Al Oliver vs Cecil Cooper

Al Oliver Cecil Cooper

Al Oliver and Cecil Cooper compared on their MLB careers: Al Oliver played 18 seasons, 1968 to 1985, Cecil Cooper 17 seasons, 1971 to 1987. Al Oliver has .303 batting average to Cecil Cooper's .298. Al Oliver won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Al Oliver and Cecil Cooper career totals

2,368	GP	1,896
9,049	AB	7,349
1,189	R	1,012
2,743	H	2,192
219	HR	241
1,326	RBI	1,125
84	SB	89
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Al Oliver and Cecil Cooper postseason

28	GP	25
92	AB	95
8	R	5
21	H	20
3	HR	1
17	RBI	15
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.2
0.4	SLG	0.3
0.7	OPS	0.5

Where each stands all time

Al Oliver and Cecil Cooper all-time places

57th (2,743)	Hits	194th (2,192)
88th (1,326)	RBI	185th (1,125)
—	Home runs	285th (241)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Al Oliver: 1 championship; AL Silver Slugger ×2, NL Silver Slugger
Cecil Cooper: 0 championships; AL Gold Glove ×2, AL Silver Slugger ×3

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Al Oliver and Cecil Cooper season by season

1st	1968	.125	0	0	1971	.310	0	3
2nd	1969	.285	17	70	1972	.235	0	2
3rd	1970	.270	12	83	1973	.238	3	11
4th	1971	.282	14	64	1974	.275	8	43
5th	1972	.312	12	89	1975	.311	14	44
6th	1973	.292	20	99	1976	.282	15	78
7th	1974	.321	11	85	1977	.300	20	78
8th	1975	.280	18	84	1978	.312	13	54
9th	1976	.323	12	61	1979	.308	24	106
10th	1977	.308	19	82	1980	.352	25	122
11th	1978	.324	14	89	1981	.320	12	60
12th	1979	.323	12	76	1982	.313	32	121
13th	1980	.319	19	117	1983	.307	30	126
14th	1981	.309	4	55	1984	.275	11	67
15th	1982	.331	22	109	1985	.293	16	99
16th	1983	.300	8	84	1986	.258	12	75
17th	1984	.301	0	48	1987	.248	6	36
18th	1985	.252	5	31	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


28	GP	25
92	AB	95
8	R	5
21	H	20
3	HR	1
17	RBI	15
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.2
0.4	SLG	0.3
0.7	OPS	0.5


28	GP	25
92	AB	95
8	R	5
21	H	20
3	HR	1
17	RBI	15
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.2
0.4	SLG	0.3
0.7	OPS	0.5


28	GP	25
92	AB	95
8	R	5
21	H	20
3	HR	1
17	RBI	15
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.2
0.4	SLG	0.3
0.7	OPS	0.5