Cecil Cooper stats

Last played for the Milwaukee Brewers, 1987

Designated Hitter

Age 76 · 6' 2"

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Cecil Cooper played 17 MLB seasons, 1971 to 1987.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,896
AB
7,349
R
1,012
H
2,192
HR
241
RBI
1,125
SB
89
AVG
.298

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1971BOS1442913031.310
1972BOS121704020.235
1973BOS3010112243111.238
1974BOS121414551148432.275
1975BOS106305499514441.311
1976BOS1234516612715787.282
1977MIL16064386193207813.300
1978MIL1074076012713543.312
1979MIL150590831822410615.308
1980MIL153622962192512217.352
1981MIL1064167013312605.320
1982MIL155654104205321212.313
1983MIL160661106203301262.307
1984MIL1486036316611678.275
1985MIL15463182185169910.293
1986MIL1345424614012751.258
1987MIL6325025626361.248

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
25
AB
95
R
5
H
20
HR
1
RBI
15
SB
0
AVG
.211

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
7,939
TB
3,424
XBH
703
HBP
17
IBB
79
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1971BOS491951100
1972BOS19510100
1973BOS1093550100
1974BOS454164331300
1975BOS333166373600
1976BOS483206431600
1977MIL679298580400
1978MIL448193380300
1979MIL6603006901000
1980MIL6783356221500
1981MIL453206483200
1982MIL696345730700
1983MIL710336701700
1984MIL635233422600
1985MIL674288632300
1986MIL589202371200
1987MIL27093190200

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
32.6
RC
1,179.2
RC/27
6.00
ISOP
.168
SECA
.234
BB/K
0.49
AB/HR
30.5
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1971BOS0.48.17.3.1430.31.300
1972BOS0.01.73.6.0590.20.400
1973BOS0.19.93.3.1090.20.633.70
1974BOS0.154.84.7.1210.20.451.80
1975BOS2.157.57.1.2330.30.621.80
1976BOS1.765.65.2.1750.20.330.10
1977MIL2.397.95.7.1630.20.332.20
1978MIL2.769.76.4.1620.20.431.30
1979MIL3.5113.27.2.2000.30.724.60
1980MIL6.6128.88.2.1860.30.924.90
1981MIL4.075.26.9.1750.20.934.70
1982MIL5.4117.36.9.2140.30.620.40
1983MIL3.8115.86.7.2010.30.6220
1984MIL0.474.64.6.1110.20.554.80
1985MIL1.296.45.7.1630.20.439.40
1986MIL-0.965.34.3.1140.20.545.20
1987MIL-0.828.34.1240.20.341.70

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
76 yearsDec 20, 1949
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1971
Birthplace
Brenham, United States
College
Prairie View A&M
AL Silver Slugger
3x
AL Gold Glove
2x

What were Cecil Cooper's career stats?

Cecil Cooper played 17 seasons for the Red Sox and the Brewers. He was a career .298 hitter with 2,192 hits, 241 home runs and 1,125 RBI. His best season was 1980: a .352 batting average, 25 home runs and 122 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

17 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1971 to 1987

Cecil Cooper led MLB in RBI (1980, 1983); finished top 10 in a stat 14 times.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 285th in home runs (241)
  • 194th in hits (2,192)
  • 185th in rbi (1,125)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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