B.J. Upton (Melvin Emanuel Upton) was born on August 21, 1984 in Norfolk, Virginia. He made his Major League debut on August 2, 2004 for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In 2004, his rookie year, he hit .258 with 4 home runs and 12 RBI. Upton played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for his entire 3 year career.
Scouting Report
Statistics
Batting Stats
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
K
SB
CS
AVG
OBP
SLG
OPS
2004
TB
45
159
19
41
8
2
4
12
15
46
4
1
.258
.324
.409
.733
2006
TB
50
175
20
43
5
0
1
10
13
40
11
3
.246
.302
.291
.593
2007
TB
129
474
86
142
25
1
24
82
65
154
22
8
.300
.386
.508
.894
Career
224
808
125
226
38
3
29
104
93
240
37
12
.280
.356
.442
.798
Fielding Stats
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
TC
A
E
DP
FPCT
2004
TB
3B
13
11
103
10
24
12
2
0
.917
2004
TB
LF
1
1
7
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2004
TB
SS
16
16
140
23
71
41
7
8
.901
2006
TB
3B
50
48
412
38
139
88
13
6
.906
2007
TB
CF
78
74
664
204
217
11
2
2
.991
2007
TB
2B
48
48
416
106
251
133
12
26
.952
Total
224
214
1743
381
702
285
36
42
.949
Awards
Transactions
Selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1st round (2nd pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 4, 2002 - signed September 16, 2002).
