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Proper Name
Willie Clay Upshaw
High Level
MLB (1978-1988)
Positions
1B (1150) ... OF (248) ... DH (54) ... LF (53) ... RF (9) ... CF (6)
Ht / Wt
6-0 / 195
Bats / Throws
Left / Left
age
66.326
place
Blanco,Texas
High School
Blanco (Blanco,TX)
draft posit
1B
MLB Debut
MLB Teams
TOR [10] CLE [1] NYA [1]
TBC#
19108
mlbam id
123577
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleavgopsabrhhrrbisb
Career MLB [1978-1988].262.7504203596110312352888
Speed
63
Power
69
Contact
53
XBH
71
RBIs
56
Runs
62
Hitting
55
Durability
82
Team
.488
Player Tags
Player Notes:  Cousin of former NFL Players Gene Upshaw and Marvin Upshaw
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Batting Statistics
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year team name league level org age   # pos link   g ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp tb pa xbh 1b avg obp slg ops secA iso babip bb% so% so/bb ab/hr
1977 Fort Lauderdale Yankees FSL A+ nya 20 -- 1b -- 87 335 38 92 13 7 3 29 2 11 43 50 1 0 3 0 0 128 382 23 69 .275 .356 .382 .738 .209 .107 .312 11.26 13.09 1.16 111.67
1977 West Haven Yankees East AA nya 20 -- 1b -- 41 157 20 47 5 2 4 22 2 1 10 19 1 0 1 0 0 68 169 11 36 .299 .343 .433 .776 .204 .134 .319 5.92 11.24 1.90 39.25
1978 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 21 26 of log 95 224 26 53 8 2 1 17 4 6 21 35 0 2 3 0 4 68 250 11 42 .237 .298 .304 .602 .152 .067 .272 8.40 14.00 1.67 224.00
1979 Syracuse Chiefs IL AAA tor 22 -- of -- 140 526 71 131 25 8 12 68 3 3 52 90 4 3 6 0 0 208 591 45 86 .249 .318 .395 .713 .245 .146 .277 8.80 15.23 1.73 43.83
1980 Syracuse Chiefs IL AAA tor 23 -- of -- 100 358 55 91 13 7 9 52 11 7 65 62 2 3 5 0 0 145 433 29 62 .254 .367 .405 .772 .344 .151 .281 15.01 14.32 0.95 39.78
1980 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 23 26 1b-dh log 34 61 10 13 3 1 1 5 1 0 6 14 0 1 0 1 0 21 68 5 8 .213 .284 .344 .628 .246 .131 .261 8.82 20.59 2.33 61.00
1981 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 24 26 dh-of log 61 111 15 19 3 1 4 10 2 1 11 16 1 0 0 0 1 36 123 8 11 .171 .252 .324 .576 .261 .153 .165 8.94 13.01 1.45 27.75
1982 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 25 26 1b log 160 580 77 155 25 7 21 75 8 8 52 91 1 10 3 8 11 257 646 53 102 .267 .327 .443 .770 .266 .176 .285 8.05 14.09 1.75 27.62
1983 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 26 26 1b log 160 579 99 177 26 7 27 104 10 7 61 98 5 3 7 8 8 298 655 60 117 .306 .373 .515 .887 .320 .209 .325 9.31 14.96 1.61 21.44
1984 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 27 26 1b log 152 569 79 158 31 9 19 84 10 4 55 86 5 3 3 14 8 264 635 59 99 .278 .345 .464 .809 .293 .186 .298 8.66 13.54 1.56 29.95
1985 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 28 26 1b log 148 501 79 138 31 5 15 65 8 8 48 71 4 1 3 7 6 224 557 51 87 .275 .342 .447 .789 .267 .172 .294 8.62 12.75 1.48 33.40
1986 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 29 26 1b log 155 573 85 144 28 6 9 60 23 5 78 87 2 4 4 4 5 211 661 43 101 .251 .341 .368 .709 .284 .117 .281 11.80 13.16 1.12 63.67
1987 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 30 26 1b log 150 512 68 125 22 4 15 58 10 11 58 78 3 3 1 4 7 200 577 41 84 .244 .324 .391 .715 .258 .146 .262 10.05 13.52 1.34 34.13
