What years did Cesar Cedeno play?

Cesar Cedeno played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1986.

Was Cesar Cedeno a pitcher?

No. Cesar Cedeno was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Cesar Cedeno hit?

Cesar Cedeno hit 199 career home runs with 2087 hits.

Cesar Cedeno

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1970-1986)

AVG .285

HR 199

RBI 976

H 2,087

OPS .790

PIV 17,049

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 175 lb
Born: 2/25/1951 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
MLB Debut: 1970-06-20
Last Game: 1986-06-02
Awards: 4× All-Star · 5× Gold Glove

Full name: Cesar Eugenio Cedeno

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,006	7,310	1,084	2,087	436	60	199	976	550	664	938	.285	.347	.443	.790	17,049

Career AVG .285 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — +10.7% above league average.

Career OBP .347 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — +7.0% above league average.

Career SLG .443 vs. league average .381 across their career seasons — +16.2% above league average.

Career OPS .790 vs. league average .705 across their career seasons — +12.0% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1970	HOU	NL	90	355	46	110	21	4	7	42	17	15	57	.310	.253 (+22%)	.325 (+4%)	.385 (+17%)	.711 (+11%)	595.6
1971	HOU	NL	161	611	85	161	40	6	10	81	20	25	102	.264	.249 (+6%)	.316 (-8%)	.365 (+9%)	.682 (+1%)	-150.8
1972	HOU	NL	139	559	103	179	39	8	22	82	55	56	62	.320	.243 (+31%)	.310 (+24%)	.353 (+52%)	.664 (+39%)	3906.8
1973	HOU	NL	139	525	86	168	35	2	25	70	56	41	79	.320	.256 (+25%)	.325 (+16%)	.378 (+42%)	.703 (+30%)	2944.6
1974	HOU	NL	160	610	95	164	29	5	26	102	57	64	103	.269	.256 (+5%)	.324 (+4%)	.369 (+25%)	.693 (+15%)	1713.0
1975	HOU	NL	131	500	93	144	31	3	13	63	50	62	52	.288	.257 (+12%)	.327 (+13%)	.374 (+18%)	.701 (+16%)	1599.8
1976	HOU	NL	150	575	89	171	26	5	18	83	58	55	51	.297	.255 (+16%)	.320 (+12%)	.360 (+26%)	.681 (+19%)	2081.4
1977	HOU	NL	141	530	92	148	36	8	14	71	61	47	50	.279	.264 (+6%)	.329 (+5%)	.401 (+14%)	.730 (+10%)	973.7
1978	HOU	NL	50	192	31	54	8	2	7	23	23	15	24	.281	.257 (+9%)	.323 (+3%)	.378 (+20%)	.702 (+12%)	361.8
1979	HOU	NL	132	470	57	123	27	4	6	54	30	64	52	.262	.265 (-1%)	.329 (+6%)	.397 (-6%)	.727 (-1%)	24.3
1980	HOU	NL	137	499	71	154	32	8	10	73	48	66	72	.309	.264 (+17%)	.326 (+19%)	.387 (+20%)	.714 (+20%)	2066.0
1981	HOU	NL	82	306	42	83	19	0	5	34	12	24	31	.271	.255 (+6%)	.320 (avg)	.368 (+4%)	.688 (+2%)	71.5
1982	CIN	NL	138	492	52	142	35	1	8	57	16	41	41	.289	.261 (+10%)	.324 (+7%)	.388 (+6%)	.712 (+6%)	627.4
1983	CIN	NL	98	332	40	77	16	0	9	39	13	33	53	.232	.260 (-11%)	.324 (-7%)	.389 (-7%)	.714 (-7%)	-391.5
1984	CIN	NL	110	380	59	105	24	2	10	47	19	25	54	.276	.259 (+6%)	.322 (-1%)	.384 (+11%)	.707 (+6%)	345.1
1985	CIN	NL	83	220	24	53	12	0	3	30	9	19	35	.241	.257 (-6%)	.323 (-5%)	.390 (-14%)	.714 (-10%)	-328.4
1985	SLN	NL	28	76	14	33	4	1	6	19	5	5	7	.434	.257 (+69%)	.323 (+43%)	.390 (+92%)	.714 (+70%)	-328.4
1986	LAN	NL	37	78	5	18	2	1	0	6	1	7	13	.231	.257 (-10%)	.325 (-10%)	.395 (-29%)	.720 (-20%)	-239.8
Career · 18 seasons			2,006	7,310	1,084	2,087	436	60	199	976	550	664	938	.285	—	—	—	—	15,872

