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 UpshawWillie Upshaw Autograph on a 1983 Donruss Baseball Card (#558) |
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Willie UpshawWillie Upshaw Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Willie UpshawWillie Upshaw Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1978 | 21 | Blue Jays | 95 | 224 | 26 | 53 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .237 | .298 | .304 |
1980 | 23 | Blue Jays | 34 | 61 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .284 | .344 |
1981 | 24 | Blue Jays | 61 | 111 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .171 | .252 | .324 |
1982 | 25 | Blue Jays | 160 | 580 | 77 | 155 | 25 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 75 | 52 | 8 | 91 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 11 | .267 | .327 | .443 |
1983 | 26 | Blue Jays | 160 | 579 | 99 | 177 | 26 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 104 | 61 | 8 | 98 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | .306 | .373 | .515 |
1984 | 27 | Blue Jays | 152 | 569 | 79 | 158 | 31 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 84 | 55 | 14 | 86 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | .278 | .345 | .464 |
1985 | 28 | Blue Jays | 148 | 501 | 79 | 138 | 31 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 65 | 48 | 7 | 71 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | .275 | .342 | .447 |
1986 | 29 | Blue Jays | 155 | 573 | 85 | 144 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 60 | 78 | 4 | 87 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | .251 | .341 | .368 |
1987 | 30 | Blue Jays | 150 | 512 | 68 | 125 | 22 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 58 | 58 | 4 | 78 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .244 | .324 | .391 |
1988 | 31 | Indians | 149 | 493 | 58 | 121 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 50 | 62 | 4 | 66 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | .245 | .330 | .369 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | 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 UpshawWillie Upshaw Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1978 Blue Jays | 1B | 10 | 5 | 174 | 54 | 5.4 | 52 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 8.07 |
1978 Blue Jays | CF | 6 | 4 | 117 | 11 | 1.8 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.54 |
1978 Blue Jays | LF | 46 | 39 | 1,035 | 74 | 1.6 | 69 | 67 | 2 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .932 | 1.80 |
1978 Blue Jays | RF | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.50 |
1980 Blue Jays | 1B | 14 | 4 | 162 | 59 | 4.2 | 58 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 9.67 |
1980 Blue Jays | LF | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1981 Blue Jays | 1B | 16 | 3 | 168 | 63 | 3.9 | 63 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.13 |
1981 Blue Jays | LF | 6 | 4 | 87 | 6 | 1.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.86 |
1981 Blue Jays | RF | 8 | 7 | 165 | 9 | 1.1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.47 |
1982 Blue Jays | 1B | 155 | 155 | 462 | 1,556 | 10.0 | 1,539 | 1,438 | 101 | 17 | 123 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 89.94 |
1983 Blue Jays | 1B | 159 | 154 | 411 | 1,432 | 9.0 | 1,411 | 1,294 | 117 | 21 | 131 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 92.69 |
1984 Blue Jays | 1B | 151 | 151 | 3,957 | 1,363 | 9.0 | 1,349 | 1,246 | 103 | 14 | 133 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 9.20 |
1985 Blue Jays | 1B | 147 | 129 | 3,540 | 1,271 | 8.6 | 1,261 | 1,157 | 104 | 10 | 111 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 9.62 |
1986 Blue Jays | 1B | 154 | 151 | 4,083 | 1,457 | 9.5 | 1,445 | 1,314 | 131 | 12 | 118 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 9.56 |
1987 Blue Jays | 1B | 146 | 135 | 3,702 | 1,305 | 8.9 | 1,296 | 1,169 | 127 | 9 | 114 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.45 |
1988 Indians | 1B | 144 | 129 | 3,495 | 1,276 | 8.9 | 1,264 | 1,162 | 102 | 12 | 93 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 9.76 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1B Totals | 1,096 | 1,016 | 20,154 | 9,836 | 9.0 | 9,738 | 8,939 | 799 | 98 | 845 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 13.05 | |
LF Totals | 53 | 44 | 1,143 | 80 | 1.5 | 75 | 72 | 3 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 1.77 | |
RF Totals | 9 | 7 | 183 | 10 | 1.1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.48 | |
CF Totals | 6 | 4 | 117 | 11 | 1.8 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.54 | |
10 Years | 1,164 | 1,071 | 21,597 | 9,937 | 8.5 | 9,834 | 9,032 | 802 | 103 | 846 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 12.29 |
Willie UpshawWillie Upshaw Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1978 Blue Jays | 4 | 6 | .400 | 13 | 22 | 18 | 224.0 | 6.4 | 13.2 | - | - | - |
1980 Blue Jays | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 61.0 | 4.4 | 12.2 | - | - | - |
1981 Blue Jays | 2 | 1 | .667 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 27.8 | 6.9 | 11.1 | - | - | - |
1982 Blue Jays | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 27.6 | 6.4 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
1983 Blue Jays | 10 | 7 | .588 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21.4 | 5.9 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
1984 Blue Jays | 10 | 4 | .714 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29.9 | 6.6 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
1985 Blue Jays | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 33.4 | 7.1 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
1986 Blue Jays | 23 | 5 | .821 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 63.7 | 6.6 | 9.6 | - | - | - |
1987 Blue Jays | 10 | 11 | .476 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 34.1 | 6.6 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
1988 Indians | 12 | 9 | .571 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.8 | 7.5 | 9.9 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
10 Years | 88 | 59 | .599 | 74 | 54 | 54 | 34.2 | 6.5 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
Willie UpshawWillie Upshaw Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1978 Toronto Blue Jays | 26 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
1980 Toronto Blue Jays | 26 | $30,000.00 | - | - |
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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