1988 Cleveland Indians AL MLB cle 31 20 1b log 149 493 58 121 22 3 11 50 12 9 62 66 2 3 4 4 10 182 564 36 85 .245 .330 .369 .699 .256 .124 .262 10.99 11.70 1.06 44.82
1977 AA / A+ Total -- NYA -- -- -- -- 128 492 58 139 18 9 7 51 4 12 53 69 2 0 4 0 0 196 551 34 105 .283 .352 .398 .750 .207 .116 .314 9.62 12.52 1.30 70.29
1978 MLB Total -- TOR -- -- -- -- 95 224 26 53 8 2 1 17 4 6 21 35 0 2 3 0 4 68 250 11 42 .237 .298 .304 .602 .152 .067 .272 8.40 14.00 1.67 224.00
1979 AAA Total -- TOR -- -- -- -- 140 526 71 131 25 8 12 68 3 3 52 90 4 3 6 0 0 208 591 45 86 .249 .318 .395 .713 .245 .146 .277 8.80 15.23 1.73 43.83
1980 AAA Total -- TOR -- -- -- -- 100 358 55 91 13 7 9 52 11 7 65 62 2 3 5 0 0 145 433 29 62 .254 .367 .405 .772 .344 .151 .281 15.01 14.32 0.95 39.78
1980 MLB Total -- TOR -- -- -- -- 34 61 10 13 3 1 1 5 1 0 6 14 0 1 0 1 0 21 68 5 8 .213 .284 .344 .628 .246 .131 .261 8.82 20.59 2.33 61.00
1981 MLB Total -- TOR -- -- -- -- 61 111 15 19 3 1 4 10 2 1 11 16 1 0 0 0 1 36 123 8 11 .171 .252 .324 .576 .261 .153 .165 8.94 13.01 1.45 27.75
1982 MLB Total -- TOR -- -- -- -- 160 580 77 155 25 7 21 75 8 8 52 91 1 10 3 8 11 257 646 53 102 .267 .327 .443 .770 .266 .176 .285 8.05 14.09 1.75 27.62
1983 MLB Total -- TOR -- -- -- -- 160 579 99 177 26 7 27 104 10 7 61 98 5 3 7 8 8 298 655 60 117 .306 .373 .515 .887 .320 .209 .325 9.31 14.96 1.61 21.44
1984 MLB Total -- TOR -- -- -- -- 152 569 79 158 31 9 19 84 10 4 55 86 5 3 3 14 8 264 635 59 99 .278 .345 .464 .809 .293 .186 .298 8.66 13.54 1.56 29.95
1985 MLB Total -- TOR -- -- -- -- 148 501 79 138 31 5 15 65 8 8 48 71 4 1 3 7 6 224 557 51 87 .275 .342 .447 .789 .267 .172 .294 8.62 12.75 1.48 33.40
1986 MLB Total -- TOR -- -- -- -- 155 573 85 144 28 6 9 60 23 5 78 87 2 4 4 4 5 211 661 43 101 .251 .341 .368 .709 .284 .117 .281 11.80 13.16 1.12 63.67
1987 MLB Total -- TOR -- -- -- -- 150 512 68 125 22 4 15 58 10 11 58 78 3 3 1 4 7 200 577 41 84 .244 .324 .391 .715 .258 .146 .262 10.05 13.52 1.34 34.13
1988 MLB Total -- CLE -- -- -- -- 149 493 58 121 22 3 11 50 12 9 62 66 2 3 4 4 10 182 564 36 85 .245 .330 .369 .699 .256 .124 .262 10.99 11.70 1.06 44.82
Total MLB (10 yrs) -- MLB -- -- -- -- -- 1264 4203 596 1103 199 45 123 528 88 59 452 642 23 30 28 50 60 1761 4736 367 736 .262 .335 .419 .754 .271 .157 .283 9.54 13.56 1.42 34.17
Total Minors (3 yrs) -- Minors -- -- -- -- -- 368 1376 184 361 56 24 28 171 18 22 170 221 8 6 15 0 0 549 1575 108 253 .262 .344 .399 .743 .257 .137 .292 10.79 14.03 1.30 49.14
Total AL (10 yrs) -- AL -- -- -- -- -- 1264 4203 596 1103 199 45 123 528 88 59 452 642 23 30 28 50 60 1761 4736 367 736 .262 .335 .419 .754 .271 .157 .283 9.54 13.56 1.42 34.17
Total AAA (2 yrs) -- AAA -- -- -- -- -- 240 884 126 222 38 15 21 120 14 10 117 152 6 6 11 0 0 353 1024 74 148 .251 .339 .399 .738 .285 .148 .278 11.43 14.84 1.30 42.10
Total AA (1 yrs) -- AA -- -- -- -- -- 41 157 20 47 5 2 4 22 2 1 10 19 1 0 1 0 0 68 169 11 36 .299 .343 .433 .776 .204 .134 .319 5.92 11.24 1.90 39.25
Total A+ (1 yrs) -- A+ -- -- -- -- -- 87 335 38 92 13 7 3 29 2 11 43 50 1 0 3 0 0 128 382 23 69 .275 .356 .382 .738 .209 .107 .312 11.26 13.09 1.16 111.67
Other Batting
