Willie Upshaw is a former professional baseball first baseman, who played for twelve seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays (1978–1987), Cleveland Indians (1988) and Baltimore Orioles (1989–1991). Born in Blanco, Texas on September 22, 1957, he was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1978 Draft, and quickly established himself as a premier player with the club. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed, with a sweet swing and a powerful arm that made him one of the best first basemen of his era. More about Willie Upshaw
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Upshaw first came to prominence with the Blue Jays in 1980, when he hit .302 with eight home runs and 64 runs batted in (RBIs) in 123 games. He followed that up with an even better season in 1983, when he hit .306 with 27 homers and 104 RBIs in 150 games, and earned his first of two All-Star Game selections. In his prime, he was a dangerous power hitter and a steady fielder, with a career fielding percentage of .996. He helped lead the Blue Jays to their first division title and playoff berth in 1985 and retired in 1991 with 123 home runs and 508 RBIs in his MLB career.In total, we tracked 214 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Willie Upshaw (GEORGE BELL WILLIE UPSHAW 1987 Topps # 106 autographed signed card JAYS 87 JSA) was sold in October 2023 for $49.99 while the cheapest item (WILLIE UPSHAW 1985 Fleer Limited #41 of 44 Signed Autographed Card, Blue Jays) found a new owner for $0.94 in July 2023. The month with the most items sold (5) was September 2008 with an average selling price of $3.49 for an autographed item of Willie Upshaw. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2011 with $25.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.94 was July 2023. In average, an autographed item from Willie Upshaw is worth $3.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Willie Upshaw were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1984 Donruss WILLIE UPSHAW Signed Card autograph AUTO BLUE JAYS INDIANS | $6.49 | ||
1987 Donruss #367 WILLIE UPSHAW Raw - Toronto Blue Jays - In Person Autograph | $2.49 | ||
1987 Topps Willie Upshaw Toronto Blue Jays #245 Signed Autographed Baseball Card | $11.00 | ||
1989 Donruss #492 Willie Upshaw AUTOGRAPHED!!! Indians 545205 | $2.51 | ||
AUTOGRAPHED Willie Upshaw Topps Traded #123T Cleveland Indians signed | $8.00 | ||
GEORGE BELL WILLIE UPSHAW 1987 Topps # 106 autographed signed card JAYS 87 JSA | $49.99 | ||
Willie Upshaw 1979 Topps Blue Jays authentic autographed card | $5.99 | ||
WILLIE UPSHAW 1985 Fleer Limited #41 of 44 Signed Autographed Card, Blue Jays | $0.94 | ||
WILLIE UPSHAW 1986 TOPPS AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED AUTO BASEBALL CARD | $6.92 | ||
Willie Upshaw Signed 1987 Donruss #367 Card Auto | $1.60 |