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.

2007 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2007 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 2	TBD	@	NYY	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	1	2B
2	2	Apr 5	TBD	@	NYY	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
3	3	Apr 6	TBD		TOR	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
4	4	Apr 7	TBD		TOR	L,5-8	CG	47	9.0	6	2	1	9	1	2B
5	6 (1)	Apr 9	TBD	@	TEX	L,4-8	CG	41	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
6	7	Apr 10	TBD	@	TEX	L,9-12	CG	41	8.0	2	4	2	8	1	2B
7	8	Apr 11	TBD	@	TEX	W,6-5	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
8	10 (1)	Apr 13	TBD	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	3	2	1	6	1	2B
9	11	Apr 14	TBD	@	MIN	L,5-12	CG	44	8.0	1	7	1	9	0	2B
10	13 (1)	Apr 16	TBD		BAL	L,7-9	CG	43	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
11	15 (1)	Apr 18	TBD		BAL	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
12	16	Apr 20	TBD		CLE	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
13	17	Apr 21	TBD		CLE	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	2B
14	18	Apr 22	TBD		CLE	L,4-6	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
15	19	Apr 23	TBD		NYY	W,10-8	CG	42	9.0	3	4	0	7	3	2B
16	20	Apr 24	TBD		NYY	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
17	21	Apr 25	TBD	@	LAA	L,1-9	GS	34	7.0	3	4	1	8	1	2B
18	22	Apr 26	TBD	@	LAA	L,3-11	CG	38	8.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
19	23	Apr 27	TBD	@	OAK	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
20	24	Apr 28	TBD	@	OAK	L,5-12	CG	44	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
21	25	Apr 29	TBD	@	OAK	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	26	May 1	TBD		MIN	L,1-9	CG	50	9.0	3	8	1	12	1	2B
23	27	May 2	TBD		MIN	W,4-3	CG	44	10.0	2	4	1	7	0	2B
24	28	May 3	TBD		MIN	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
25	29	May 4	TBD		OAK	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
26	30	May 5	TBD		OAK	W,3-2	CG	51	12.0	5	6	1	12	3	2B
27	31	May 6	TBD		OAK	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
28	32	May 8	TBD	@	BAL	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
29	33	May 9	TBD	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	32	9.1	3	2	0	5	0	2B
30	34	May 10	TBD	@	BAL	L,6-11	CG	46	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
31	35	May 11	TBD	@	TOR	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
32	36	May 12	TBD	@	TOR	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
33	37	May 13	TBD	@	TOR	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
34	38	May 15	TBD		TEX	W,4-3	GS	39	10.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B CF
35	39	May 16	TBD		TEX	W,11-8	CG	41	9.0	4	4	1	9	2	2B
36	40	May 17	TBD		TEX	W,8-6	CG	50	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
37	41	May 18	TBD		FLA	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
38	42	May 19	TBD		FLA	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
39	43	May 20	TBD		FLA	L,3-4	GF	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
40	44	May 22	TBD		SEA	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
41	45	May 23	TBD		SEA	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
42	46	May 24	TBD		SEA	W,13-12	CG	48	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
43	47	May 25	TBD	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	42	8.2	2	2	0	4	0	2B
44	48	May 27	TBD	@	CHW	W,11-5	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
45	49	May 28	TBD		DET	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
46	50	May 29	TBD		DET	L,2-14	CG	48	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
47	51	May 30	TBD		DET	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	52	Jun 1	TBD		KCR	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
49	53	Jun 2	TBD		KCR	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
50	54	Jun 3	TBD		KCR	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	2B
51	55	Jun 4	TBD		KCR	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
52	56	Jun 5	TBD	@	TOR	L,11-12	CG	42	8.1	3	2	1	6	0	2B
53	57	Jun 6	TBD	@	TOR	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
54	58	Jun 7	TBD	@	TOR	W,5-3	GS	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	89 (30)	Jul 13	TBD		NYY	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
56	90	Jul 14	TBD		NYY	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
57	91	Jul 15	TBD		NYY	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
58	92	Jul 17	TBD		LAA	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	CF
59	93	Jul 18	TBD		LAA	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
60	94	Jul 19	TBD		LAA	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
61	95	Jul 20	TBD	@	NYY	W,14-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
62	96	Jul 21 (1)	TBD	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
63	97	Jul 21 (2)	TBD	@	NYY	L,5-17	CG	47	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
