Cecil Cooper vs Dave Parker

Cecil Cooper Dave Parker

Cecil Cooper and Dave Parker compared on their MLB careers: Cecil Cooper played 17 seasons, 1971 to 1987, Dave Parker 19 seasons, 1973 to 1991. Cecil Cooper has .298 batting average to Dave Parker's .290. Dave Parker won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Cecil Cooper and Dave Parker career totals

1,896	GP	2,466
7,349	AB	9,358
1,012	R	1,272
2,192	H	2,712
241	HR	339
1,125	RBI	1,493
89	SB	154
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?

Cecil Cooper and Dave Parker postseason

25	GP	31
95	AB	111
5	R	11
20	H	26
1	HR	3
15	RBI	11
0	SB	1
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.2	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.4
0.5	OPS	0.6

Where each stands all time

Cecil Cooper and Dave Parker all-time places

285th (241)	Home runs	113th (339)
194th (2,192)	Hits	66th (2,712)
185th (1,125)	RBI	49th (1,493)

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

Cecil Cooper: 0 championships; AL Gold Glove ×2, AL Silver Slugger ×3
Dave Parker: 2 championships; NL Gold Glove ×3, NL MVP, NL Silver Slugger ×2, AL Silver Slugger

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.

Cecil Cooper and Dave Parker season by season

1st	1971	.310	0	3	1973	.288	4	14
2nd	1972	.235	0	2	1974	.282	4	29
3rd	1973	.238	3	11	1975	.308	25	101
4th	1974	.275	8	43	1976	.313	13	90
5th	1975	.311	14	44	1977	.338	21	88
6th	1976	.282	15	78	1978	.334	30	117
7th	1977	.300	20	78	1979	.310	25	94
8th	1978	.312	13	54	1980	.295	17	79
9th	1979	.308	24	106	1981	.258	9	48
10th	1980	.352	25	122	1982	.270	6	29
11th	1981	.320	12	60	1983	.279	12	69
12th	1982	.313	32	121	1984	.285	16	94
13th	1983	.307	30	126	1985	.312	34	125
14th	1984	.275	11	67	1986	.273	31	116
15th	1985	.293	16	99	1987	.253	26	97
16th	1986	.258	12	75	1988	.257	12	55
17th	1987	.248	6	36	1989	.264	22	97
18th	—	—	—	—	1990	.289	21	92
19th	—	—	—	—	1991	.239	11	59

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


25	GP	31
95	AB	111
5	R	11
20	H	26
1	HR	3
15	RBI	11
0	SB	1
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.2	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.4
0.5	OPS	0.6


25	GP	31
95	AB	111
5	R	11
20	H	26
1	HR	3
15	RBI	11
0	SB	1
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.2	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.4
0.5	OPS	0.6


25	GP	31
95	AB	111
5	R	11
20	H	26
1	HR	3
15	RBI	11
0	SB	1
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.2	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.4
0.5	OPS	0.6