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
17	52	4	9	3	0	0	2	7	7	.173

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1985	NLCS	SLN	5	12	2	2	1	0	2	3	.167
1985	WS	SLN	5	15	1	2	1	1	2	2	.133
1981	NWDIV	HOU	4	14	0	3	1	0	2	2	.214
1980	NLCS	HOU	3	11	1	2	0	1	1	0	.182

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1023	3604	528	1029	87	496	.286
Away	982	3702	555	1057	112	479	.286

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1986-06-02	LAD	PHI	L	2	1	0	0	1	0
1986-05-31	LAD	PIT	L	3	0	1	0	0	1
1986-05-30	LAD	PIT	W	1	0	0	0	0	1
1986-05-29	LAD	NYN	L	3	0	1	0	0	0
1986-05-27	LAD	NYN	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1986-05-24	LAD	PHI	W	1	0	1	2	0	0
1986-05-23	LAD	PHI	L	4	1	2	0	0	1
1986-05-22	LAD	WSN	L	3	0	0	0	0	0
1986-05-18	LAD	NYN	L	1	1	1	1	0	0
1986-05-17	LAD	NYN	W	2	0	0	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	258	197	1853	93	27	156
OF	1718	1667	4131	102	64	23

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1970	HOU	OF	90	89	211	1	7	0
1971	HOU	1B	2	0	3	0	0	0
1971	HOU	OF	157	146	345	6	4	0
1972	HOU	OF	137	136	345	9	7	1
1973	HOU	OF	136	135	357	10	7	2
1974	HOU	OF	157	157	446	11	3	4
1975	HOU	OF	131	131	322	8	6	2
1976	HOU	OF	146	145	377	11	8	5
1977	HOU	OF	137	136	335	14	1	2
1978	HOU	OF	50	50	149	2	2	1
1979	HOU	1B	91	90	832	33	17	79
1979	HOU	OF	40	39	116	2	0	0
1980	HOU	OF	136	136	338	9	8	3
1981	HOU	1B	46	46	428	27	4	27
1981	HOU	OF	34	34	82	1	1	0
1982	CIN	1B	1	0	0	1	0	0
1982	CIN	OF	131	130	301	4	3	2
1983	CIN	1B	17	14	120	5	0	7
1983	CIN	OF	73	71	138	5	1	1
1984	CIN	1B	44	26	215	14	4	16
1984	CIN	OF	77	63	140	7	3	0
1985	CIN	1B	34	5	110	8	1	11
1985	CIN	OF	53	48	96	1	1	0
1985	SLN	1B	23	16	145	5	1	16
1985	SLN	OF	2	1	0	0	0	0
1986	LAN	OF	31	20	33	1	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	258
Left Field	139
Center Field	1457
Right Field	142

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1980	TSN All-Star	OF
1977	Player of the Month	September
1977	Player of the Week	Week of 1977-09-09
1976	Gold Glove	OF
1976	Player of the Week	Week of 1976-07-02
1976	TSN All-Star	OF
1975	Gold Glove	OF
1974	Gold Glove	OF
1973	Gold Glove	OF
1973	TSN All-Star	OF
1972	Gold Glove	OF
1972	TSN All-Star	OF

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1986	LAN	NL	$200,000
1985	SLN	NL	$562,500
Total Career Earnings			$762,500

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1980	Most Valuable Player	NL	13th	14.0	336	0
1976	Most Valuable Player	NL	25th	3.0	336	0
1974	Most Valuable Player	NL	16th	4.0	336	0
1973	Most Valuable Player	NL	11th	39.0	336	0
1972	Most Valuable Player	NL	6th	112.0	336	0
1970	Rookie of the Year	NL	4th	1.0	24	1

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Frequently Asked Questions about Cesar Cedeno

What years did Cesar Cedeno play?: Cesar Cedeno played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1986.
Was Cesar Cedeno a pitcher?: No. Cesar Cedeno was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Cesar Cedeno hit?: Cesar Cedeno hit 199 career home runs with 2087 hits.