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Biography
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).
Trivia
- B.J. is the older brother of Arizona Diamondbacks Player Justin Upton.
- B.J. is the short version of Bossman Junior. Bossman is his father's nickname.
