How Willie Upshaw's OPS Compares to Similar Players

Willie Upshaw posted a career OPS of .754, near the league average of .725 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best OPS season came in 1983, posting .887, well above the league average of .726 that year. The lowest point came in 1981 at .576, below the league average of .692 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .709 in 1986 to .715 in 1987 and .699 in 1988. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 10 seasons.

Willie Upshaw Lifetime OPS

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Willie Upshaw OPS Per Season

Willie Upshaw's OPS for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, 1B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Willie Upshaw OPS per season line chart

Willie Upshaw OPS by Team

Willie Upshaw's career OPS totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Willie Upshaw career OPS by team bar chart

Willie Upshaw OPS Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Willie Upshaw's career OPS shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Willie Upshaw OPS year-over-year waterfall chart

Willie Upshaw OPS Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Willie Upshaw's seasonal OPS alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Willie Upshaw OPS distribution box chart versus comparable players

Willie Upshaw OPS — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Willie Upshaw's MLB career with OPS alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Willie Upshaw OPS season-by-season breakdown table