Cecil Cooper vs Don Mattingly

Cecil Cooper Don Mattingly

Cecil Cooper and Don Mattingly compared on their MLB careers: Cecil Cooper played 17 seasons, 1971 to 1987, Don Mattingly 14 seasons, 1982 to 1995. Cecil Cooper has .298 batting average to Don Mattingly's .307.

Who has the better career numbers?

Cecil Cooper and Don Mattingly career totals

1,896	GP	1,785
7,349	AB	7,003
1,012	R	1,007
2,192	H	2,153
241	HR	222
1,125	RBI	1,099
89	SB	14
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Cecil Cooper and Don Mattingly postseason

25	GP	5
95	AB	24
5	R	3
20	H	10
1	HR	1
15	RBI	6
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.4
0.2	OBP	0.4
0.3	SLG	0.7
0.5	OPS	1.1

Where each stands all time

Cecil Cooper and Don Mattingly all-time places

284th (241)	Home runs	—
194th (2,192)	Hits	207th (2,153)
185th (1,125)	RBI	199th (1,099)

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
Don Mattingly: 0 championships; AL MVP, AL Gold Glove ×9, AL Silver Slugger ×3, NL Manager of the Year

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 Don Mattingly season by season

1st	1971	.310	0	3	1982	.167	0	1
2nd	1972	.235	0	2	1983	.283	4	32
3rd	1973	.238	3	11	1984	.343	23	110
4th	1974	.275	8	43	1985	.324	35	145
5th	1975	.311	14	44	1986	.352	31	113
6th	1976	.282	15	78	1987	.327	30	115
7th	1977	.300	20	78	1988	.311	18	88
8th	1978	.312	13	54	1989	.303	23	113
9th	1979	.308	24	106	1990	.256	5	42
10th	1980	.352	25	122	1991	.288	9	68
11th	1981	.320	12	60	1992	.288	14	86
12th	1982	.313	32	121	1993	.291	17	86
13th	1983	.307	30	126	1994	.304	6	51
14th	1984	.275	11	67	1995	.288	7	49
15th	1985	.293	16	99	—	—	—	—
16th	1986	.258	12	75	—	—	—	—
17th	1987	.248	6	36	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


25	GP	5
95	AB	24
5	R	3
20	H	10
1	HR	1
15	RBI	6
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.4
0.2	OBP	0.4
0.3	SLG	0.7
0.5	OPS	1.1


25	GP	5
95	AB	24
5	R	3
20	H	10
1	HR	1
15	RBI	6
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.4
0.2	OBP	0.4
0.3	SLG	0.7
0.5	OPS	1.1


25	GP	5
95	AB	24
5	R	3
20	H	10
1	HR	1
15	RBI	6
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.4
0.2	OBP	0.4
0.3	SLG	0.7
0.5	OPS	1.1