B. J. Upton
Bats R Throws R6'3" 185 lbBorn 1984 Norfolk, USADebut 2004Team TORDraft 2002 R1 #2 Tampa Bay Rays, Greenbrier Christian Academy HS (Chesapeake, VA)
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2016 | TOR | 149 | 538 | 64 | 117 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 61 | 27 | 37 | 155 | 0.238 | 0.291 | 0.402 | 0.693 | 78.2 |
| 2015 | SD | 87 | 228 | 23 | 53 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 21 | 62 | 0.259 | 0.327 | 0.429 | 0.757 | 107.8 |
| 2014 | ATL | 141 | 582 | 67 | 108 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 20 | 57 | 173 | 0.208 | 0.287 | 0.333 | 0.620 | 72.1 |
| 2013 | ATL | 126 | 445 | 30 | 72 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 12 | 44 | 151 | 0.184 | 0.268 | 0.289 | 0.557 | 47.9 |
| 2012 | TB | 146 | 631 | 79 | 141 | 29 | 3 | 28 | 78 | 31 | 45 | 169 | 0.246 | 0.298 | 0.454 | 0.752 | 108.5 |
| 2011 | TB | 153 | 640 | 82 | 136 | 27 | 4 | 23 | 81 | 36 | 71 | 161 | 0.243 | 0.331 | 0.429 | 0.759 | 116.3 |
| 2010 | TB | 154 | 610 | 89 | 127 | 38 | 4 | 18 | 62 | 42 | 67 | 164 | 0.237 | 0.322 | 0.424 | 0.745 | 107.1 |
| 2009 | TB | 144 | 626 | 79 | 135 | 33 | 4 | 11 | 55 | 42 | 57 | 152 | 0.241 | 0.313 | 0.373 | 0.686 | 83.2 |
| 2008 | TB | 145 | 640 | 85 | 145 | 37 | 2 | 9 | 67 | 44 | 97 | 134 | 0.273 | 0.383 | 0.401 | 0.784 | 111.6 |
| 2007 | TB | 129 | 548 | 86 | 142 | 25 | 1 | 24 | 82 | 22 | 65 | 154 | 0.300 | 0.386 | 0.508 | 0.894 | 136.2 |
| 2006 | TB | 50 | 189 | 20 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 40 | 0.246 | 0.302 | 0.291 | 0.593 | 57.8 |
| 2004 | TB | 45 | 177 | 19 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 46 | 0.258 | 0.324 | 0.409 | 0.733 | 94.8 |
| Career | | 1469 | 5854 | 723 | 1260 | 262 | 32 | 164 | 586 | 300 | 589 | 1561 | 0.243 | 0.321 | 0.402 | 0.723 | 96.3 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2016 | 539 | 88.3 | 9.2 | 6.3 | 36.6 | 34.7 | 28.4 | 0.231 | 0.394 | 0.294 | 28.2 |
| 2015 | 228 | 88.8 | 12.0 | 7.4 | 37.2 | 32.1 | 23.2 | 0.249 | 0.415 | 0.320 | 28.0 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2016 | TOR | OF | 145 | 1150 | 240 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0.988 | |
| 2015 | SD | OF | 63 | 441 | 116 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.992 | |
| 2014 | ATL | OF | 139 | 1218 | 329 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0.980 | |
| 2013 | ATL | OF | 118 | 975 | 230 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.983 | |
| 2012 | TB | OF | 142 | 1255 | 290 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0.990 | |
| 2011 | TB | OF | 151 | 1326 | 382 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.992 | |
| 2010 | TB | OF | 154 | 1302 | 397 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.988 | |
| 2009 | TB | OF | 144 | 1229 | 375 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.990 | |
| 2008 | TB | OF | 143 | 1249 | 378 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0.983 | |
| 2007 | TB | OF | 78 | 665 | 204 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0.991 | |
| 2007 | TB | 2B | 48 | 416 | 106 | 133 | 12 | 26 | 0.952 | |
| 2006 | TB | 3B | 50 | 413 | 38 | 88 | 13 | 6 | 0.906 | |
| 2004 | TB | SS | 16 | 140 | 23 | 41 | 7 | 8 | 0.901 | |
| 2004 | TB | 3B | 13 | 103 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.917 | |
| 2004 | TB | OF | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2017 | AAA | Sacramento River Cats | Bat | 49 | 1 HR, 0 SB | 0.244 | 0.639 |
| 2015 | AAA | El Paso Chihuahuas | Bat | 55 | 1 HR, 4 SB | 0.280 | 0.713 |
| 2007 | A+ | Vero Beach Devil Rays | Bat | 24 | 1 HR, 0 SB | 0.235 | 0.787 |
| 2006 | AAA | Durham Bulls | Bat | 470 | 8 HR, 46 SB | 0.269 | 0.768 |
| 2005 | AAA | Durham Bulls | Bat | 632 | 18 HR, 44 SB | 0.303 | 0.882 |
| 2004 | AAA | Durham Bulls | Bat | 313 | 12 HR, 17 SB | 0.311 | 0.930 |
| 2004 | AA | Montgomery Biscuits | Bat | 120 | 2 HR, 3 SB | 0.327 | 0.878 |
| 2003 | AA | Orlando Rays | Bat | 127 | 1 HR, 2 SB | 0.276 | 0.757 |
| 2003 | A | Charleston RiverDogs | Bat | 453 | 7 HR, 38 SB | 0.302 | 0.839 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2016 | 0.384 | 0.280 | 0.301 | 0.311 |
| 2015 | 0.374 | 0.318 | 0.319 | 0.355 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2016 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.182 | 0.250 | 0.545 | 0.795 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2011 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0.286 | 0.444 | 0.500 | 0.944 |
| 2010 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0.190 | 0.190 | 0.286 | 0.476 |
| 2008 | 16 | 66 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 0.288 | 0.333 | 0.652 | 0.985 |
| Career | 37 | 115 | 21 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 0.252 | 0.310 | 0.539 | 0.849 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | SD | $15,450,000 |
| 2015 | SD | $14,450,000 |
| 2014 | ATL | $13,450,000 |
| 2013 | ATL | $13,050,000 |
| 2012 | TB | $7,000,000 |
| 2011 | TB | $4,825,000 |
| 2010 | TB | $3,000,000 |
| 2009 | TB | $435,000 |
| 2008 | TB | $412,100 |
| 2007 | TB | $386,900 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.