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.

2014 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2014 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Mar 31	ATL	@	MIL	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	Apr 1	ATL	@	MIL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	3	Apr 2	ATL	@	MIL	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
4	4	Apr 4	ATL	@	WSN	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 5	ATL	@	WSN	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
6	6	Apr 6	ATL	@	WSN	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	7	Apr 8	ATL		NYM	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
8	9 (1)	Apr 10	ATL		NYM	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
9	10	Apr 11	ATL		WSN	W,7-6	CG	46	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
10	11	Apr 12	ATL		WSN	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
11	12	Apr 13	ATL		WSN	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
12	13	Apr 14	ATL	@	PHI	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
13	14	Apr 16	ATL	@	PHI	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
14	15	Apr 17	ATL	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	16	Apr 18	ATL	@	NYM	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
16	17	Apr 19	ATL	@	NYM	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
17	18	Apr 20	ATL	@	NYM	L,3-4	CG	56	13.2	3	0	0	3	0
18	19	Apr 21	ATL		MIA	W,4-2	CG	42	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	20	Apr 22	ATL		MIA	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
20	21	Apr 23	ATL		MIA	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	22	Apr 25	ATL		CIN	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
22	23	Apr 26	ATL		CIN	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
23	24	Apr 27	ATL		CIN	W,1-0	CG	36	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
24	26 (1)	Apr 30	ATL	@	MIA	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	27	May 1	ATL	@	MIA	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
26	28	May 2	ATL		SFG	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
27	29	May 3	ATL		SFG	L,1-3	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
28	30	May 4	ATL		SFG	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
29	31	May 5	ATL		STL	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
30	32	May 6	ATL		STL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	33	May 7	ATL		STL	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
32	34	May 9	ATL		CHC	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
33	35	May 10	ATL		CHC	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	36	May 11	ATL		CHC	W,5-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
35	37	May 12	ATL	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
36	38	May 13	ATL	@	SFG	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
37	39	May 14	ATL	@	SFG	L,4-10	GS	30	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
38	40	May 16	ATL	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
39	41	May 17	ATL	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
40	43 (1)	May 19	ATL		MIL	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
41	44	May 20	ATL		MIL	W,5-0	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
42	45	May 21	ATL		MIL	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
43	46	May 22	ATL		MIL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
44	47	May 23	ATL		COL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
45	48	May 24	ATL		COL	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
46	49	May 25	ATL		COL	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
47	50	May 26	ATL		BOS	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
48	51	May 27	ATL		BOS	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
49	52	May 28	ATL	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
50	53	May 29	ATL	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	4	0	1	5	0
51	54	May 30	ATL	@	MIA	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
52	55	May 31	ATL	@	MIA	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	56	Jun 1	ATL	@	MIA	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
54	57	Jun 3	ATL		SEA	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
55	58	Jun 4	ATL		SEA	L,0-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
56	60 (1)	Jun 7	ATL	@	ARI	L,3-4	CG	47	10.1	5	0	0	5	0
57	61	Jun 8	ATL	@	ARI	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
58	62	Jun 9	ATL	@	COL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
59	63	Jun 10	ATL	@	COL	W,13-10	CG	46	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
60	64	Jun 11	ATL	@	COL	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
61	65	Jun 12	ATL	@	COL	L,3-10	CG	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
62	66	Jun 13	ATL		LAA	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
63	67	Jun 14	ATL		LAA	L,6-11	CG	58	13.0	4	1	1	6	0
64	68	Jun 15	ATL		LAA	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
65	69	Jun 16	ATL		PHI	L,1-6	CG	55	13.0	2	0	0	2	0
66	70	Jun 17	ATL		PHI	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
67	72 (1)	Jun 19	ATL	@	WSN	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
68	73	Jun 20	ATL	@	WSN	W,6-4	CG	53	13.0	2	0	0	2	0
69	74	Jun 21	ATL	@	WSN	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
70	75	Jun 22	ATL	@	WSN	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