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year team name league level age   g ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp tb pa xbh 1b avg obp slg ops secA iso babip bb% so% so/bb ab/hr
1985 Toronto Blue Jays Championship Series Playoffs 28 7 26 2 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 27 2 4 .231 .259 .308 .567 .115 .077 .273 3.70 14.81 4.00 --
-- Totals -- Playoffs 28 7 26 2 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 27 2 4 .231 .259 .308 .567 .115 .077 .273 3.70 14.81 4.00 --
Fielding Statistics
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  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year team name league level mlb age pos   g gs inn po   a   e dp tc tsc sb cs sb% fpct rfg rfi rf9i tm shr pl shr tm rk
1978 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 21 1b 10 5 58.0 50 2 2 4 54 52 0 0 -- .963 5.2 0.90 8.07 6.2 10.5 3
1978 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 21 lf 46 39 345.0 67 2 5 1 74 69 0 0 -- .932 1.5 0.20 1.80 28.6 48.4 2
1978 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 21 cf 6 4 39.0 11 0 0 0 11 11 0 0 -- 1.000 1.8 0.28 2.54 3.7 6.3 3
1978 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 21 rf 1 0 6.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -- 1.000 1.0 0.17 1.50 0.6 1.1 7
1978 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 21 of 52 43 390.0 81 2 5 1 88 83 0 0 -- .943 1.6 0.21 1.92 32.3 54.7 6
1978 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 21 dh 18 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 -- -- 11.2 18.9 3
1979 Syracuse Chiefs IL AAA tor 22 1b 39 0 0.0 379 16 6 30 401 395 0 0 -- .985 10.1 -- -- 27.9 27.9 2
1979 Syracuse Chiefs IL AAA tor 22 of 98 0 0.0 165 8 8 1 181 173 0 0 -- .956 1.8 -- -- 70.0 70.0 1
1980 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 23 1b 14 4 54.2 51 7 1 11 59 58 0 0 -- .983 4.1 1.07 9.63 8.6 41.2 3
1980 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 23 lf 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.6 2.9 9
1980 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 23 of 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.6 2.9 10
1980 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 23 dh 12 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 -- -- 7.4 35.3 5
1980 Syracuse Chiefs IL AAA tor 23 1b 17 0 0.0 141 13 4 10 158 154 0 0 -- .975 9.1 -- -- 12.2 17.0 2
1980 Syracuse Chiefs IL AAA tor 23 of 83 0 0.0 214 6 3 1 223 220 0 0 -- .987 2.7 -- -- 59.7 83.0 1
1981 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 24 1b 14 3 56.0 58 5 0 7 63 63 0 0 -- 1.000 4.5 1.12 10.12 13.2 23.0 4
1981 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 24 lf 6 4 29.0 5 1 0 0 6 6 0 0 -- 1.000 1.0 0.21 1.86 5.7 9.8 4
1981 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 24 rf 8 7 55.0 9 0 0 0 9 9 0 0 -- 1.000 1.1 0.16 1.47 7.5 13.1 5
1981 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 24 of 14 11 84.0 14 1 0 1 15 15 0 0 -- 1.000 1.1 0.18 1.61 13.2 23.0 7
1981 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 24 dh 15 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 -- -- 14.2 24.6 2
1982 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 25 1b 155 155 1,373.2 1438 101 17 123 1556 1539 0 0 -- .989 9.9 1.12 10.09 95.7 96.9 1
