Willie Upshaw
1978–1988 · bats L / throws L · Cleveland Guardians, Toronto Blue Jays
1,264G
.262AVG
.335OBP
.419SLG
More career statistics
1,103H
123HR
528RBI
88SB
3Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,264 | 4,736 | 4,203 | 596 | 1,103 | 199 | 45 | 123 | 528 | 452 | 642 | 88 | 59 | 23 | 28 | 1,761 | .262 | .335 | .419 | .754 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1982-09-24 to 1983-04-09
20longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Hits, Three Strikeouts | 1983-07-30 | 1 in 1,070 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1985-07-09 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1982-07-24 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 619 | 2271 | 543 | 53 | 270 | 224 | 314 | .272 | .338 | .432 |
| Away | 645 | 2465 | 560 | 70 | 258 | 228 | 328 | .254 | .320 | .407 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 174 | 635 | 155 | 26 | 94 | 75 | 84 | .282 | .362 | .525 |
| May | 225 | 843 | 201 | 14 | 87 | 73 | 103 | .266 | .325 | .388 |
| June | 216 | 903 | 202 | 30 | 103 | 88 | 132 | .253 | .321 | .434 |
| July | 202 | 752 | 196 | 15 | 90 | 60 | 100 | .290 | .340 | .434 |
| August | 228 | 848 | 178 | 17 | 73 | 79 | 132 | .235 | .303 | .352 |
| September | 198 | 677 | 149 | 18 | 72 | 72 | 83 | .251 | .326 | .396 |
| October | 21 | 78 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 8 | .310 | .346 | .521 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 110 | 410 | 90 | 14 | 42 | 48 | 57 | .252 | .337 | .434 |
| new-york-yankees | 107 | 358 | 84 | 12 | 44 | 27 | 63 | .259 | .310 | .423 |
| baltimore-orioles | 104 | 400 | 77 | 10 | 31 | 33 | 69 | .215 | .275 | .338 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 100 | 367 | 72 | 5 | 31 | 42 | 49 | .226 | .311 | .327 |
| kansas-city-royals | 98 | 345 | 94 | 6 | 44 | 26 | 41 | .298 | .348 | .448 |
| athletics | 98 | 361 | 74 | 8 | 41 | 34 | 55 | .232 | .299 | .367 |
| boston-red-sox | 97 | 368 | 90 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 52 | .272 | .334 | .411 |
| texas-rangers | 96 | 378 | 100 | 12 | 42 | 38 | 49 | .300 | .365 | .498 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 |  Toronto Blue Jays | 95 | 224 | 53 | 1 | 17 | 4 | .237 | – | – |
| 1980 | Toronto Blue Jays | 34 | 61 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .213 | – | – |
| 1981 | Toronto Blue Jays | 61 | 111 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 2 | .171 | – | – |
| 1982 | Toronto Blue Jays | 160 | 580 | 155 | 21 | 75 | 8 | .267 | – | – |
| 1983 | Toronto Blue Jays | 160 | 579 | 177 | 27 | 104 | 10 | .306 | – | – |
| 1984 | Toronto Blue Jays | 152 | 569 | 158 | 19 | 84 | 10 | .278 | – | – |
| 1985 | Toronto Blue Jays | 148 | 501 | 138 | 15 | 65 | 8 | .275 | – | – |
| 1986 | Toronto Blue Jays | 155 | 573 | 144 | 9 | 60 | 23 | .251 | – | – |
| 1987 | Toronto Blue Jays | 150 | 512 | 125 | 15 | 58 | 10 | .244 | – | – |
| 1988 |  Cleveland Guardians | 149 | 493 | 121 | 11 | 50 | 12 | .245 | – | – |