Willie Upshaw Stats

Willie Upshaw was born on Saturday, April 27, 1957, in Blanco, Texas. Upshaw was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 9, 1978, with the Toronto Blue Jays. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Willie Upshaw baseball stats page.

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Willie Upshaw

Willie Upshaw Autograph on a 1983 Donruss (#558)

Willie Upshaw Autograph on a 1983 Donruss (#558)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Willie Clay Upshaw
Nickname:   None
Born On:   04-27-1957
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Blanco, Texas
Zodiac:   Taurus
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-09-1978 (Age 20)
Last Game:   09-28-1988
Draft:   1975 : 5th Round (115th)
Willie Upshaw

Willie Upshaw Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Willie Upshaw

Willie Upshaw Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1978 Blue Jays 95 224 26 53 8 2 1 0 17 21 0 35 2 3 0 4 .237 .298 .304
1980 Blue Jays 34 61 10 13 3 1 1 0 5 6 1 14 1 0 0 0 .213 .284 .344
1981 Blue Jays 61 111 15 19 3 1 4 0 10 11 0 16 0 0 1 1 .171 .252 .324
1982 Blue Jays 160 580 77 155 25 7 21 0 75 52 8 91 10 3 1 11 .267 .327 .443
1983 Blue Jays 160 579 99 177 26 7 27 1 104 61 8 98 3 7 5 8 .306 .373 .515
1984 Blue Jays 152 569 79 158 31 9 19 0 84 55 14 86 3 3 5 8 .278 .345 .464
1985 Blue Jays 148 501 79 138 31 5 15 0 65 48 7 71 1 3 4 6 .275 .342 .447
1986 Blue Jays 155 573 85 144 28 6 9 0 60 78 4 87 4 4 2 5 .251 .341 .368
1987 Blue Jays 150 512 68 125 22 4 15 1 58 58 4 78 3 1 3 7 .244 .324 .391
1988 Indians 149 493 58 121 22 3 11 0 50 62 4 66 3 4 2 10 .245 .330 .369
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
10 Years 1,264 4,203 596 1,103 199 45 123 2 528 452 50 642 30 28 23 60 .262 .335 .419
Willie Upshaw

Willie Upshaw Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1978 Blue Jays 1B 10 - - 54 5.4 52 50 2 2 4 n/a n/a n/a .963 0.00 -
1978 Blue Jays OF 52 - - 88 1.7 83 81 2 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .943 0.00 -
1980 Blue Jays 1B 14 - - 59 4.2 58 51 7 1 11 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 -
1980 Blue Jays RF 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1981 Blue Jays 1B 14 - - 63 4.5 63 58 5 0 7 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1981 Blue Jays OF 14 - - 15 1.1 15 14 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1982 Blue Jays 1B 155 - - 1,556 10.0 1,539 1,438 101 17 123 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1983 Blue Jays 1B 159 - - 1,432 9.0 1,411 1,294 117 21 131 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1984 Blue Jays 1B 151 - - 1,363 9.0 1,349 1,246 103 14 133 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1985 Blue Jays 1B 147 - - 1,271 8.6 1,261 1,157 104 10 111 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
1986 Blue Jays 1B 154 - - 1,457 9.5 1,445 1,314 131 12 118 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
1987 Blue Jays 1B 146 - - 1,305 8.9 1,296 1,169 127 9 114 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
1988 Indians 1B 144 - - 1,276 8.9 1,264 1,162 102 12 93 n/a n/a n/a .991 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1B Totals 1,094 0 0 9,836 9.0 9,738 8,939 799 98 845 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 --
OF Totals 66 0 0 103 1.6 98 95 3 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .951 0.00 --
RF Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
10 Years 1,215 - 0 9,939 8.2 9,836 9,034 802 103 847 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 --
Willie Upshaw

Willie Upshaw Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1978 Blue Jays 4 6 .400 - - 18 224.0 6.4 13.2 - - -
1980 Blue Jays 1 0 1.000 - - 12 61.0 4.4 12.2 - - -
1981 Blue Jays 2 1 .667 - - 15 27.8 6.9 11.1 - - -
1982 Blue Jays 8 8 .500 - - 5 27.6 6.4 7.7 - - -
1983 Blue Jays 10 7 .588 - - 1 21.4 5.9 5.6 - - -
1984 Blue Jays 10 4 .714 - - 1 29.9 6.6 6.8 - - -
1985 Blue Jays 8 8 .500 - - 1 33.4 7.1 7.7 - - -
1986 Blue Jays 23 5 .821 - - 1 63.7 6.6 9.6 - - -
1987 Blue Jays 10 11 .476 - - 0 34.1 6.6 8.8 - - -
1988 Indians 12 9 .571 - - 0 44.8 7.5 9.9 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
10 Years 88 59 .599 - - 54 34.2 6.5 8.0 - - -
Willie Upshaw

Willie Upshaw Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1978 Toronto Blue Jays 26 Undetermined - -
1980 Toronto Blue Jays 26 Undetermined - -
1981 Toronto Blue Jays 26 Undetermined - -
1982 Toronto Blue Jays 26 Undetermined - -
1983 Toronto Blue Jays 26 Undetermined - -
1984 Toronto Blue Jays 26 Undetermined - -
1985 Toronto Blue Jays 26 $730,000.00 - -
1986 Toronto Blue Jays 26 $940,000.00 - -
1987 Toronto Blue Jays 26 $940,000.00 - -
1988 Cleveland Indians 20 $900,000.00 - -


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