B.J. Upton Stats

B.J. Upton was born on Tuesday, August 21, 1984, in Norfolk, Virginia. Upton was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 2, 2004, with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. 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 B.J. Upton baseball stats page.
"He (B.J. Upton) hit a ball in BP out to right-center into the second bullpen, with no velocity. He's hitting balls 410 feet the other way. You're not going to see this much, in your baseball career. I don't even know if I can name you a handful of guys who do it this easy." - Sportswriter Josh Boyd in Top 20 Prospects (Baseball America, 11/18/2003)

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B.J. Upton

B.J. Upton Autograph on a 2005 Upper Deck (#UG-BJ)

B.J. Upton Autograph on a 2005 Upper Deck (#UG-BJ)
 

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Birth Name:   Melvin Emanuel Upton (Twitter: @BJUPTON2)
Nickname:   B.J.
Born On:   08-21-1984  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Norfolk, Virginia
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Greenbriar Christian Academy (Chesapeake, VA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   08-02-2004 (Age 19)
Last Game:   Still Active
Draft:   2002 : 1st Round (2nd)
B.J. Upton

B.J. Upton 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
B.J. Upton

B.J. Upton Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
2004 20 Devil Rays 45 159 19 41 8 2 4 0 12 15 0 46 1 1 1 1 .258 .324 .409
2006 22 Devil Rays 50 175 20 43 5 0 1 0 10 13 0 40 0 0 1 1 .246 .302 .291
2007 23 Devil Rays 129 474 86 142 25 1 24 0 82 65 4 154 1 4 4 14 .300 .386 .508
2008 24 Rays 145 531 85 145 37 2 9 0 67 97 4 134 3 7 2 13 .273 .383 .401
2009 25 Rays 144 560 79 135 33 4 11 0 55 57 0 152 3 3 3 7 .241 .313 .373
2010 26 Rays 154 536 89 127 38 4 18 0 62 67 1 164 1 4 2 13 .237 .322 .424
2011 27 Rays 153 560 82 136 27 4 23 1 81 71 4 161 2 3 4 16 .243 .331 .429
2012 28 Rays 146 573 79 141 29 3 28 0 78 45 0 169 0 0 1 13 .246 .302 .454
2013 29 Braves 40 140 11 20 4 0 3 0 6 16 0 53 0 0 2 4 .143 .241 .236
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
9 Years 1,006 3,708 550 930 206 20 121 1 453 446 13 1,073 11 22 20 82 .251 .333 .415
B.J. Upton

B.J. Upton Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
2004 Devil Rays 3B 13 12 309 24 1.8 22 10 12 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .917 1.92
2004 Devil Rays LF 1 1 21 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
2004 Devil Rays SS 16 16 137 71 4.4 64 23 41 7 8 n/a n/a n/a .901 12.61
2006 Devil Rays 3B 50 48 1,239 139 2.8 126 38 88 13 6 n/a n/a n/a .906 2.75
2007 Devil Rays 2B 48 48 1,248 251 5.2 239 106 133 12 26 n/a n/a n/a .952 5.17
2007 Devil Rays CF 78 74 1,995 217 2.8 215 204 11 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .991 2.91
2008 Rays CF 143 141 3,747 401 2.8 394 378 16 7 5 n/a n/a n/a .983 2.84
2009 Rays CF 144 141 3,687 385 2.7 381 375 6 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .990 2.79
2010 Rays CF 154 147 3,906 405 2.6 400 397 3 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .988 2.76
2011 Rays CF 151 150 3,978 391 2.6 388 382 6 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .992 2.63
2012 Rays CF 142 141 3,764 303 2.1 300 290 10 3 4 n/a n/a n/a .990 2.15
2013 Braves CF 39 39 - 87 2.2 86 84 2 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
CF Totals 851 833 21,077 2,189 2.6 2,164 2,110 54 25 17 n/a n/a n/a .989 2.77
3B Totals 63 60 1,548 163 2.6 148 48 100 15 6 n/a n/a n/a .908 2.58
2B Totals 48 48 1,248 251 5.2 239 106 133 12 26 n/a n/a n/a .952 5.17
SS Totals 16 16 137 71 4.4 64 23 41 7 8 n/a n/a n/a .901 12.61
LF Totals 1 1 21 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
9 Years 992 958 24,031 2,674 2.7 2,615 2,287 328 59 57 n/a n/a n/a .978 2.94
B.J. Upton

B.J. Upton Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
2004 Devil Rays 4 1 .800 5 0 13 39.8 3.5 13.3 - - -
2006 Devil Rays 11 3 .786 0 1 0 175.0 4.4 17.5 - - -
2007 Devil Rays 22 8 .733 2 1 0 19.8 3.1 5.8 - - -
2008 Rays 44 16 .733 2 0 0 59.0 4.0 7.9 - - -
2009 Rays 42 14 .750 2 0 0 50.9 3.7 10.2 - - -
2010 Rays 42 9 .824 1 2 0 29.8 3.3 8.6 - - -
2011 Rays 36 12 .750 0 0 0 24.3 3.5 6.9 - - -
2012 Rays 31 6 .838 2 0 0 20.5 3.4 7.3 - - -
2013 Braves 3 3 .500 0 1 0 46.7 2.6 23.3 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 235 72 .765 14 5 13 30.6 3.5 8.2 - - -
B.J. Upton

B.J. Upton Miscellaneous Items of Interest
2004 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 35, 9 $300,000.00 - -
2006 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2 $327,000.00 - -
2007 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2 $386,900.00 - -
2008 Tampa Bay Rays 2 $412,100.00 - Stats
2009 Tampa Bay Rays 2 $435,000.00 - -
2010 Tampa Bay Rays 2 $3,000,000.00 - -
2011 Tampa Bay Rays 2 $4,825,000.00 - -
2012 Tampa Bay Rays 2 $7,000,000.00 - -
2013 Atlanta Braves 2 $13,050,000.00 - -




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There have been more than 350 sets of brothers [Brothers in Baseball (A - J) / Brothers in Baseball (J - Z)] who played Major League Baseball. Only 6 pairs have each had more than 100 homeruns, they appear below (note set #6 is active and their totals are still changing):

Brothers Who Each Have 100+ Home Runs
Rank Quantity

Brother Duo
#1 486 Joe DiMaggio & Vince DiMaggio
#2 444 Ken Boyer & Clete Boyer
#3 378 Bret Boone & Aaron Boone
#4 322 Roberto Alomar & Sandy Alomar, Jr.
#5 262 Bob Meusel & Irish Meusel
#6 100 B.J. Upton & Justin Upton

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