B.J. UPTON

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Final: Reds 4, Mets 3 | 2013-05-21 | Reds @ Cincinnati.Com

High Level: MLB Career Ranks: 14th in SOPCT
Positions: CF-820, SS-444, 3B-80, 2B-53, DH-21, OF-3, LF-1
Full Name: Melvin Emmanuel Upton
Born: Aug 21, 1984 (28.276) in Norfolk,Virginia

Top Prospect: mlb 2003 (#21), 2004 (#2) team 2003 (#3-TB), 2004 (#1-TB)

MLB Debut: Aug 2, 2004 (19.346)

Brother of Justin Upton

Speed
90

Contact
21

Patience
80

Batting
57

Power
70

Ht/Wt: 6-2 / 170 Bats/Throws: Right / Right
High School: Greenbrier Christian Academy (Chesapeake,VA)
College: None listed
Drafted: Tampa Bay Rays: 2002-1-2 (June-Reg)

Recent Contract: 5-years/$75.25m (2013-2017) by Atlanta Braves

Tags: First Round Draft Pick || Futures Game Participant || High School All-American || Hitting for the Cycle || Player of the Month || Player of the Week All Tags

TBC Player ID: 130
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Year	Team	Lg	Level	Unif	Org	Age	Pos	Rk	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GS	GS%	TB	PA	outs	RC	RC/G	babip
2003	Charleston (Sc)	SAL	A	2	tb	18	ss	10	101	384	70	116	22	6	7	46	38	17	57	80	5	0	1	6	8	.302	.394	.445	839	-	-	171	453	300	73	6.5	.360
2003	Orlando	Sou	AA	-	tb	18	ss	-	29	105	14	29	8	0	1	16	2	4	16	25	2	0	2	2	1	.276	.376	.381	757	-	-	40	127	85	16	5.0	.346
2004	Montgomery	Sou	AA	2	tb	19	ss	-	29	104	21	34	7	1	2	15	3	0	14	28	0	1	2	0	0	.327	.407	.471	878	-	-	49	120	72	21	8.0	.432
2004	Durham	IL	AAA	-	tb	19	ss	101	69	264	65	82	17	1	12	36	17	5	42	72	3	0	4	0	9	.311	.411	.519	930	-	-	137	313	200	56	7.6	.389
2004	Tampa Bay	AL	MLB	35,9	tb	19	ss-dh	-	45	159	19	41	8	2	4	12	4	1	15	46	1	0	1	1	1	.258	.324	.409	733	41	91	65	177	122	22	4.8	.336
2005	Durham	IL	AAA	-	tb	20	ss	1	139	545	98	165	36	6	18	74	44	13	78	127	4	1	1	3	15	.303	.392	.490	882	-	-	267	631	412	110	7.2	.365
2006	Durham	IL	AAA	2	tb	21	ss-3b	21	106	398	72	107	18	4	8	41	46	17	65	89	4	0	0	3	8	.269	.374	.394	769	-	-	157	470	319	64	5.4	.326
2006	Tampa Bay	AL	MLB	2	tb	21	3b	-	50	175	20	43	5	0	1	10	11	3	13	40	1	0	0	0	1	.246	.302	.291	593	48	96	51	189	136	15	2.9	.313
2007	Vero Beach	FSL	A+	-	tb	22	of-2b	-	7	17	4	4	0	0	1	3	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	2	0	.235	.375	.412	787	-	-	7	24	15	4	6.6	.187
2007	Durham	IL	AAA	8	tb	22	2b	-	2	7	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.857	1286	-	-	6	7	4	2	16.2	.400
2007	Tampa Bay	AL	MLB	2	tb	22	cf-2b	30	129	474	86	142	25	1	24	82	22	8	65	154	4	4	1	4	14	.300	.386	.508	894	126	98	241	548	359	89	6.7	.393
2008	Tampa Bay	AL	MLB	2	tb	23	cf	25	145	531	85	145	37	2	9	67	44	16	97	134	2	4	3	7	13	.273	.383	.401	784	142	98	213	640	425	88	5.6	.344
2009	Charlotte	FSL	A+	-	tb	24	cf	-	3	9	1	4	0	0	0	2	4	3	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	.444	.643	.444	1087	-	-	4	14	8	3	9.6	.571
2009	Tampa Bay	AL	MLB	2	tb	24	cf	40	144	560	79	135	33	4	11	55	42	14	57	152	3	0	3	3	7	.241	.313	.373	686	141	98	209	626	452	67	4.0	.310
2010	Tampa Bay	AL	MLB	2	tb	25	cf	33	154	536	89	127	38	4	18	62	42	9	67	164	2	1	1	4	13	.237	.322	.424	745	146	95	227	610	436	76	4.7	.304
2011	Tampa Bay	AL	MLB	2	tb	26	cf	39	153	560	82	136	27	4	23	81	36	12	71	161	4	4	2	3	16	.243	.331	.429	759	150	98	240	640	457	78	4.6	.298
2012	Charlotte	FSL	A+	-	tb	27	cf	-	4	11	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.091	.167	.091	258	-	-	1	12	12	--	--	.100
2012	Montgomery	Sou	AA	-	tb	27	cf	-	3	10	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	473	-	-	2	11	8	1	1.8	.222
