Willie Upshaw

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: April 27, 1957 in Blanco, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 5th round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Blanco HS (Blanco, TX).

High School: Blanco HS (Blanco, TX)

Debut: April 9, 1978 (Age 20-347d, 14,009th in major league history)
vs. DET 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1988 (Age 31-154d)
vs. DET 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Tom Reich • Previously: Steve Comte

Full Name: Willie Clay Upshaw

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.0

4203

1103

123

.262

596

RBI

528

OBP

.335

SLG

.419

OPS

.754

OPS+

103

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

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	TOR	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
2	2	Apr 7	TOR	@	BOS	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
3	3	Apr 9	TOR		NYY	W,7-4	CG	44	9.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
4	4	Apr 10	TOR		NYY	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	14	0	1	15	1	1B
5	5	Apr 12	TOR		MIL	L,5-6	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
6	6	Apr 13	TOR		MIL	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
7	7	Apr 14	TOR		MIL	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
8	8	Apr 15	TOR	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	10	2	1	13	1	1B
9	9	Apr 17	TOR	@	NYY	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	1B
10	10	Apr 18	TOR	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
11	11	Apr 19	TOR		CLE	W,9-7	GS	34	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
12	12	Apr 20	TOR		CLE	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
13	13	Apr 22	TOR	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
14	14	Apr 23	TOR	@	KCR	W,5-4	CG	33	9.0	7	0	1	8	1	1B
15	15	Apr 24	TOR	@	KCR	L,1-7	CG	41	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
16	16	Apr 26	TOR	@	TEX	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	5	3	0	8	2	1B
17	17	Apr 27	TOR	@	TEX	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
18	18	Apr 29	TOR		CHW	L,3-9	CG	45	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	19	May 1	TOR		CHW	W,8-0	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
20	20	May 2	TOR		TEX	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	10	1	1	12	0	1B
21	21	May 3	TOR		TEX	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
22	22	May 4	TOR		TEX	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
23	23	May 6	TOR		KCR	W,6-1	CG	39	9.0	8	0	2	10	1	1B
24	24	May 7	TOR		KCR	W,7-4	CG	43	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
25	25	May 8	TOR		KCR	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
26	26	May 9	TOR	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
27	27	May 11	TOR	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	35	10.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
28	28	May 12	TOR	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
29	29	May 13	TOR	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	13	1	0	14	3	1B
30	30	May 14	TOR	@	CLE	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
31	31	May 16	TOR	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	46	11.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
32	32	May 17	TOR	@	MIL	L,6-9	CG	43	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
33	33	May 18	TOR	@	MIL	L,6-7	CG	40	8.1	7	1	0	8	1	1B
34	34	May 19	TOR		BAL	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	1B
35	35	May 20	TOR		BAL	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
36	36	May 21	TOR		BAL	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
37	37	May 22	TOR		BAL	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	10	1	1	12	2	1B
38	38	May 23	TOR		DET	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
39	39	May 24	TOR		DET	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	9	2	1	12	2	1B
40	40	May 25	TOR		DET	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
41	41	May 26	TOR		BOS	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
42	42	May 27	TOR		BOS	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
43	43	May 28	TOR		BOS	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
44	44	May 29	TOR		BOS	W,6-1	CG	22	6.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
45	45	May 30	TOR	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	40	10.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	46	Jun 1	TOR	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
47	47	Jun 2	TOR	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
48	48	Jun 3	TOR	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	38	8.1	9	0	0	9	1	1B
49	49	Jun 4	TOR	@	BAL	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
50	50	Jun 5	TOR	@	BAL	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
51	51	Jun 6	TOR	@	BAL	L,1-8	CG	27	5.0	4	1	1	6	0	1B
52	52	Jun 7	TOR	@	OAK	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
53	53	Jun 8	TOR	@	OAK	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
54	54	Jun 9	TOR	@	OAK	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
55	55	Jun 10	TOR	@	CAL	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
56	56	Jun 11	TOR	@	CAL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
57	57	Jun 12	TOR	@	CAL	W,6-5	CG	65	15.0	18	1	0	19	1	1B
58	58	Jun 14	TOR		OAK	W,13-7	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
59	59	Jun 15	TOR		OAK	L,1-10	GS	34	7.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
60	60	Jun 16	TOR		OAK	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
61	61	Jun 17	TOR		CAL	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
62	62	Jun 18	TOR		CAL	L,6-7	CG	40	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	1B
63	63	Jun 19	TOR		CAL	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
64	64	Jun 20	TOR		MIN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
65	65	Jun 21	TOR		MIN	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
66	66	Jun 22	TOR		MIN	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
67	67	Jun 23	TOR	@	SEA	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
68	68	Jun 24	TOR	@	SEA	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
69	69	Jun 25	TOR	@	SEA	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
70	70	Jun 26	TOR	@	SEA	W,19-7	GS	15	4.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
71	71	Jun 28	TOR	@	MIN	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
72	72	Jun 29	TOR	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	11	3	0	14	1	1B
73	73	Jun 30	TOR	@	MIN	W,11-3	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	74	Jul 1	TOR		SEA	L,2-11	CG	43	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
75	75	Jul 2	TOR		SEA	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
