Melvin Upton
2004–2016 · bats R / throws R · Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays
1,469G
.243AVG
.321OBP
.402SLG
More career statistics
1,260H
164HR
586RBI
300SB
10Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,469 | 5,858 | 5,175 | 723 | 1,260 | 262 | 32 | 164 | 586 | 589 | 1,561 | 300 | 92 | 24 | 44 | 2,078 | .243 | .321 | .402 | .723 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 2014-06-24 to 2014-07-05
20longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle | 2009-10-02 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 2012-09-09 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 2012-07-30 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 753 | 2911 | 620 | 82 | 289 | 309 | 718 | .243 | .319 | .405 |
| Away | 716 | 2947 | 640 | 82 | 297 | 280 | 843 | .244 | .312 | .398 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .125 | .125 | .125 |
| April | 193 | 805 | 175 | 22 | 92 | 91 | 203 | .249 | .330 | .403 |
| May | 240 | 983 | 206 | 22 | 85 | 104 | 279 | .239 | .315 | .381 |
| June | 233 | 969 | 201 | 30 | 102 | 98 | 235 | .234 | .309 | .404 |
| July | 209 | 858 | 186 | 19 | 72 | 77 | 241 | .243 | .307 | .373 |
| August | 303 | 1196 | 265 | 36 | 123 | 104 | 333 | .247 | .309 | .408 |
| September | 269 | 962 | 207 | 34 | 102 | 109 | 249 | .248 | .328 | .435 |
| October | 20 | 77 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 18 | .271 | .325 | .443 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baltimore-orioles | 124 | 511 | 116 | 16 | 68 | 58 | 111 | .259 | .341 | .438 |
| new-york-yankees | 122 | 491 | 118 | 20 | 67 | 55 | 110 | .278 | .352 | .504 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 111 | 470 | 104 | 15 | 44 | 45 | 112 | .252 | .317 | .425 |
| boston-red-sox | 109 | 450 | 91 | 15 | 43 | 39 | 120 | .225 | .289 | .383 |
| seattle-mariners | 71 | 291 | 57 | 5 | 33 | 34 | 75 | .223 | .313 | .344 |
| athletics | 70 | 301 | 65 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 87 | .239 | .306 | .397 |
| texas-rangers | 60 | 252 | 66 | 10 | 31 | 28 | 70 | .306 | .373 | .532 |
| los-angeles-angels | 57 | 235 | 50 | 9 | 28 | 16 | 81 | .234 | .281 | .421 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 |  Tampa Bay Rays | 45 | 159 | 41 | 4 | 12 | 4 | .258 | – | – |
| 2006 | Tampa Bay Rays | 50 | 175 | 43 | 1 | 10 | 11 | .246 | – | – |
| 2007 | Tampa Bay Rays | 129 | 474 | 142 | 24 | 82 | 22 | .300 | – | – |
| 2008 | Tampa Bay Rays | 145 | 531 | 145 | 9 | 67 | 44 | .273 | – | – |
| 2009 | Tampa Bay Rays | 144 | 560 | 135 | 11 | 55 | 42 | .241 | – | – |
| 2010 | Tampa Bay Rays | 154 | 536 | 127 | 18 | 62 | 42 | .237 | – | – |
| 2011 | Tampa Bay Rays | 153 | 560 | 136 | 23 | 81 | 36 | .243 | – | – |
| 2012 | Tampa Bay Rays | 146 | 573 | 141 | 28 | 78 | 31 | .246 | – | – |
| 2013 |  Atlanta Braves | 126 | 391 | 72 | 9 | 26 | 12 | .184 | – | – |
| 2014 | Atlanta Braves | 141 | 519 | 108 | 12 | 35 | 20 | .208 | – | – |
| 2015 |  San Diego Padres | 87 | 205 | 53 | 5 | 17 | 9 | .259 | – | – |
| 2016 | San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays | 149 | 492 | 117 | 20 | 61 | 27 | .238 | – | – |