#10 Justin "J Up" Upton, Centerfield, 33 yrs, Minnesota Twins
Saturday, 2/20/2021 |
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| Justin Upton
J Up
8/25/1987
33
United States
6"1
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Centerfield
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| Big League Contract
$ 8,500,000
2023
12 Year(s), 0 Days (2064 total Days)
0 Day(s)
12 Year(s), 0 Days (2064 total Days)
17 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Versus LHP | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Versus RHP | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Talent | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
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| Fielding Ratings
LF : 5 (Range), .968 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 5 (Range), .975 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 4 (Range), .971 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 3
Outfield Arm : 3
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2009 | 154 | 627 | 200 | 37 | 11 | 20 | 94 | 128 | 51 | 6 | 7 | 115 | 20 | 7 | .319 | .372 | .509 | .881 | SD,NL |
| 2010 | 153 | 607 | 192 | 45 | 10 | 15 | 75 | 118 | 62 | 6 | 3 | 131 | 20 | 8 | .316 | .383 | .498 | .881 | SD,NL |
| 2011 | 152 | 593 | 200 | 32 | 9 | 21 | 92 | 124 | 72 | 4 | 3 | 117 | 10 | 4 | .337 | .411 | .528 | .939 | SD,NL |
| 2012 | 154 | 637 | 194 | 40 | 3 | 16 | 95 | 120 | 83 | 6 | 3 | 121 | 11 | 3 | .305 | .388 | .452 | .840 | SD,NL |
| 2013 | 155 | 620 | 188 | 40 | 13 | 18 | 93 | 103 | 65 | 0 | 3 | 190 | 15 | 2 | .303 | .368 | .497 | .865 | SD,NL |
| 2014 | 154 | 596 | 176 | 33 | 8 | 25 | 75 | 95 | 71 | 5 | 1 | 183 | 12 | 5 | .295 | .374 | .503 | .878 | SD,NL |
| 2015 | 156 | 596 | 133 | 33 | 7 | 14 | 71 | 85 | 68 | 5 | 5 | 193 | 11 | 4 | .223 | .306 | .372 | .678 | SD |
| 2016 | 156 | 570 | 144 | 40 | 6 | 20 | 98 | 84 | 68 | 2 | 5 | 153 | 5 | 4 | .253 | .332 | .449 | .781 | SD |
| 2017 | 148 | 554 | 148 | 44 | 2 | 13 | 69 | 76 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 160 | 5 | 1 | .267 | .338 | .424 | .762 | SD SEA |
| 2018 | 150 | 464 | 116 | 37 | 4 | 14 | 65 | 76 | 62 | 5 | 2 | 148 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .343 | .438 | .781 | SEA |
| 2019 | 150 | 559 | 149 | 31 | 3 | 25 | 104 | 95 | 60 | 1 | 3 | 176 | 6 | 4 | .267 | .337 | .467 | .804 | SEA MIN |
| 2020 | 154 | 581 | 171 | 38 | 3 | 26 | 95 | 96 | 57 | 5 | 5 | 166 | 13 | 3 | .294 | .360 | .504 | .864 | MIN |
| Total | 1836 | 7004 | 2011 | 450 | 79 | 227 | 1026 | 1200 | 777 | 48 | 43 | 1853 | 128 | 45 | .287 | .360 | .471 | .831 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2005, A | 137 | 508 | 143 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 56 | 77 | 54 | 98 | 20 | 6 | .281 | .341 | .423 | .765 |
| 2006, A | 138 | 581 | 144 | 16 | 4 | 24 | 74 | 92 | 54 | 122 | 15 | 13 | .248 | .304 | .413 | .717 |
| 2007, A | 115 | 502 | 137 | 29 | 6 | 18 | 59 | 82 | 38 | 100 | 13 | 2 | .273 | .321 | .462 | .783 |
| 2008, A | 6 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .400 | .556 | .956 |
| 2008, AA | 126 | 529 | 173 | 33 | 13 | 20 | 59 | 88 | 38 | 86 | 14 | 8 | .327 | .366 | .552 | .918 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2010 | 15 | 62 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .323 | .382 | .597 | .979 |
| 2011 | 11 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .283 | .310 | .592 |
| 2012 | 15 | 64 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | .297 | .375 | .391 | .766 |
| 2013 | 16 | 69 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .274 | .420 | .694 |
| 2017 | 10 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .162 | .225 | .270 | .495 |
| Total | 67 | 274 | 70 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 25 | 93 | 1 | 0 | .255 | .318 | .416 | .734 |
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Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 3/4/2005 to a minor league deal...
Injured on 5/25/2007 with a Fractured Finger, out for 3 weeks...
Had first career hit on 4/6/2009, off Jeff Samardzija (CHC)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/14/2009, off Mike Gonzalez (STL)...
Was selected to the 2009 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Los Angeles on 9/5/2009...
Won Rookie of the Year Award in 2009, hitting .319 with 20 HR, 94 RBI...
Was selected to the 2010 Allstar game...
Had 6 hits with 7 RBI against Los Angeles on 4/20/2011...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against San Francisco on 4/23/2011...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/26/2011, hitting .720 with 3 HR, 11 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/2011, hitting .442 with 7 HR, 23 RBI...
Was selected to the 2011 Allstar game...
2/2/2012: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,150,000 through salary arbitration...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Milwaukee on 5/10/2012...
Was selected to the 2012 Allstar game...
Won World Series with San Diego in 2012...
2/2/2013: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,150,000 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 2013 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 10/4/2013, hitting .433 with 1 HR, 6 RBI...
Won World Series with San Diego in 2013...
2/2/2014: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,150,000 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 2014 Allstar game...
10/31/2014: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $8,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
Traded from San Diego to Seattle on 7/18/2017 (Going to SD: P Luis David Perdomo, P Bryan Hudson. Going to SEA: RF Justin Upton)...
Traded from Seattle to Minnesota on 4/24/2019 (Going to SEA: P Bryan Morris. Going to MIN: CF Justin Upton)...
Drove in 6 runs against Toronto on 5/17/2019...
10/28/2019: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $8,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Won Player of the Week award on 4/12/2020, hitting .481 with 3 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/2020, hitting .375 with 8 HR, 26 RBI...
Had 2000th career hit on 9/14/2020, off Jace Fry (PHI)...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
2009 - .319 - 4th
2010 - .316 - 5th
2011 - .337 - 1st
2012 - .305 - 9th
2013 - .303 - 7th
| OBP
2011 - .411 - 4th
| SLG
2011 - .528 - 8th
| OPS
2011 - .939 - 7th
| Hits
2009 - 200 - 3rd
2010 - 192 - 3rd
2011 - 200 - 1st
2012 - 194 - 2nd
2013 - 188 - 4th
2014 - 176 - 7th
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Doubles
2010 - 45 - 9th
| Triples
2009 - 11 - 9th
2010 - 10 - 10th
2013 - 13 - 8th
| Runs
2009 - 128 - 1st
2010 - 118 - 4th
2011 - 124 - 2nd
2012 - 120 - 3rd
| SB
2009 - 20 - 9th
2010 - 20 - 9th
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