What years did Cliff Cook play?

Cliff Cook played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1963.

Was Cliff Cook a pitcher?

No. Cliff Cook was a position player (Third Baseman).

How many home runs did Cliff Cook hit?

Cliff Cook hit 7 career home runs with 80 hits.

Cliff Cook

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1959-1963)

AVG .201

HR 7

RBI 35

H 80

OPS .566

PIV -1,267

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 185 lb
Born: 8/20/1936 in Dallas, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1959-09-09
Last Game: 1963-07-10

Full name: Raymond Clifford Cook

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
163	398	33	80	17	3	7	35	2	26	136	.201	.254	.312	.566	-1,267

Career AVG .201 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 21.1% below league average.

Career OBP .254 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 21.1% below league average.

Career SLG .312 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 19.8% below league average.

Career OPS .566 vs. league average .710 across their career seasons — 20.4% below 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
1959	CIN	NL	9	21	3	8	2	1	0	5	1	2	8	.381	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	CIN	NL	54	149	9	31	7	0	3	13	0	8	51	.208	.255 (-18%)	.323 (-24%)	.387 (-19%)	.711 (-21%)	-522.4
1961	CIN	NL	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1962	CIN	NL	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1962	NYN	NL	40	112	12	26	6	1	2	9	1	4	34	.232	.257 (-10%)	.326 (-16%)	.393 (-9%)	.719 (-12%)	0.0
1963	NYN	NL	50	106	9	15	2	1	2	8	0	12	37	.142	.246 (-43%)	.308 (-26%)	.371 (-37%)	.680 (-32%)	-502.2
Career · 6 seasons			163	398	33	80	17	3	7	35	2	26	136	.201	—	—	—	—	-1,025

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.

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	79	152	16	31	3	17	.204
Away	84	246	17	49	4	18	.199

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	BB	SO
1963-07-10	NYN	LAD	L	2	0	1	1
1963-07-07	NYN	PIT	L	1	0	0	0
1963-07-06	NYN	PIT	L	1	0	0	0
1963-07-04	NYN	CHC	L	3	0	0	1
1963-07-04	NYN	CHC	L	2	0	1	2
1963-07-03	NYN	CHC	L	4	0	0	2
1963-07-02	NYN	CHC	L	4	0	0	1
1963-06-30	NYN	PIT	L	1	1	0	0
1963-06-28	NYN	PIT	L	1	1	0	0
1963-06-26	NYN	CHC	W	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	5	4	20	3	3	5
3B	86	69	75	134	14	12
OF	35	23	38	3	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1959	CIN	3B	9	5	7	13	2	2
1960	CIN	3B	47	42	49	76	6	8
1960	CIN	OF	4	0	1	1	0	0
1961	CIN	3B	1	0	0	2	0	0
1962	CIN	3B	4	0	1	0	0	0
1962	NYN	3B	16	16	14	21	5	2
1962	NYN	OF	10	8	11	0	1	0
1963	NYN	1B	5	4	20	3	3	5
1963	NYN	3B	9	6	4	22	1	0
1963	NYN	OF	21	15	26	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	5
Third Base	86
Left Field	11
Center Field	2
Right Field	22

Frequently Asked Questions about Cliff Cook

What years did Cliff Cook play?: Cliff Cook played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1963.
Was Cliff Cook a pitcher?: No. Cliff Cook was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Cliff Cook hit?: Cliff Cook hit 7 career home runs with 80 hits.