76	76	Jul 3	TOR		SEA	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
77	77	Jul 8	TOR		TEX	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
78	78	Jul 9	TOR		TEX	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
79	79	Jul 10	TOR		TEX	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
80	80	Jul 11	TOR	@	KCR	W,7-4	CG	47	11.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
81	81	Jul 12	TOR	@	KCR	W,9-6	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
82	82	Jul 13	TOR	@	KCR	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	7	4	0	11	0	1B
83	83	Jul 14	TOR	@	CHW	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
84	84	Jul 15	TOR	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
85	85	Jul 16	TOR	@	CHW	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
86	86	Jul 17	TOR	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
87	87	Jul 18	TOR		KCR	W,8-2	GS	20	5.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
88	89 (1)	Jul 20	TOR		KCR	L,8-14	CG	52	9.0	15	1	0	16	0	1B
89	91 (1)	Jul 22	TOR	@	TEX	W,10-5	CG	44	11.0	14	2	0	16	4	1B
90	92	Jul 23	TOR	@	TEX	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
91	93	Jul 24	TOR	@	TEX	L,0-3	CG	42	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
92	94	Jul 25	TOR		CHW	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	8	2	2	12	3	1B
93	95	Jul 26 (1)	TOR		CHW	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	15	1	0	16	0	1B
94	97 (1)	Jul 27	TOR		CHW	L,3-11	CG	50	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
95	98	Jul 29	TOR		CLE	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
96	99	Jul 30	TOR		CLE	W,6-5	CG	53	13.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
97	100	Jul 31	TOR		CLE	L,11-16	CG	51	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	101	Aug 1	TOR		CLE	L,0-6	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
99	102	Aug 2 (1)	TOR		NYY	W,10-9	CG	44	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
100	103	Aug 2 (2)	TOR		NYY	W,13-6	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
101	104	Aug 3	TOR		NYY	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
102	105	Aug 4	TOR		NYY	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
103	106	Aug 5	TOR	@	MIL	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
104	107	Aug 6	TOR	@	MIL	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
105	108	Aug 7	TOR	@	MIL	L,6-9	GF	13	3.0	3	0	0	3	2	PH 1B
106	109	Aug 8 (1)	TOR	@	NYY	L,3-8	CG	42	8.0	5	1	1	7	1	1B
107	110	Aug 8 (2)	TOR	@	NYY	L,3-11	GF	12	2.0	3	0	2	5	0	PH 1B
108	111	Aug 9	TOR	@	NYY	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
109	112	Aug 10	TOR	@	NYY	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
110	113	Aug 11	TOR		MIL	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
111	114	Aug 12	TOR		MIL	W,5-4	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
112	115	Aug 13	TOR		MIL	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	1B
113	116	Aug 14	TOR		MIL	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
114	117	Aug 15	TOR	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
115	118	Aug 16 (1)	TOR	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
116	119	Aug 16 (2)	TOR	@	CLE	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
117	120	Aug 17	TOR	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	42	10.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
118	121	Aug 19	TOR	@	BOS	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
119	122	Aug 20	TOR	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
120	123	Aug 21	TOR	@	BOS	W,7-3	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR 1B
121	124	Aug 22	TOR	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
122	125	Aug 23	TOR	@	BAL	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
123	126	Aug 24	TOR	@	BAL	L,4-7	CG	44	9.2	9	1	0	10	0	1B
124	127	Aug 25	TOR	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	38	9.1	6	1	0	7	1	1B
125	128	Aug 26	TOR	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	38	9.2	12	1	0	13	0	1B
126	129	Aug 27	TOR	@	DET	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
127	130	Aug 28	TOR	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	34	8.2	9	0	0	9	2	1B
128	131	Aug 29 (1)	TOR		BOS	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
129	132	Aug 29 (2)	TOR		BOS	L,7-8	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
130	133	Aug 30	TOR		BOS	L,4-5	CG	50	12.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
131	134	Aug 31	TOR		BAL	L,2-10	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
132	135	Sep 1	TOR		BAL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	4	3	1	8	0	1B
133	136	Sep 2 (1)	TOR		DET	L,8-9	CG	50	10.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
134	137	Sep 2 (2)	TOR		DET	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
135	138	Sep 3	TOR		DET	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
136	139	Sep 4	TOR		DET	W,6-3	CG	43	10.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
137	140	Sep 5	TOR		CAL	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
138	141	Sep 6	TOR		CAL	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
139	142	Sep 7	TOR		CAL	L,6-9	CG	43	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
140	143	Sep 9	TOR		OAK	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
141	144	Sep 10	TOR		OAK	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
142	145	Sep 11	TOR		OAK	W,16-6	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
143	146	Sep 13	TOR	@	SEA	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
144	147	Sep 14	TOR	@	SEA	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
145	148	Sep 15	TOR	@	MIN	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
146	149	Sep 16	TOR	@	MIN	L,4-11	CG	42	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
147	150	Sep 17	TOR	@	MIN	W,13-3	CG	38	9.0	8	3	0	11	3	1B
148	151	Sep 19	TOR		SEA	L,6-9	CG	45	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
149	152	Sep 20	TOR		SEA	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
150	153	Sep 21	TOR		SEA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	1	10	2	1B
151	154	Sep 23	TOR	@	OAK	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
152	155	Sep 24	TOR	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	37	9.1	9	2	0	11	1	1B
153	156	Sep 25	TOR	@	OAK	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
154	157	Sep 26	TOR	@	CAL	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
155	158	Sep 27	TOR	@	CAL	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
156	159	Sep 28	TOR	@	CAL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
157	160	Sep 30	TOR		MIN	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
158	161	Oct 1	TOR		MIN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
159	162	Oct 2	TOR		MIN	L,3-9	CG	41	9.0	11	3	1	15	0	1B
							159gm		1374.1	1294	117	21	1432	131