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.

2010 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2010 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	TBR		BAL	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
2	2	Apr 7	TBR		BAL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
3	3	Apr 8	TBR		BAL	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
4	4	Apr 9	TBR		NYY	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 10	TBR		NYY	L,0-10	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	Apr 11	TBR		NYY	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
7	7	Apr 12	TBR	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
8	8	Apr 13	TBR	@	BAL	W,8-6	CG	45	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
9	9	Apr 14	TBR	@	BAL	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
10	10	Apr 16 susp	TBR	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	46	12.0	3	0	0	3	0
11	11	Apr 17	TBR	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
12	12	Apr 18	TBR	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
13	13	Apr 19	TBR	@	BOS	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
14	14	Apr 20	TBR	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
15	15	Apr 21	TBR	@	CHW	W,12-0	GS	22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	16	Apr 22	TBR	@	CHW	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
17	17	Apr 23	TBR		TOR	L,5-6	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
18	18	Apr 24	TBR		TOR	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
19	19	Apr 25	TBR		TOR	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
20	20	Apr 27	TBR		OAK	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
21	21	Apr 28	TBR		OAK	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	22	Apr 29	TBR		KCR	W,11-1	GS	29	7.0	3	0	0	3	0
23	23	Apr 30	TBR		KCR	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	24	May 1	TBR		KCR	L,2-4	CG	43	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
25	25	May 2	TBR		KCR	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	26	May 4	TBR	@	SEA	W,5-2	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
27	27	May 5	TBR	@	SEA	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
28	28	May 6	TBR	@	SEA	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
29	29	May 7	TBR	@	OAK	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
30	30	May 8	TBR	@	OAK	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
31	31	May 9	TBR	@	OAK	L,0-4	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
32	33 (1)	May 11	TBR	@	LAA	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
33	34	May 12	TBR	@	LAA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
34	35	May 14	TBR		SEA	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
35	36	May 15	TBR		SEA	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
36	37	May 16	TBR		SEA	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
37	38	May 17	TBR		CLE	W,4-3	CG	46	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
38	39	May 18	TBR		CLE	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
39	40	May 19	TBR	@	NYY	W,10-6	CG	44	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
40	41	May 20	TBR	@	NYY	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	42	May 21	TBR	@	HOU	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
42	43	May 22	TBR	@	HOU	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
43	44	May 23	TBR	@	HOU	W,10-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
44	45	May 24	TBR		BOS	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	46	May 25	TBR		BOS	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
46	48 (1)	May 27	TBR		CHW	W,5-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
47	49	May 28	TBR		CHW	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
48	50	May 29	TBR		CHW	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
49	51	May 30	TBR		CHW	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
50	52	May 31	TBR	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	53	Jun 1	TBR	@	TOR	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
52	54	Jun 2	TBR	@	TOR	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
53	55	Jun 4	TBR	@	TEX	L,6-9	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
54	56	Jun 5	TBR	@	TEX	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
55	57	Jun 6	TBR	@	TEX	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
56	58	Jun 8	TBR		TOR	W,9-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
57	59	Jun 9	TBR		TOR	W,10-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
58	60	Jun 10	TBR		TOR	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
59	61	Jun 11	TBR		FLA	L,9-14	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
60	62	Jun 12	TBR		FLA	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
61	63	Jun 13	TBR		FLA	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
62	64	Jun 15	TBR	@	ATL	W,10-4	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
63	65	Jun 16	TBR	@	ATL	L,2-6	GS	28	6.1	1	0	0	1	0
64	66	Jun 17	TBR	@	ATL	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
65	67	Jun 18	TBR	@	FLA	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
66	68	Jun 19	TBR	@	FLA	W,9-8	CG	50	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	69	Jun 20	TBR	@	FLA	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
68	70	Jun 22	TBR		SDP	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
69	71	Jun 23	TBR		SDP	L,4-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
70	72	Jun 24	TBR		SDP	W,5-3	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
71	73	Jun 25	TBR		ARI	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
72	74	Jun 26	TBR		ARI	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
73	75	Jun 27	TBR		ARI	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
74	76	Jun 29	TBR	@	BOS	L,5-8	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	80 (3)	Jul 3	TBR	@	MIN	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
76	81	Jul 4	TBR	@	MIN	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
77	82	Jul 5	TBR		BOS	W,6-5	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0
