WSN	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
58	66	Jun 16	TBR	@	COL	W,12-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
59	67	Jun 17	TBR	@	COL	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
60	68	Jun 18	TBR	@	COL	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
61	69	Jun 19	TBR	@	NYM	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
62	70	Jun 20	TBR	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
63	71	Jun 21	TBR	@	NYM	W,10-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
64	72	Jun 23	TBR		PHI	L,1-10	CG	41	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
65	73	Jun 24	TBR		PHI	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
66	74	Jun 25	TBR		PHI	W,10-4	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
67	75	Jun 26	TBR		FLA	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
68	76	Jun 27	TBR		FLA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
69	77	Jun 28	TBR		FLA	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
70	78	Jun 29	TBR	@	TOR	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
71	79	Jun 30	TBR	@	TOR	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	80	Jul 1	TBR	@	TOR	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	81	Jul 3	TBR	@	TEX	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
74	82	Jul 4	TBR	@	TEX	L,4-12	CG	44	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
75	83	Jul 5	TBR	@	TEX	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
76	84	Jul 7	TBR		TOR	W,3-1	CG	43	11.0	6	1	0	7	0	CF
77	85	Jul 8	TBR		TOR	W,10-9	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
78	86	Jul 9	TBR		TOR	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
79	87	Jul 10	TBR		OAK	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
80	88	Jul 11	TBR		OAK	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
81	89	Jul 12	TBR		OAK	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
82	90	Jul 17	TBR	@	KCR	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
83	91	Jul 18	TBR	@	KCR	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
84	92	Jul 19	TBR	@	KCR	W,4-3	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
85	93	Jul 20	TBR	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
86	94	Jul 21	TBR	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
87	95	Jul 22	TBR	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
88	96	Jul 23	TBR	@	CHW	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
89	97	Jul 24	TBR	@	TOR	W,4-2	CG	34	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
90	98	Jul 25	TBR	@	TOR	W,10-9	CG	57	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
91	99	Jul 26	TBR	@	TOR	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
92	100	Jul 27	TBR		NYY	L,4-11	CG	48	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
93	101	Jul 28	TBR		NYY	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
94	102	Jul 29	TBR		NYY	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
95	103	Jul 31	TBR		KCR	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	104	Aug 1	TBR		KCR	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
97	105	Aug 2	TBR		KCR	L,1-4	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
98	106	Aug 3	TBR		KCR	W,10-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
99	107	Aug 4	TBR		BOS	W,4-2	CG	49	13.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
100	108	Aug 5	TBR		BOS	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
101	109	Aug 7	TBR	@	SEA	L,6-7	CG	45	10.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
102	110	Aug 8	TBR	@	SEA	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
103	111	Aug 9	TBR	@	SEA	L,2-11	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
104	112	Aug 10	TBR	@	LAA	L,7-8	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
105	113	Aug 11	TBR	@	LAA	L,0-6	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
106	115 (1)	Aug 14	TBR		TOR	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
107	116	Aug 15	TBR		TOR	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
108	117	Aug 16	TBR		TOR	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
109	118	Aug 18	TBR		BAL	W,5-4	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
110	119	Aug 19	TBR		BAL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
111	120	Aug 20	TBR		BAL	L,7-8	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
112	121	Aug 21	TBR		TEX	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
113	122	Aug 22	TBR		TEX	W,5-4	CG	35	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
114	123	Aug 23	TBR		TEX	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
115	124	Aug 24	TBR	@	TOR	W,12-7	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
116	125	Aug 25	TBR	@	TOR	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
117	126	Aug 26	TBR	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	40	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
118	127	Aug 28	TBR	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
119	129 (1)	Aug 30	TBR	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
120	130	Aug 31	TBR	@	DET	W,11-7	CG	40	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
121	131	Sep 1	TBR		BOS	L,4-8	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
122	132	Sep 2	TBR		BOS	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
123	133	Sep 3	TBR		BOS	L,3-6	GS	20	4.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
124	138 (4)	Sep 7 (2)	TBR	@	NYY	L,1-11	GS	38	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
125	140 (1)	Sep 9	TBR	@	NYY	L,2-4	GS	21	5.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
126	143 (2)	Sep 13 (2)	TBR	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
127	144	Sep 14	TBR	@	BAL	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
128	145	Sep 15	TBR	@	BAL	L,5-10	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
129	146	Sep 16	TBR	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
130	147	Sep 17	TBR	@	BAL	W,3-0	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
131	148	Sep 18	TBR		TOR	W,11-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
132	150 (1)	Sep 20	TBR		TOR	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
133	151	Sep 22	TBR		SEA	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
134	152	Sep 23	TBR		SEA	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
135	153	Sep 25	TBR	@	TEX	L,3-8	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
136	154	Sep 26	TBR	@	TEX	L,3-15	CG	49	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
137	155	Sep 27	TBR	@	TEX	W,7-6	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
138	156	Sep 28	TBR		BAL	W,7-6	CG	47	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
139	157	Sep 29	TBR		BAL	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
140	158	Sep 30	TBR		BAL	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
141	159	Oct 1	TBR		BAL	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
142	160	Oct 2	TBR		NYY	W,13-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
143	161	Oct 3	TBR		NYY	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
144	162	Oct 4	TBR		NYY	L,2-10	GS	32	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
							144gm		1228.2	375	6	4	385	1