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Willie Upshaw
Willie Clay Upshaw
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: April 27, 1957 in Blanco, TX
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 5th round of the 1975 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 9, 1978
Final Game: September 28, 1988
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1978 21 TOR AL 95 250 224 26 53 8 2 1 17 4 6 21 35 .237 .298 .304 .602 70 68 4 0 2 3 0 7D3/89
1980 23 TOR AL 34 68 61 10 13 3 1 1 5 1 0 6 14 .213 .284 .344 .628 68 21 0 0 1 0 1 3D/7
1981 24 TOR AL 61 123 111 15 19 3 1 4 10 2 1 11 16 .171 .252 .324 .576 62 36 1 1 0 0 0 D3/97
1982 25 TOR AL 160 646 580 77 155 25 7 21 75 8 8 52 91 .267 .327 .443 .770 102 257 11 1 10 3 8 *3/D
1983 26 TOR AL 160 655 579 99 177 26 7 27 104 10 7 61 98 .306 .373 .515 .887 136 298 8 5 3 7 8 *3/D MVP-11
1984 27 TOR AL 152 635 569 79 158 31 9 19 84 10 4 55 86 .278 .345 .464 .809 119 264 8 5 3 3 14 *3/D MVP-16
1985 28 TOR AL 148 557 501 79 138 31 5 15 65 8 8 48 71 .275 .342 .447 .789 111 224 6 4 1 3 7 *3/D
1986 29 TOR AL 155 661 573 85 144 28 6 9 60 23 5 78 87 .251 .341 .368 .709 91 211 5 2 4 4 4 *3/D
1987 30 TOR AL 150 577 512 68 125 22 4 15 58 10 11 58 78 .244 .324 .391 .715 87 200 7 3 3 1 4 *3
1988 31 CLE AL 149 564 493 58 121 22 3 11 50 12 9 62 66 .245 .330 .369 .699 95 182 10 2 3 4 4 *3
10 Seasons 1264 4736 4203 596 1103 199 45 123 528 88 59 452 642 .262 .335 .419 .754 103 1761 60 23 30 28 50
162 Game Avg. 162 607 539 76 141 26 6 16 68 11 8 58 82 .262 .335 .419 .754 103 226 8 3 4 4 6
TOR (9 yrs) 1115 4172 3710 538 982 177 42 112 478 76 50 390 576 .265 .336 .426 .762 104 1579 50 21 27 24 46
CLE (1 yr) 149 564 493 58 121 22 3 11 50 12 9 62 66 .245 .330 .369 .699 95 182 10 2 3 4 4

