Cecil Cooper vs Steve Garvey

Cecil Cooper Steve Garvey

Cecil Cooper and Steve Garvey compared on their MLB careers: Cecil Cooper played 17 seasons, 1971 to 1987, Steve Garvey 19 seasons, 1969 to 1987. Cecil Cooper has .298 batting average to Steve Garvey's .294. Steve Garvey won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Cecil Cooper and Steve Garvey career totals

1,896	GP	2,332
7,349	AB	8,835
1,012	R	1,143
2,192	H	2,599
241	HR	272
1,125	RBI	1,308
89	SB	83
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.4
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Cecil Cooper and Steve Garvey postseason

25	GP	55
95	AB	222
5	R	32
20	H	75
1	HR	11
15	RBI	31
0	SB	2
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.2	OBP	0.4
0.3	SLG	0.6
0.5	OPS	0.9

Where each stands all time

Cecil Cooper and Steve Garvey all-time places

284th (241)	Home runs	214th (272)
194th (2,192)	Hits	82nd (2,599)
185th (1,125)	RBI	98th (1,308)

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
Steve Garvey: 1 championship; NL Gold Glove ×4, NL MVP

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 Steve Garvey season by season

1st	1971	.310	0	3	1969	.333	0	0
2nd	1972	.235	0	2	1970	.269	1	6
3rd	1973	.238	3	11	1971	.227	7	26
4th	1974	.275	8	43	1972	.269	9	30
5th	1975	.311	14	44	1973	.304	8	50
6th	1976	.282	15	78	1974	.312	21	111
7th	1977	.300	20	78	1975	.319	18	95
8th	1978	.312	13	54	1976	.317	13	80
9th	1979	.308	24	106	1977	.297	33	115
10th	1980	.352	25	122	1978	.316	21	113
11th	1981	.320	12	60	1979	.315	28	110
12th	1982	.313	32	121	1980	.304	26	106
13th	1983	.307	30	126	1981	.283	10	64
14th	1984	.275	11	67	1982	.282	16	86
15th	1985	.293	16	99	1983	.294	14	59
16th	1986	.258	12	75	1984	.284	8	86
17th	1987	.248	6	36	1985	.281	17	81
18th	—	—	—	—	1986	.255	21	81
19th	—	—	—	—	1987	.211	1	9

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


25	GP	55
95	AB	222
5	R	32
20	H	75
1	HR	11
15	RBI	31
0	SB	2
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.2	OBP	0.4
0.3	SLG	0.6
0.5	OPS	0.9


25	GP	55
95	AB	222
5	R	32
20	H	75
1	HR	11
15	RBI	31
0	SB	2
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.2	OBP	0.4
0.3	SLG	0.6
0.5	OPS	0.9


25	GP	55
95	AB	222
5	R	32
20	H	75
1	HR	11
15	RBI	31
0	SB	2
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.2	OBP	0.4
0.3	SLG	0.6
0.5	OPS	0.9