64	98	Jul 22	TBD	@	NYY	L,4-21	CG	56	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
65	99	Jul 24	TBD	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
66	100	Jul 25	TBD	@	BAL	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
67	101	Jul 26	TBD	@	BAL	L,7-10	GS	29	6.1	0	0	1	1	0	CF
68	102	Jul 27	TBD		BOS	L,1-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
69	103	Jul 28	TBD		BOS	L,6-12	CG	59	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
70	104	Jul 29	TBD		BOS	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
71	105	Jul 30	TBD		TOR	W,5-4	CG	47	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
72	106	Jul 31	TBD		TOR	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	107	Aug 1	TBD		TOR	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
74	108	Aug 3	TBD		BAL	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
75	109	Aug 4	TBD		BAL	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
76	110	Aug 5	TBD		BAL	L,3-11	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
77	111	Aug 6	TBD	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
78	112	Aug 7	TBD	@	DET	L,6-9	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
79	113	Aug 8	TBD	@	DET	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
80	114	Aug 9	TBD	@	DET	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
81	115	Aug 10	TBD	@	TEX	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
82	116	Aug 11	TBD	@	TEX	W,3-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	DH CF
83	117	Aug 12	TBD	@	TEX	L,1-9	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
84	118	Aug 13	TBD	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
85	119	Aug 14	TBD	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	35	8.2	3	1	0	4	0	CF
86	120	Aug 15	TBD	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
87	121	Aug 17	TBD		CLE	L,1-2	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
88	122	Aug 18	TBD		CLE	L,1-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
89	123	Aug 19	TBD		CLE	W,4-3	CG	49	12.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
90	124	Aug 20	TBD		BOS	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
91	125	Aug 21	TBD		BOS	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
92	126	Aug 22	TBD		BOS	W,2-1	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
93	127	Aug 23	TBD		OAK	L,2-12	CG	48	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
94	128	Aug 24	TBD		OAK	W,12-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
95	129	Aug 25	TBD		OAK	W,14-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
96	130	Aug 26	TBD		OAK	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
97	131	Aug 27	TBD	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
98	132	Aug 28	TBD	@	BAL	W,15-8	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
99	133	Aug 29	TBD	@	BAL	W,5-4	CG	48	12.0	6	1	0	7	0	CF
100	134	Aug 30	TBD	@	BAL	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
101	135	Aug 31	TBD	@	NYY	W,9-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	136	Sep 1	TBD	@	NYY	L,6-9	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
103	137	Sep 2	TBD	@	NYY	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
104	138	Sep 3	TBD		BAL	W,9-7	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
105	139	Sep 4	TBD		BAL	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
106	140	Sep 5	TBD		BAL	W,17-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
107	141	Sep 7	TBD		TOR	L,2-7	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
108	144 (2)	Sep 10	TBD	@	BOS	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
109	145	Sep 11	TBD	@	BOS	L,10-16	CG	47	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
110	146	Sep 12	TBD	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	39	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
111	147	Sep 13	TBD	@	SEA	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
112	148	Sep 14	TBD	@	SEA	L,1-2	CG	31	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
113	149	Sep 15	TBD	@	SEA	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
114	150	Sep 16	TBD	@	SEA	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
115	151	Sep 17	TBD	@	LAA	L,7-10	CG	44	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
116	152	Sep 18	TBD	@	LAA	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
117	153	Sep 19	TBD	@	LAA	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
118	154	Sep 21	TBD		BOS	L,1-8	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
119	155	Sep 22	TBD		BOS	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
120	156	Sep 23	TBD		BOS	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
121	157	Sep 25	TBD		NYY	W,7-6	CG	45	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
122	158	Sep 26	TBD		NYY	L,4-12	GS	36	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
123	159	Sep 27	TBD		NYY	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
124	161 (1)	Sep 29	TBD	@	TOR	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
							126gm		1081.0	310	144	14	468	28