What years did Justin Upton play?

Justin Upton played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2022.

Was Justin Upton a pitcher?

No. Justin Upton was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Justin Upton hit?

Justin Upton hit 325 career home runs with 1754 hits.

Justin Upton

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2007-2022)

AVG .261

HR 325

RBI 1,003

H 1,754

OPS .812

PIV 15,786

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 215 lb
Born: 8/25/1987 in Norfolk, VA, USA
MLB Debut: 2007-08-02
Last Game: 2022-07-15
Awards: 4× All-Star · 3× Silver Slugger

Full name: Justin Irvin Upton

📊 Compare This Player 📈 View Career Timeline

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,845	6,721	1,058	1,754	350	38	325	1,003	151	785	1,971	.261	.342	.469	.812	15,786

Career AVG .261 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .342 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — +6.3% above league average.

Career SLG .469 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — +14.5% above league average.

Career OPS .812 vs. league average .732 across their career seasons — +10.9% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2007	ARI	NL	43	140	17	31	8	3	2	11	2	11	37	.221	.268 (-17%)	.335 (-16%)	.422 (-14%)	.758 (-15%)	-366.8
2008	ARI	NL	108	356	52	89	19	6	15	42	1	54	121	.250	.263 (-5%)	.333 (+6%)	.416 (+11%)	.749 (+9%)	658.3
2009	ARI	NL	138	526	84	158	30	7	26	86	20	55	137	.300	.262 (+14%)	.332 (+10%)	.417 (+27%)	.750 (+20%)	2062.8
2010	ARI	NL	133	495	73	135	27	3	17	69	18	64	152	.273	.257 (+6%)	.325 (+9%)	.402 (+10%)	.728 (+10%)	1019.4
2011	ARI	NL	159	592	105	171	39	5	31	88	21	59	126	.289	.255 (+13%)	.320 (+15%)	.399 (+33%)	.719 (+25%)	3065.7
2012	ARI	NL	150	554	107	155	24	4	17	67	18	63	121	.280	.254 (+10%)	.318 (+11%)	.405 (+6%)	.724 (+8%)	1063.5
2013	ATL	NL	149	558	94	147	27	2	27	70	8	75	161	.263	.253 (+4%)	.317 (+11%)	.396 (+17%)	.714 (+15%)	1759.7
2014	ATL	NL	154	566	77	153	34	2	29	102	8	60	171	.270	.251 (+8%)	.313 (+9%)	.386 (+27%)	.700 (+19%)	2085.6
2015	SDN	NL	150	542	85	136	26	3	26	81	19	68	159	.251	.254 (-1%)	.316 (+6%)	.404 (+12%)	.721 (+10%)	1101.0
2016	DET	AL	153	570	81	140	28	2	31	87	9	50	179	.246	.255 (-4%)	.321 (-4%)	.417 (+11%)	.738 (+5%)	489.0
2017	DET	AL	125	459	81	128	37	0	28	94	10	57	147	.279	.254 (+9%)	.324 (+11%)	.425 (+27%)	.750 (+20%)	1917.2
2017	LAA	AL	27	98	19	24	7	0	7	15	4	17	33	.245	.254 (-4%)	.324 (+10%)	.425 (+25%)	.750 (+18%)	1917.2
2018	LAA	AL	145	533	80	137	18	1	30	85	8	64	176	.257	.247 (+4%)	.318 (+8%)	.409 (+13%)	.727 (+11%)	1286.9
2019	LAA	AL	63	219	34	47	8	0	12	40	1	32	78	.215	.252 (-15%)	.322 (-4%)	.434 (-4%)	.757 (-4%)	-177.8
2020	LAA	AL	42	147	20	30	5	0	9	22	0	11	43	.204	.244 (-17%)	.321 (-10%)	.417 (+1%)	.739 (-4%)	-101.5
2021	LAA	AL	89	318	47	67	12	0	17	41	4	39	107	.211	.243 (-14%)	.317 (-7%)	.410 (avg)	.727 (-3%)	-177.3
2022	SEA	AL	17	48	2	6	1	0	1	3	0	6	23	.125	—	—	—	—	-224.9
Career · 17 seasons			1,845	6,721	1,058	1,754	350	38	325	1,003	151	785	1,971	.261	—	—	—	—	17,378

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
15	48	7	11	2	1	2	4	10	13	.229

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2013	NLDS2	ATL	4	14	2	2	1	0	0	0	4	4	.143
2011	NLDS2	ARI	5	20	3	4	0	0	2	3	3	6	.200
2007	NLCS	ARI	4	9	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	3	.222
2007	NLDS1	ARI	2	5	2	3	0	0	0	1	3	0	.600

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (1845 games) →

Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	917	3244	575	921	190	562	.284
Away	928	3477	483	833	135	441	.240

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2022-07-15	SEA	TEX	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
2022-07-13	SEA	WAS	W	2	0	0	0	0	1	1
2022-07-10	SEA	TOR	W	2	1	1	0	0	1	1
2022-07-04	SEA	SDP	W	5	0	0	0	0	0	2
2022-07-03	SEA	OAK	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
2022-07-02	SEA	OAK	W	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
2022-06-30	SEA	OAK	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022-06-27	SEA	BAL	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
2022-06-26	SEA	LAA	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
2022-06-25	SEA	LAA	W	3	0	1	0	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1787	1767	3375	64	89	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2007	ARI	OF	42	38	65	1	5	0
2008	ARI	OF	101	100	175	6	11	2
2009	ARI	OF	136	134	294	4	12	1
2010	ARI	OF	128	128	265	1	4	0
2011	ARI	OF	159	156	339	5	13	2
2012	ARI	OF	149	148	309	6	5	2
2013	ATL	OF	147	143	263	2	4	0
2014	ATL	OF	150	151	271	5	8	0
2015	SDN	OF	146	145	235	9	3	0
2016	DET	OF	150	148	267	4	4	0
2017	DET	OF	124	124	273	7	7	0
2017	LAA	OF	27	27	45	2	1	0
2018	LAA	OF	140	140	294	7	4	1
2019	LAA	OF	56	55	86	2	4	0
2020	LAA	OF	39	39	65	0	2	0
2021	LAA	OF	87	86	121	3	2	1
2022	SEA	OF	6	5	8	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Left Field	1025
Center Field	7
Right Field	773
Designated Hitter	32

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2017	Silver Slugger	OF
2016	Player of the Week	Week of 2016-09-24
2014	Player of the Week	Week of 2014-04-13
2014	Silver Slugger	OF
2013	Player of the Month	April
2011	Player of the Week	Week of 2011-06-19
2011	Player of the Week	Week of 2011-07-24
2011	Silver Slugger	OF
2009	Player of the Month	May

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	DET	AL	$22,125,000
2015	SDN	NL	$14,500,000
2014	ATL	NL	$14,250,000
2013	ATL	NL	$9,958,333
2012	ARI	NL	$6,958,333
2011	ARI	NL	$4,458,333
2010	ARI	NL	$708,333
2009	ARI	NL	$412,000
2008	ARI	NL	$393,000
Total Career Earnings			$73,763,332

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2017	Most Valuable Player	AL	16th	12.0	420	0
2014	Most Valuable Player	NL	17th	10.0	420	0
2011	Most Valuable Player	NL	4th	214.0	448	1
2009	Most Valuable Player	NL	25th	2.0	448	0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Justin Upton (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

Frequently Asked Questions about Justin Upton

What years did Justin Upton play?: Justin Upton played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2022.
Was Justin Upton a pitcher?: No. Justin Upton was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Justin Upton hit?: Justin Upton hit 325 career home runs with 1754 hits.