78	83	Jul 6	TBR		BOS	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
79	84	Jul 7	TBR		BOS	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
80	85	Jul 8	TBR		CLE	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
81	86	Jul 9	TBR		CLE	L,3-9	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
82	87	Jul 10	TBR		CLE	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
83	88	Jul 11	TBR		CLE	W,6-5	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
84	89	Jul 16	TBR	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	38	8.2	3	0	0	3	0
85	90	Jul 17	TBR	@	NYY	W,10-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
86	91	Jul 18	TBR	@	NYY	L,5-9	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
87	92	Jul 19	TBR	@	BAL	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
88	93	Jul 20	TBR	@	BAL	L,10-11	CG	56	12.1	3	0	0	3	0
89	94	Jul 21	TBR	@	BAL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
90	95	Jul 23	TBR	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	29	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
91	96	Jul 24	TBR	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
92	97	Jul 25	TBR	@	CLE	W,4-2	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
93	98	Jul 26	TBR		DET	W,5-0	CG	27	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
94	99	Jul 27	TBR		DET	W,3-2	GS	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
95	102 (2)	Jul 30	TBR		NYY	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
96	103	Jul 31	TBR		NYY	L,4-5	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	104	Aug 1	TBR		NYY	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
98	105	Aug 2	TBR		MIN	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
99	106	Aug 3	TBR		MIN	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
100	107	Aug 4	TBR		MIN	L,1-2	CG	52	13.0	2	0	0	2	0
101	108	Aug 5	TBR		MIN	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
102	109	Aug 6	TBR	@	TOR	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
103	110	Aug 7	TBR	@	TOR	L,11-17	GS	38	6.0	5	0	0	5	0
104	111	Aug 8	TBR	@	TOR	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
105	112	Aug 9	TBR	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
106	113	Aug 10	TBR	@	DET	W,8-0	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
107	114	Aug 11	TBR	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
108	115	Aug 13	TBR		BAL	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
109	116	Aug 14	TBR		BAL	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
110	117	Aug 15	TBR		BAL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
111	118	Aug 16	TBR		TEX	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
112	119	Aug 17	TBR		TEX	W,10-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
113	120	Aug 18	TBR		TEX	W,8-6	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
114	121	Aug 19	TBR	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
115	122	Aug 20	TBR	@	OAK	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
116	123	Aug 21	TBR	@	OAK	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
117	124	Aug 22	TBR	@	OAK	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
118	125	Aug 23	TBR	@	LAA	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
119	126	Aug 24	TBR	@	LAA	W,10-3	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
120	127	Aug 25	TBR	@	LAA	L,3-12	GS	27	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
121	128	Aug 27	TBR		BOS	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
122	129	Aug 28	TBR		BOS	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	6	0	0	6	0
123	130	Aug 29	TBR		BOS	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
124	131	Aug 30	TBR		TOR	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
125	132	Aug 31	TBR		TOR	L,5-13	GS	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
126	133	Sep 1	TBR		TOR	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
127	134	Sep 3	TBR	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
128	135	Sep 4	TBR	@	BAL	L,4-8	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
129	136	Sep 5	TBR	@	BAL	L,7-8	CG	40	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
130	137	Sep 6	TBR	@	BOS	L,5-12	GS	33	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
131	138	Sep 7	TBR	@	BOS	W,14-5	GS	25	6.0	3	0	0	3	0
132	139	Sep 8	TBR	@	BOS	L,5-11	CG	44	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
133	140	Sep 10	TBR	@	TOR	W,9-8	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
134	141	Sep 11	TBR	@	TOR	W,13-1	GS	30	7.0	3	0	0	3	0
135	142	Sep 12	TBR	@	TOR	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
136	143	Sep 13	TBR		NYY	W,1-0	CG	37	11.0	7	0	0	7	0
137	144	Sep 14	TBR		NYY	L,7-8	CG	49	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
138	145	Sep 15	TBR		NYY	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
139	146	Sep 17	TBR		LAA	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
140	147	Sep 18	TBR		LAA	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
141	149 (1)	Sep 20	TBR	@	NYY	L,6-8	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
142	150	Sep 21	TBR	@	NYY	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
143	151	Sep 22	TBR	@	NYY	W,7-2	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
144	152	Sep 23	TBR	@	NYY	W,10-3	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
145	153	Sep 24	TBR		SEA	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
146	154	Sep 25	TBR		SEA	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
147	155	Sep 26	TBR		SEA	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
148	156	Sep 27	TBR		BAL	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
149	157	Sep 28	TBR		BAL	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
150	158	Sep 29	TBR		BAL	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
151	159	Sep 30	TBR	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
152	160	Oct 1	TBR	@	KCR	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
153	161	Oct 2	TBR	@	KCR	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
154	162	Oct 3	TBR	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	47	12.0	2	0	0	2	0
							154gm		1301.2	397	3	5	405	0