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+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-28 / in Starts: 17-24
Longest Hitting Streak	9 games
Longest On Base Streak	14 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	6

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 177 PAs	12
Actual Runners on Base	104 (56-35-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 177 PAs	21
Avg. Runners on Base	111 (55-36-19)

Most Driven In
Self	4
J Cruz	3
T Martinez	2
J CantÃº	1
T Hall	1
A Huff	1
C Crawford	0
R Baldelli	0

Most Driven In By
Self	4
C Crawford	2
A Huff	2
R Baldelli	2
J CantÃº	2
J Cruz	2
R Fick	1
T Martinez	1

2004 Batting Game Log

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2004 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	105 (104)	Aug 2	TBD		BOS	L,3-6	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9	.64	0.023	.17	0.00%	0.18	DH
2	2	106	Aug 3	TBD		BOS	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	.57	-0.044	.11	-0.01%	-0.60	SS
3	3	107	Aug 4	TBD		BOS	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	2	.82	-0.082	.10	-0.01%	-0.78	SS
4	4	108	Aug 5	TBD		SEA	L,2-4	CG(11)	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.214	.414	9	1.15	0.012	.15	0.00%	-0.32	SS
5	5	111 (2)	Aug 8	TBD		SEA	W,5-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.222	.263	.278	.541	7	.88	0.139	.07	0.01%	-0.73	SS
6	6	112	Aug 9	TBD	@	BOS	W,8-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.261	.273	.534	9	.59	-0.049	.07	0.00%	-0.22	SS
7	7	114 (1)	Aug 11	TBD	@	BOS	L,4-14	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.333	.320	.653	7	.39	-0.032	.04	0.00%	0.65	SS
8	8	116 (1)	Aug 13	TBD	@	TEX	L,3-5	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.345	.387	.414	.801	7	.94	0.086	.04	0.00%	0.86	DH
9	9	117	Aug 14	TBD	@	TEX	L,5-6	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.400	.424	.824	3	1.43	0.064	.04	0.00%	0.79	SS
10	10	118	Aug 15	TBD	@	TEX	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.351	.385	.459	.844	6	.88	0.050	.02	0.00%	0.51	SS
11	11	119	Aug 17	TBD		ANA	W,8-3	CG	5	5	2	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.386	.548	.934	2	1.10	0.048	.01	0.00%	1.05	SS
12	12	120	Aug 18	TBD		ANA	L,4-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.348	.375	.522	.897	2	.38	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.20	SS
13	13	121	Aug 19	TBD		ANA	L,7-10	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.320	.358	.480	.838	2	1.13	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.86	SS
14	14	122	Aug 20	TBD		OAK	L,5-9	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.309	.345	.509	.854	2	.80	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.10	DH
15	15	123	Aug 21	TBD		OAK	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.322	.355	.525	.880	2	.79	0.049	.00	0.00%	0.53	DH
16	16	124	Aug 22	TBD		OAK	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.348	.500	.848	3	.76	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.07	DH
17	17	125	Aug 23	TBD	@	SEA	W,9-0	CG	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.366	.515	.881	3	.66	0.154	.00	0.00%	1.26	DH
18	18	126	Aug 24	TBD	@	SEA	W,6-5	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.351	.493	.844	2	1.11	-0.101	.00	0.00%	-1.26	LF
19	19	127	Aug 25	TBD	@	SEA	W,6-5	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.359	.479	.838	3	1.42	0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.28	DH
20	20	128	Aug 27	TBD	@	OAK	L,7-8	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.303	.361	.474	.835	2	1.04	0.144	.00	0.00%	1.09	DH
21	21	130 (1)	Aug 29	TBD	@	OAK	L,6-9	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.349	.456	.805	2	1.06	-0.123	.00	0.00%	-1.35	DH
22	22	131	Aug 31	TBD		BAL	L,6-10	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.333	.434	.767	2	1.65	-0.171	.00	0.00%	-1.46	DH
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	23	133 (1)	Sep 2	TBD		BAL	L,2-13	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.330	.425	.755	2	.80	0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.13	SS
24	24	134	Sep 3	TBD		DET	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.326	.420	.747	5	1.94	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.25	PH
25	25	135	Sep 6	TBD	@	NYY	L,4-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.264	.323	.407	.730	9	.48	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.24	3B
26	26	136	Sep 7	TBD	@	NYY	L,2-11	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.330	.413	.743	4	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.55	PH 3B
27	27	137	Sep 9 (1)	TBD	@	NYY	L,1-9	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.337	.419	.756	5	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.22	PH
28	28	138	Sep 9 (2)	TBD	@	NYY	L,5-10	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.340	.449	.789	2	.87	0.053	.00	0.00%	0.26	SS
29	29	139	Sep 10	TBD	@	KCR	L,5-8	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.336	.451	.787	2	.81	-0.107	.00	0.00%	-1.31	DH
30	30	140	Sep 11	TBD	@	KCR	W,8-6	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.339	.443	.783	6	.74	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.29	DH
31	31	141	Sep 12	TBD	@	KCR	W,7-2	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.294	.353	.450	.802	9	.76	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.22	3B
32	32	142	Sep 14	TBD	@	BOS	W,5-2	GS-7	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.286	.350	.438	.787	7	.65	0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.12	3B
33	33	143	Sep 15	TBD	@	BOS	L,6-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.339	.422	.761	7	1.15	-0.134	.00	0.00%	-1.15	3B
34	34	145 (1)	Sep 17	TBD	@	TOR	W,11-4	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.341	.442	.783	7	.63	0.049	.00	0.00%	1.84	3B
35	35	146	Sep 18	TBD	@	TOR	L,2-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.276	.338	.439	.777	7	1.51	0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.27	3B
36	36	148 (1)	Sep 20	TBD		KCR	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.329	.425	.754	7	1.63	-0.117	.00	0.00%	-1.03	3B
37	37	149	Sep 21	TBD		KCR	W,7-4	GS-9	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.333	.423	.756	7	1.55	0.084	.00	0.00%	0.16	SS
38	38	150	Sep 22	TBD		KCR	L,6-7	CG(10)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.336	.422	.758	2	1.84	-0.070	.00	0.00%	-0.03	3B
39	39	151	Sep 23	TBD	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.327	.410	.737	7	.77	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-1.36	SS
40	40	156 (4)	Sep 29	TBD		BOS	W,9-4	CG	4	3	2	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.268	.331	.423	.754	9	.85	0.173	.00	0.00%	1.37	3B
41	41	157	Sep 30 (1)	TBD		DET	L,0-8	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.331	.428	.759	9	.25	0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.41	3B
42	42	158	Sep 30 (2)	TBD		DET	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.323	.416	.739	2	.98	-0.122	.00	0.00%	-1.33	SS
43	43	159	Oct 1	TBD	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.263	.327	.421	.748	9	1.20	0.233	.00	0.00%	1.13	3B
44	44	160	Oct 2	TBD	@	DET	L,1-5	1-GF	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.327	.416	.743	1	.68	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.24	3B
45	45	161	Oct 3	TBD	@	DET	W,7-4	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.324	.409	.733	2	.51	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.51	DH
							17-28		177	159	19	41	8	2	4	12	15	0	46	1	1	1	3	1	4	1	.258	.324	.409	.733		.92	-0.055	.02	0.00%	-4.24

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