Orlando Cepeda stats

Last played for the Kansas City Royals, 1974

Age 89

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Orlando Cepeda played 17 MLB seasons, 1958 to 1974.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
2,124
AB
7,927
R
1,131
H
2,351
HR
379
RBI
1,365
SB
142
AVG
.297

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.
1958SF14860388188259615.312
1959SF151605921922710523.317
1960SF15156981169249615.297
1961SF1525851051824614212.311
1962SF1626251051913511410.306
1963SF15657910018334978.316
1964SF1425297516131979.304
1965SF333416150.176
1966SF/STL1425017015120739.301
1967STL151563911832511111.325
1968STL1576007114916738.248
1969ATL15457374147228812.257
1970ATL14856787173341116.305
1971ATL71250316914443.276
1972ATL/ATH3187625490.287
1973BOS1425505115920860.289
1974KC331073231181.215

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

Career Postseason

GP
22
AB
87
R
6
H
18
HR
3
RBI
12
SB
1
AVG
.207

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
8,695
TB
3,959
XBH
823
HBP
102
IBB
154
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.
1958SF644309673700
1959SF6473166651000
1960SF615283638900
1961SF6363567891100
1962SF676324626800
1963SF62932671101100
1964SF587285608700
1965SF401020100
1966SF/STL56323746141200
1967STL64429562122300
1968STL6562274491300
1969ATL6362455251000
1970ATL6273086791100
1971ATL276123250700
1972ATL/ATH944070100
1973BOS6082444531300
1974KC1173161000

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
46.1
RC
1,407.2
RC/27
6.60
ISOP
.203
SECA
.285
BB/K
0.50
AB/HR
20.9
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.
1958SF2.7104.96.5.2010.30.424.10
1959SF3.4112.57.1.2050.30.322.40
1960SF3.998.86.5.2000.30.423.70
1961SF5.41258.1.2970.40.412.70
1962SF2.9113.56.9.2130.30.417.90
1963SF5.2117.97.9.2470.30.5170
1964SF4.21047.4.2340.30.517.10
1965SF-0.32.52.2.1180.20.3340
1966SF/STL2.687.46.4.1720.20.525.10
1967STL6.6120.98.4.1990.30.822.50
1968STL1.772.84.3.1300.20.537.50
1969ATL3.284.55.3.1710.30.7260
1970ATL3.5111.97.5.2380.30.616.70
1971ATL0.440.45.7.2160.30.817.90
1972ATL/ATH0.213.86.1720.30.421.80
1973BOS1.187.96.1550.20.627.50
1974KC-0.69.43.0750.20.61070

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

Bio

Age
89 yearsSep 17, 1937
Debut
1958
NL MVP
1967
NL Rookie of the Year
1958

What were Orlando Cepeda's career stats?

Orlando Cepeda played 17 seasons for the Giants, the Cardinals, the Braves, the Red Sox and the Royals. He was a career .297 hitter with 2,351 hits, 379 home runs and 1,365 RBI. His best season was 1967: a .325 batting average, 25 home runs and 111 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

17 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1958 to 1974

Orlando Cepeda finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.

Championships ×2

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 81st in home runs (379)
  • 138th in hits (2,351)
  • 75th in rbi (1,365)

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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