71	76	Jun 24	ATL	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
72	77	Jun 25	ATL	@	HOU	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
73	78	Jun 26	ATL	@	HOU	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
74	79	Jun 27	ATL	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
75	80	Jun 28 (1)	ATL	@	PHI	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
76	82 (1)	Jun 29	ATL	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
77	83	Jun 30	ATL		NYM	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
78	84	Jul 1	ATL		NYM	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
79	85	Jul 2	ATL		NYM	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
80	86	Jul 4	ATL		ARI	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
81	87	Jul 5	ATL		ARI	W,10-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
82	88	Jul 6	ATL		ARI	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
83	89	Jul 7	ATL	@	NYM	L,3-4	CG	44	10.2	3	0	0	3	0
84	90	Jul 8	ATL	@	NYM	L,3-8	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
85	91	Jul 9	ATL	@	NYM	L,1-4	CG	29	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
86	92	Jul 10	ATL	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
87	94 (1)	Jul 12	ATL	@	CHC	W,11-6	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
88	95	Jul 13	ATL	@	CHC	W,10-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
89	96	Jul 18	ATL		PHI	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
90	97	Jul 19	ATL		PHI	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
91	98	Jul 20	ATL		PHI	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
92	99	Jul 21	ATL		MIA	L,1-3	CG	43	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
93	100	Jul 22	ATL		MIA	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
94	101	Jul 23	ATL		MIA	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
95	102	Jul 24	ATL		MIA	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
96	103	Jul 25	ATL		SDP	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
97	104	Jul 26	ATL		SDP	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
98	105	Jul 27	ATL		SDP	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
99	107 (1)	Jul 29	ATL	@	LAD	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
100	108	Jul 30	ATL	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
101	109	Jul 31	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	110	Aug 1	ATL	@	SDP	L,1-10	CG	45	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
103	111	Aug 2	ATL	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	51	11.1	1	0	0	1	0
104	112	Aug 3	ATL	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	46	9.2	2	0	0	2	0
105	114 (1)	Aug 6	ATL	@	SEA	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
106	115	Aug 8	ATL		WSN	W,7-6	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
107	116	Aug 9	ATL		WSN	L,1-4	CG	46	11.0	4	1	0	5	1
108	118 (1)	Aug 11	ATL		LAD	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
109	119	Aug 12	ATL		LAD	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
110	120	Aug 13	ATL		LAD	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
111	121	Aug 14	ATL		LAD	L,4-6	GF	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
112	122	Aug 15	ATL		OAK	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
113	123	Aug 16	ATL		OAK	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
114	124	Aug 17	ATL		OAK	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
115	126 (1)	Aug 19	ATL	@	PIT	W,11-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
116	127	Aug 20	ATL	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	32	8.2	2	0	0	2	0
117	128	Aug 21	ATL	@	CIN	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
118	130 (1)	Aug 23	ATL	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
119	131	Aug 24	ATL	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
120	133 (1)	Aug 27	ATL	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
121	136 (2)	Aug 30	ATL		MIA	L,0-4	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
122	137	Aug 31	ATL		MIA	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
123	139 (1)	Sep 2	ATL		PHI	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
124	140	Sep 3	ATL		PHI	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
125	141	Sep 5	ATL	@	MIA	L,3-11	CG	43	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
126	142	Sep 6	ATL	@	MIA	W,4-3	CG	39	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
127	144 (1)	Sep 8	ATL	@	WSN	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
128	146 (1)	Sep 10	ATL	@	WSN	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
129	147	Sep 12	ATL	@	TEX	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
130	150 (2)	Sep 15	ATL		WSN	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
131	151	Sep 16	ATL		WSN	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
132	152	Sep 17	ATL		WSN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
133	153	Sep 19	ATL		NYM	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
134	154	Sep 20	ATL		NYM	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
135	155	Sep 21	ATL		NYM	L,2-10	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
136	156	Sep 22	ATL		PIT	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
137	158 (1)	Sep 24	ATL		PIT	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
138	160 (1)	Sep 26	ATL	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
139	161	Sep 27	ATL	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
							139gm		1218.1	329	9	7	345	3