Willie Upshaw
1978–1988 · bats L / throws L · Cleveland Guardians, Toronto Blue Jays
1,264G
.262AVG
.335OBP
.419SLG
1,103H
123HR
528RBI
88SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 4 walks | 1988-08-26 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1983-08-19 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 3 extra-base hits | 1984-07-23 | 1 in 462 player-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 | – | – |