2012	Tampa Bay	AL	MLB	2	tb	27	cf	31	146	573	79	141	29	3	28	78	31	6	45	169	1	0	4	8	13	.246	.298	.454	752	144	99	260	631	463	78	4.6	.294
2013	Atlanta	NL	MLB		atl	28	5/23/2013		40	144	11	22	4	0	3	6	3	3	16	55	2	1	0	1	4	.153	.245	.243	488	-	-	35	163	130	3	0.6	.218
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MLB Totals (9 years) Career Ranks									1006	3712	550	932	206	20	121	453	235	72	446	1075	20	14	15	31	82	.251	.332	.415	747	938	97	1541	4224	2980	515.5	4.7	.318
Minor League Totals (7 years)									492	1854	348	547	108	18	50	236	156	59	283	428	19	2	10	16	43	.295	.391	.454	844	--	--	841	2182	1435	348.9	6.6	.357
AAA Totals (4 years)									316	1214	236	357	71	11	39	152	107	35	185	289	11	1	5	6	32	.294	.391	.467	858	--	--	567	1421	935	233	6.7	.357
AA Totals (3 years)									61	219	36	65	15	1	3	32	5	4	31	54	2	1	4	2	1	.297	.386	.416	801	--	--	91	258	165	37.6	6.2	.378
A+ Totals (3 years)									14	37	6	9	0	0	1	6	6	3	10	5	1	0	0	2	2	.243	.400	.324	724	--	--	12	50	35	5.7	4.4	.242
A Totals (1 year)									101	384	70	116	22	6	7	46	38	17	57	80	5	0	1	6	8	.302	.394	.445	839	--	--	171	453	300	72.6	6.5	.360
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Year	Team	League	Level	Position	G	GS	TC	PO	A	E	DP	Inn	FPct	RF	RF9
2003	Charleston (Sc)	SAL	A	SS	95		451	154	255	42	55		.907	--	--
	Orlando	Sou	AA	SS	27		116	41	61	14	11		.879	--	--
2004	Montgomery	Sou	AA	SS	23		100	29	61	10	16		.900	--	--
	Durham	IL	AAA	SS	66		298	100	173	25	49		.916	--	--
	Tampa Bay	AL	MLB	3B	13	11	24	10	12	2	0	103	.917	1.69	1.92
	Tampa Bay	AL	MLB	SS	16	16	71	23	41	7	8	140	.901	4.00	4.11
	Tampa Bay	AL	MLB	LF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	--	0.00	0.00
	Tampa Bay	AL	MLB	DH	13		0						--	--	--
2005	Durham	IL	AAA	SS	133		668	219	396	53	95		.921	--	--
2006	Durham	IL	AAA	3B	18		50	10	35	5	1		.900	--	--
	Durham	IL	AAA	SS	84		398	133	237	28	67		.930	--	--
	Tampa Bay	AL	MLB	3B	49	47	133	37	83	13	6	404	.902	2.45	2.67
2007	Vero Beach	FSL	A+	2B	3		6	2	4	0	0		1.000	--	--
	Vero Beach	FSL	A+	OF	3		11	11	0	0	0		1.000	--	--
	Durham	IL	AAA	2B	2		6	3	3	0	0		1.000	--	--
	Tampa Bay	AL	MLB	2B	48	48	251	106	133	12	26	416	.952	4.98	5.17
	Tampa Bay	AL	MLB	CF	78	74	217	204	11	2	2	665	.991	2.76	2.91
	Tampa Bay	AL	MLB	DH	4		0						--	--	--
2008	Tampa Bay	AL	MLB	CF	143	141	401	378	16	7	5	1248	.983	2.76	2.84
	Tampa Bay	AL	MLB	DH	1		0						--	--	--
2009	Charlotte	FSL	A+	CF	2		4	4	0	0	0		1.000	--	--
	Tampa Bay	AL	MLB	CF	144	141	385	375	6	4	1	1228	.990	2.65	2.79
2010	Tampa Bay	AL	MLB	CF	154	147	405	397	3	5	0	1301	.988	2.60	2.77
2011	Tampa Bay	AL	MLB	CF	151	150	391	382	6	3	3	1326	.992	2.57	2.63
2012	Charlotte	FSL	A+	CF	4		5	5	0	0	0		1.000	--	--
	Montgomery	Sou	AA	CF	2		5	5	0	0	0		1.000	--	--
	Tampa Bay	AL	MLB	CF	142	141	303	290	10	3	4	1254	.990	2.11	2.15
	Tampa Bay	AL	MLB	DH	3		0						--	--	--
Major League Totals:				2B	48	48	251	106	133	12	26	416	.952	4.98	5.17
				3B	62	58	157	47	95	15	6	507	.904	2.29	2.52
				SS	16	16	71	23	41	7	8	140	.901	4.00	4.11
				LF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	7
				CF	812	794	2102	2026	52	24	15	7022	.989	2.56	2.66
				DH	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minor League Totals:				2B	5	0	12	5	7	0	0	0	1.000	2.40
				3B	18	0	50	10	35	5	1	0	.900	2.50
				SS	428	0	2031	676	1183	172	293	0	.915	4.34
				CF	8	0	14	14	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.75
				OF	3	0	11	11	0	0	0	0	1.000	3.67

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