1982 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 25 dh 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 -- -- 3.1 3.1 12
1983 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 26 1b 159 154 1,374.1 1294 117 21 131 1432 1411 0 0 -- .985 8.9 1.03 9.24 98.1 99.4 1
1983 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 26 dh 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 -- -- 0.6 0.6 7
1984 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 27 1b 151 151 1,319.1 1246 103 14 133 1363 1349 0 0 -- .990 8.9 1.02 9.20 93.2 99.3 1
1984 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 27 dh 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 -- -- 0.6 0.7 10
1985 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 28 1b 147 129 1,180.0 1157 104 10 111 1271 1261 0 0 -- .992 8.6 1.07 9.62 91.3 99.3 1
1985 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 28 dh 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 -- -- 0.6 0.7 10
1986 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 29 1b 154 151 1,361.1 1314 131 12 118 1457 1445 0 0 -- .992 9.4 1.06 9.55 95.1 99.4 1
1986 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 29 dh 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 -- -- 0.6 0.6 11
1987 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 30 1b 146 135 1,234.0 1169 127 9 114 1305 1296 0 0 -- .993 8.9 1.05 9.45 90.1 97.3 1
1988 Cleveland Indians AL MLB cle 31 1b 144 129 1,165.2 1162 102 12 93 1276 1264 0 0 -- .991 8.8 1.08 9.76 88.9 96.6 1
Total MLB (10 yrs) -- MLB -- -- 1b 1094 1016 9,175 8939 799 98 845 9836 9738 0 0 -- .990 8.9 1.06 9.55 -- -- --
Total MLB (3 yrs) -- MLB -- -- lf 53 44 381 72 3 5 1 80 75 0 0 -- .938 1.4 0.20 1.77 -- -- --
Total MLB (1 yrs) -- MLB -- -- cf 6 4 39 11 0 0 0 11 11 0 0 -- 1.000 1.8 0.28 2.54 -- -- --
Total MLB (2 yrs) -- MLB -- -- rf 9 7 61 10 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 -- 1.000 1.1 0.16 1.48 -- -- --
Total MLB (3 yrs) -- MLB -- -- of 67 55 481 95 3 5 2 103 98 0 0 -- .951 1.5 0.20 1.83 -- -- --
Total MLB (8 yrs) -- MLB -- -- dh 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- --
Total AAA (2 yrs) -- AAA -- -- 1b 56 0 0 520 29 10 40 559 549 0 0 -- .982 9.8 -- -- -- -- --
Total AAA (2 yrs) -- AAA -- -- of 181 0 0 379 14 11 2 404 393 0 0 -- .973 2.2 -- -- -- -- --
Yearly Positional Grid
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  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year category pos p pos c pos 1b pos 2b pos 3b pos ss pos lf pos cf pos rf pos of pos dh
1978 MLB 0 0 10 0 0 0 46 6 1 52 18
1979 Minor 0 0 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 98 0
1980 Minor 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 83 0
1980 MLB 0 0 14 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12
1981 MLB 0 0 14 0 0 0 6 0 8 14 15
1982 MLB 0 0 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
1983 MLB 0 0 159 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1984 MLB 0 0 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1985 MLB 0 0 147 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 MLB 0 0 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 MLB 0 0 146 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 MLB 0 0 144 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0