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Melvin "Bossman Junior" Upton was selected second in the 2002 MLB draft by the then Tampa Bay Devil Rays. It was a bit of a coup that he was available there as he was considered the top talent in...
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 51 | 213 | 38 | 67 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 31 | 19 | 7 | .315 | .365 | .385 | |
| 1996 | 130 | 514 | 90 | 139 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 47 | 115 | 30 | 18 | .270 | .340 | .313 | |
| 1997 | 36 | 143 | 26 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 28 | 16 | 8 | .315 | .400 | .399 | |
| 1998 | Rays | 109 | 338 | 51 | 94 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 29 | 69 | 26 | 12 | .278 | .337 | .367 |
| 1998 | 29 | 123 | 25 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 4 | .285 | .362 | .382 | |
| 1999 | Rays | 79 | 303 | 44 | 81 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 63 | 9 | 9 | .267 | .307 | .366 |
| 1999 | 46 | 207 | 38 | 73 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 6 | .353 | .402 | .522 | |
| 2000 | Rays | 51 | 159 | 28 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 7 | .252 | .362 | .302 |
| 2000 | 79 | 303 | 67 | 100 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 48 | 53 | 18 | 5 | .330 | .425 | .512 | |
| 2001 | Rays | 128 | 429 | 54 | 117 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 38 | 81 | 12 | 10 | .273 | .339 | .401 |
| 2002 | Rays | 152 | 607 | 87 | 181 | 39 | 9 | 14 | 75 | 55 | 109 | 27 | 8 | .298 | .360 | .461 |
| 2003 | Mariners | 157 | 600 | 103 | 177 | 37 | 4 | 11 | 75 | 41 | 108 | 23 | 5 | .295 | .346 | .425 |
| 2004 | Mariners | 157 | 626 | 84 | 179 | 34 | 6 | 14 | 81 | 53 | 98 | 21 | 7 | .286 | .346 | .427 |
| 2005 | Giants | 58 | 231 | 39 | 83 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 11 | 38 | 7 | 5 | .359 | .391 | .680 |
| 2005 | Mariners | 102 | 386 | 46 | 106 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 53 | 12 | 6 | .275 | .342 | .391 |
| 2005 | 160 | 617 | 85 | 189 | 47 | 6 | 20 | 63 | 48 | 91 | 19 | 11 | .306 | .360 | .499 | |
| 2006 | Giants | 149 | 573 | 82 | 150 | 34 | 5 | 11 | 56 | 48 | 63 | 10 | 8 | .262 | .324 | .396 |
| 2007 | Giants | 155 | 593 | 73 | 178 | 42 | 1 | 14 | 65 | 44 | 85 | 15 | 3 | .300 | .353 | .445 |
| 2008 | Giants | 155 | 598 | 84 | 183 | 38 | 2 | 10 | 64 | 59 | 88 | 25 | 2 | .306 | .363 | .426 |
| 2009 | Giants | 149 | 538 | 65 | 141 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 47 | 93 | 16 | 2 | .262 | .318 | .353 |
| 2010 | Cardinals | 87 | 144 | 16 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 0 | .250 | .311 | .382 |
| 2010 | Yankees | 29 | 61 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .213 | .300 | .295 |
| 2010 | 116 | 205 | 23 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 37 | 6 | 0 | .239 | .307 | .356 | |
| Career Total | 1717 | 6186 | 863 | 1759 | 367 | 59 | 110 | 662 | 526 | 1010 | 215 | 84 | .284 | .343 | .416 | |
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