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1985 28 TOR AL ALCS KCR L 7 28 26 2 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .231 .286 .308 .593 8 0 1 0 0 0
1 ALCS 7 28 26 2 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .231 .286 .308 .593 8 0 1 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1978 TOR AL 21 OF 52 43 390.0 88 81 2 5 1 .943 -6.0 -18.5 -4.0 -6.0 2.0 -2 1.92 1.60 .980 2.47 2.13
1978 TOR AL 21 LF 46 39 345.0 74 67 2 5 1 .932 -5.9 -20.5 -3.9 -5.3 1.4 -2 1.80 1.50 .976 2.21 1.78
1978 TOR AL 21 DH 18 0.0
1978 TOR AL 21 1B 10 5 58.0 54 50 2 2 4 .963 -0.4 -8.3 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 0 8.07 5.20 .993 10.06 8.75
1978 TOR AL 21 CF 6 4 39.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -6.2 -0.2 -0.8 0.6 0 2.54 1.83 .982 2.98 2.63
1978 TOR AL 21 RF 1 0 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 20.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 1.50 1.00 1.000 2.25 1.80
1980 TOR AL 23 1B 14 4 54.2 59 51 7 1 11 .983 0.5 11.0 0.5 0.2 0.3 0 9.55 4.14 .992 10.03 8.40
1980 TOR AL 23 DH 12 0.0
1980 TOR AL 23 LF 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.6 -102.9 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.31 1.90
1980 TOR AL 23 OF 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.6 -102.9 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.44 2.20
1981 TOR AL 24 DH 15 0.0
1981 TOR AL 24 1B 14 3 56.0 63 58 5 0 7 1.000 1.3 27.9 1.3 0.8 0.5 0 10.12 4.50 .994 10.06 8.57
1981 TOR AL 24 OF 14 11 84.0 15 14 1 0 1 1.000 -1.7 -24.3 -1.7 -1.0 -0.7 0 1.61 1.07 .980 2.48 2.16
1981 TOR AL 24 RF 8 7 55.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -21.8 -1.0 -0.3 -0.7 0 1.47 1.13 .978 2.16 1.75
1981 TOR AL 24 LF 6 4 29.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -29.0 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 1.86 1.00 .983 2.39 1.98
1982 TOR AL 25 1B 155 155 1373.2 1556 1438 101 17 123 .989 3.3 2.9 4.3 0.1 4.2 -1 10.08 9.93 .992 6.55 6.45
1982 TOR AL 25 DH 5 0.0
1983 TOR AL 26 1B 159 154 1374.1 1432 1294 117 21 131 .985 4.2 3.7 4.2 2.7 1.5 0 9.24 8.87 .992 6.55 6.29 MVP-11
1983 TOR AL 26 DH 1 0.0 MVP-11
1984 TOR AL 27 1B 151 151 1319.1 1363 1246 103 14 133 .990 1.5 1.4 2.5 1.0 1.5 -1 9.20 8.93 .991 6.82 6.62 MVP-16
1984 TOR AL 27 DH 1 0.0 MVP-16
1985 TOR AL 28 1B 147 129 1180.0 1271 1157 104 10 111 .992 7.7 7.8 7.7 -0.4 8.1 0 9.62 8.58 .991 7.63 6.80
1985 TOR AL 28 DH 1 0.0
1986 TOR AL 29 1B 154 151 1361.1 1457 1314 131 12 118 .992 7.2 6.3 7.2 5.9 1.2 0 9.55 9.38 .991 6.61 6.49
1986 TOR AL 29 DH 1 0.0
1987 TOR AL 30 1B 146 135 1234.0 1305 1169 127 9 114 .993 13.5 13.1 13.5 2.1 11.4 0 9.45 8.88 .992 7.29 6.85
1988 CLE AL 31 1B 144 129 1165.2 1276 1162 102 12 93 .991 -4.1 -4.2 -4.1 1.3 -5.4 0 9.76 8.78 .992 7.72 6.94
10 Seasons 1B 1094 1016 9177.0 9836 8939 799 98 845 .990 34.7 4.5 36.7 13.9 22.7 -2 9.55 8.90 .992 7.05 6.70
3 Seasons OF 67 55 481.0 103 95 3 5 2 .951 -8.3 -20.7 -6.3 -7.6 1.3 -2 1.83 1.46 .980 2.47 2.14
8 Seasons DH 54 0.0
3 Seasons LF 53 44 381.0 80 72 3 5 1 .938 -7.2 -22.7 -5.2 -6.6 1.4 -2 1.77 1.42 .976 2.23 1.81
2 Seasons RF 9 7 61.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -17.7 -0.9 -0.2 -0.7 0 1.48 1.11 .980 2.17 1.76
1 Season CF 6 4 39.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -6.2 -0.2 -0.8 0.6 0 2.54 1.83 .982 2.98 2.63
10 Seasons TOT 1161 1071 9658.0 9939 9034 802 103 847 .990 26.4 3.3 30.4 6.3 24.0 -2 -2 9.17 8.47 .981 6.82 6.43
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1983-AL-11-10%
1984-AL-16-2%
0.12 Career Shares (839th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1983 AL--.515--6th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1983 AL--.887--6th

Games Played s c a p y
1982 AL--160--6th
1983 AL--160--6th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1983 AL--99--8th

Total Bases s c a p y
1983 AL--298--6th

Triples s c a p y
1983 AL--7--9th
1984 AL--9--5th

Home Runs s c a p y
1983 AL--27--9th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1983 AL--104--8th

Runs Created s c a p y
1983 AL--113--6th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1983 AL--29--10th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1983 AL--2.9--10th

Times On Base s c a p y
1983 AL--243--8th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1983 AL--.692--6th

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1982 AL--8--10th
1984 AL--14--4th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1987 AL--11--9th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1983 AL--14.6--9th
1984 AL--13.1--8th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 18 (1073), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 5 (1456), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 9 (1779), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 3, 1975: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 5th round of the 1975 amateur draft.

December 5, 1977: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the New York Yankees in the 1977 rule 5 draft.

March 25, 1988: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Toronto Blue Jays.

November 4, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Toronto Blue Jays$730,000
1986Toronto Blue Jays$940,000
1987Toronto Blue Jays$940,000
1988Cleveland Indians$900,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,510,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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