What years did Cecil Cooper play?

Cecil Cooper played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1987.

Was Cecil Cooper a pitcher?

No. Cecil Cooper was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did Cecil Cooper hit?

Cecil Cooper hit 241 career home runs with 2192 hits.

Cecil Cooper

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1971-1987)

AVG .298

HR 241

RBI 1,125

H 2,192

OPS .803

PIV 16,386

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 165 lb
Born: 12/20/1949 in Brenham, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1971-09-08
Last Game: 1987-07-12
Awards: 5× All-Star · 2× Gold Glove · 3× Silver Slugger · Roberto Clemente Award

Full name: Cecil Celester Cooper

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,896	7,349	1,012	2,192	415	47	241	1,125	89	448	911	.298	.337	.466	.803	16,386

Career AVG .298 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — +15.5% above league average.

Career OBP .337 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .466 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — +21.6% above league average.

Career OPS .803 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — +13.5% 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
1971	BOS	AL	14	42	9	13	4	1	0	3	1	5	4	.310	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	BOS	AL	12	17	0	4	1	0	0	2	0	2	5	.235	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	BOS	AL	30	101	12	24	2	0	3	11	1	7	12	.238	.256 (-8%)	.325 (-13%)	.378 (-8%)	.703 (-10%)	-176.4
1974	BOS	AL	121	414	55	114	24	1	8	43	2	32	74	.275	.256 (+7%)	.324 (+1%)	.369 (+7%)	.693 (+4%)	282.2
1975	BOS	AL	106	305	49	95	17	6	14	44	1	19	33	.311	.257 (+21%)	.327 (+8%)	.374 (+46%)	.701 (+28%)	1421.8
1976	BOS	AL	123	451	66	127	22	6	15	78	7	16	62	.282	.255 (+10%)	.320 (-5%)	.360 (+27%)	.681 (+12%)	675.2
1977	ML4	AL	160	643	86	193	31	7	20	78	13	28	110	.300	.264 (+14%)	.329 (-1%)	.401 (+16%)	.730 (+8%)	813.0
1978	ML4	AL	107	407	60	127	23	2	13	54	3	32	72	.312	.257 (+21%)	.323 (+11%)	.378 (+25%)	.702 (+19%)	1339.2
1979	ML4	AL	150	590	83	182	44	1	24	106	15	56	77	.308	.265 (+16%)	.329 (+10%)	.397 (+28%)	.727 (+20%)	2295.6
1980	ML4	AL	153	622	96	219	33	4	25	122	17	39	42	.352	.264 (+33%)	.326 (+19%)	.387 (+39%)	.714 (+30%)	3570.9
1981	ML4	AL	106	416	70	133	35	1	12	60	5	28	30	.320	.255 (+25%)	.320 (+13%)	.368 (+34%)	.688 (+25%)	1740.4
1982	ML4	AL	155	654	104	205	38	3	32	121	2	32	53	.313	.261 (+20%)	.324 (+6%)	.388 (+36%)	.712 (+22%)	2600.4
1983	ML4	AL	160	661	106	203	37	3	30	126	2	37	63	.307	.260 (+18%)	.324 (+5%)	.389 (+31%)	.714 (+19%)	2263.6
1984	ML4	AL	148	603	63	166	28	3	11	67	8	27	59	.275	.259 (+6%)	.322 (-5%)	.384 (avg)	.707 (-2%)	-281.2
1985	ML4	AL	154	631	82	185	39	8	16	99	10	30	77	.293	.257 (+14%)	.323 (avg)	.390 (+17%)	.714 (+9%)	829.0
1986	ML4	AL	134	542	46	140	24	1	12	75	1	41	87	.258	.257 (avg)	.325 (-5%)	.395 (-6%)	.720 (-5%)	-496.0
1987	ML4	AL	63	250	25	62	13	0	6	36	1	17	51	.248	.262 (-6%)	.331 (-12%)	.415 (-10%)	.746 (-11%)	-491.2
Career · 17 seasons			1,896	7,349	1,012	2,192	415	47	241	1,125	89	448	911	.298	—	—	—	—	16,386

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
25	95	5	20	6	0	1	15	2	15	.211

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1982	ALCS	ML4	5	20	1	3	2	0	4	0	6	.150
1982	WS	ML4	7	28	3	8	1	1	6	1	1	.286
1981	AEDIV	ML4	5	18	1	4	0	0	3	1	3	.222
1975	ALCS	BOS	3	10	0	4	2	0	1	0	2	.400
1975	WS	BOS	5	19	0	1	1	0	1	0	3	.053

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	944	3562	499	1073	112	569	.301
Away	952	3787	513	1119	129	556	.295

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1987-07-12	MIL	OAK	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
1987-07-11	MIL	OAK	L	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
1987-07-08	MIL	SEA	L	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
1987-07-06	MIL	SEA	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1987-07-05	MIL	LAA	L	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987-07-04	MIL	LAA	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1987-07-01	MIL	DET	W	3	3	3	1	0	1	2	0
1987-06-30	MIL	DET	L	4	0	3	2	0	1	0	1
1987-06-29	MIL	DET	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1987-06-28	MIL	TOR	W	4	1	2	0	1	3	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1475	1436	13361	1000	121	1348

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1971	BOS	1B	11	11	82	3	1	6
1972	BOS	1B	3	2	19	0	0	2
1973	BOS	1B	29	29	227	17	4	25
1974	BOS	1B	74	63	637	40	12	66
1975	BOS	1B	35	19	197	20	1	20
1976	BOS	1B	66	62	600	42	4	49
1977	ML4	1B	148	147	1386	118	12	134
1978	ML4	1B	84	84	842	66	11	71
1979	ML4	1B	135	134	1323	78	10	119
1980	ML4	1B	142	142	1336	106	5	160
1981	ML4	1B	101	98	987	72	9	111
1982	ML4	1B	154	154	1428	98	5	156
1983	ML4	1B	158	157	1452	87	11	144
1984	ML4	1B	122	122	1061	98	10	106
1985	ML4	1B	123	123	1087	94	17	101
1986	ML4	1B	90	89	697	61	9	78

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	1475
Designated Hitter	373

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1983	Player of the Month	July
1983	Player of the Week	Week of 1983-07-01
1983	Player of the Week	Week of 1983-09-30
1983	Roberto Clemente Award
1982	Player of the Week	Week of 1982-06-04
1982	Silver Slugger	1B
1982	TSN All-Star	1B
1981	Player of the Month	August
1981	Silver Slugger	1B
1981	TSN All-Star	1B
1980	Gold Glove	1B
1980	Player of the Month	August
1980	Player of the Week	Week of 1980-09-26
1980	Silver Slugger	1B
1980	TSN All-Star	1B
1979	Gold Glove	1B
1979	Player of the Month	April
1979	TSN All-Star	1B
1977	Player of the Week	Week of 1977-09-30

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1987	ML4	AL	$493,224
1986	ML4	AL	$607,322
1985	ML4	AL	$1,176,190
Total Career Earnings			$2,276,736

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
1983	Most Valuable Player	AL	5th	123.0	392
1982	Most Valuable Player	AL	5th	152.0	392
1981	Most Valuable Player	AL	8th	96.0	392
1980	Most Valuable Player	AL	5th	160.0	392
1979	Most Valuable Player	AL	23th	4.0	392

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Career Spans

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Frequently Asked Questions about Cecil Cooper

What years did Cecil Cooper play?: Cecil Cooper played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1987.
Was Cecil Cooper a pitcher?: No. Cecil Cooper was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Cecil Cooper hit?: Cecil Cooper hit 241 career home runs with 2192 hits.