Cesar Cedeno

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

Cesar Cedeno was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1986 for 4 teams, including the Houston Astros, a span of 17 seasons. In 2,006 career games, he hit .285 with 2,087 hits, 199 home runs, and 976 RBI. Cesar Cedeno was a 4-time All-Star and a 5-time Gold Glove. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 17,049.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

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

Cesar Cedeno — 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

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Cesar Cedeno Stats, Bio & Career Records
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

Cesar Cedeno — 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

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

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Cesar Cedeno — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home10233604528102987496.286
Away98237025551057112479.286

Last 10 Games — Batting

Cesar Cedeno — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1986-06-02 LADPHIL 210000010
1986-05-31 LADPITL 301000001
1986-05-30 LADPITW 100000001
1986-05-29 LADNYNL 301000000
1986-05-27 LADNYNL 100000001
1986-05-24 LADPHIW 101000200
1986-05-23 LADPHIL 412000001
1986-05-22 LADWSNL 300000000
1986-05-18 LADNYNL 111000100
1986-05-17 LADNYNW 200000011

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Cesar Cedeno — 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

Cesar Cedeno — 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

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Cesar Cedeno Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 258
Left Field 139
Center Field 1457
Right Field 142

Awards & Honors

Cesar Cedeno — 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

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

Award Voting History

Cesar Cedeno — 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

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Cesar Cedeno (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Amos Otis
    .277 avg, 193 HR
  2. 88
    Jose Cruz
    .284 avg, 165 HR
  3. 84
    Marquis Grissom
    .272 avg, 227 HR
  4. 84
    Carl Crawford
    .290 avg, 136 HR
  5. 82
    Kenny Lofton
    .299 avg, 130 HR
  6. 81
    Starling Marte
    .284 avg, 165 HR

Cesar Cedeno: the record in brief

The profile opens with Cesar Cedeno's first major league game on June 20, 1970; the last one listed came on June 2, 1986. Cedeno played for the Houston Astros (1970 through 1981), the Cincinnati Reds (1982 through 1985), the St. Louis Cardinals (1985), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (1986). Cedeno played primarily as an outfielder and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on February 25, 1951, in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R. and a listed size of 6 feet, 2 inches and 175 pounds. Cedeno's full given name, per the bio, is Cesar Eugenio Cedeno.

Cedeno collected 2,087 hits in 7,310 at bats across 2,006 games, good for a .285 batting average; the totals also include 199 homers, 976 runs batted in, and 550 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .347 and the slugging percentage .443, for an OPS of .790. Over the seasons Cedeno played, league hitters batted .258; the .285 career figure is 10.7% above that.

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.
What was Cesar Cedeno's career batting average?
Cesar Cedeno batted .285 over his career, with 2,087 hits in 7,310 at bats.
How many RBI did Cesar Cedeno have?
Cesar Cedeno drove in 976 runs in his career.
Is Cesar Cedeno in the Hall of Fame?
No. Cesar Cedeno has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.