First name: Willie
Last name: Upshaw
Birthdate: 1957-04-27
Bats: L Throws: L
RetroID: upshw001
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | TOR | 3.2 | 0.4 | 3.6 | -2.1 | -1.0 | 4.6 | -3 |
| 1980 | TOR | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 1981 | TOR | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.7 | -0.7 | -0.2 | 2.0 | -1 |
| 1982 | TOR | 8.3 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 14 |
| 1983 | TOR | 8.2 | 1.0 | 9.3 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 21 |
| 1984 | TOR | 8.0 | 1.0 | 8.9 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 14 |
| 1985 | TOR | 7.1 | 0.9 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 15 |
| 1986 | TOR | 8.2 | 1.0 | 9.2 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 13 |
| 1987 | TOR | 7.2 | 0.9 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 12 |
| 1988 | CLE | 7.3 | 0.9 | 8.2 | -0.1 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 7 |
| Career | 60.0 | 7.2 | 67.3 | 10.9 | 30.8 | 36.6 | 93 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | TOR | 250 | -8 | -9 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | -12 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -24 | 9.2 | -2.6 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -2.8 | -9 |
| 1980 | TOR | 68 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0 |
| 1981 | TOR | 123 | -5 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -8 | 8.5 | -0.9 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -1.1 | -2 |
| 1982 | TOR | 646 | 6 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9.1 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11 |
| 1983 | TOR | 655 | 32 | 28 | -2 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9.9 | 2.9 | -0.8 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 7 |
| 1984 | TOR | 635 | 15 | 13 | -3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9.5 | 0.9 | -0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 5 |
| 1985 | TOR | 557 | 9 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 9 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9.1 | 1.5 | -0.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 15 |
| 1986 | TOR | 661 | -3 | -5 | -2 | 6 | 1 | -2 | 6 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10.0 | 0.4 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 13 |
| 1987 | TOR | 577 | -8 | -9 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9.8 | 0.6 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 20 |
| 1988 | CLE | 564 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -4 | -7 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 9.3 | -1.2 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -1.8 | 2 |
| Career | 4,736 | 34 | 14 | -14 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 12 | -57 | -2 | 0 | 25 | - | 2.3 | -5.9 | 0.7 | -2.9 | 62 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | GB+ | DP Start | DP Turn | DP Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | TOR | 1B | 193 | 18 | -2.0 | -2 | -1 | -3 | 0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | -1 |
| 1980 | TOR | 1B | 169 | 20 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1981 | TOR | 1B | 182 | 22 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1982 | TOR | 1B | 4397 | 467 | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1983 | TOR | 1B | 4313 | 478 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 32 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | TOR | 1B | 4103 | 430 | -5.0 | -3 | -2 | -10 | 1 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | -2 |
| 1985 | TOR | 1B | 3620 | 387 | 11.0 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 14 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1986 | TOR | 1B | 4114 | 479 | 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 42 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1987 | TOR | 1B | 3546 | 409 | 21.0 | 20 | 14 | 53 | 37 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 14 |
| 1988 | CLE | 1B | 3788 | 408 | -6.0 | -5 | -4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0 | -4 |
| 1B | 28425 | 3118 | 33.0 | 41 | 28 | 129 | 144 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0 | 28 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | OF Arm Opps | OF Arm Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | TOR | LF | 1107 | 115 | -10.0 | -10 | -9 | -15 | 56 | -1 | -10 |
| 1978 | TOR | CF | 121 | 16 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 6 | 0 | -1 |
| 1978 | TOR | RF | 14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | TOR | LF | 28 | 1 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 1981 | TOR | LF | 95 | 9 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 4 | 0 | -1 |
| 1981 | TOR | RF | 118 | 17 | -3.0 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 9 | 0 | -3 |
| LF | 1230 | 125 | -12.0 | -12 | -11 | -19 | 61 | -1 | -12 | ||
| CF | 121 | 16 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 6 | 0 | -1 | ||
| RF | 132 | 18 | -3.0 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 9 | 0 | -3 |
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | TOR | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Career | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | TOR | 28 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Career | 28 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Stat description | |
|---|---|
| GS | Game Shares |
| WAM | Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name. |
| WAR | Wins above Replacement |
| VS | Victory Shares |
| W | Wins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense. |
| L | Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score. |
| BatRuns | Batting runs above average |
| Adj R | Park adjusted batting runs |
| RISP | Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position |
| BSR | Baserunning runs |
| DP | Double play avoidance runs |
| ROE | Runs from reaching on error |
| Fld | Fielding runs |
| Pos | Position adjustment |
| DH | Designated hitter adjustment |
| Pit | Pitcher batting adjustment |
| RAA | Runs above average before position and league adjustment |
| RPW | Runs per win |
| WAA | Wins above average before position and league adjustment |
| POS Wins | Position adjustment converted to wins |
| LGA | League quality adjustment |
| DVoDH | Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter |
| G | Games pitched |
| GS | Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index |
| XR | Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced |
| DR | Defensive runs support |
| Role | Starter vs reliever role adjustment |
| LgAdj | League adjustment |
| R+ | Runs above average |
| LI | Leverage index |
| R_lev+ | Leverage adjusted runs above average |
| Chances | Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play |
| BIP | Balls in play while this player was on the field |
| OAA | Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level |
| OAA adj | Park adjusted outs above average |
| DER runs | Run value of outs above average |
| Frame Runs | Runs from framing balls and strikes |
| SB Runs | Stolen base prevention runs |
| Block Runs | Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs |
| Err Runs | Catcher error prevention runs |
| Catcher Runs | Catcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing. |
| Play+ | plays made above average per ball in play |
| GB+ | ground ball plays above average per ball in play |
| DP Start | Runs from starting double plays |
| DP Turn | Runs from turning double plays |
| DP runs | Total double play runs |
| OF Arm opps | Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play |
| OF Arm runs | Runs from throwing from the outfield |
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