Cookie Rojas

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1962-1977)

Cookie Rojas was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1977 for 4 teams, including the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 16 seasons. In 1,822 career games, he hit .263 with 1,660 hits, 54 home runs, and 593 RBI. Cookie Rojas was a 5-time All-Star.

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 .263
HR 54
RBI 593
H 1,660
OPS .643
PIV -5,842
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 160 lb
Born
3/6/1939 in Havana, La Habana, Cuba
MLB Debut
1962-04-10
Last Game
1977-10-01
Awards
5× All-Star

Full name: Octavio Victor Rojas

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Career Batting Statistics

Cookie Rojas — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,822 6,309 713 1,660 254 25 54 593 74 396 489 .263 .306 .337 .643 -5,842

Career AVG .263 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .306 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .337 vs. league average .372 across their career seasons — 9.4% below league average.

Career OPS .643 vs. league average .690 across their career seasons — 6.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Cookie Rojas 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
1962 CIN NL 39 86 9 19 2 0 0 6 1 9 4 .221 .257 (-14%) .326 (-7%) .393 (-38%) .719 (-24%) -296.9
1963 PHI NL 64 77 18 17 0 1 1 2 4 3 8 .221 .246 (-10%) .308 (-16%) .371 (-23%) .680 (-20%) -230.9
1964 PHI NL 109 340 58 99 19 5 2 31 1 22 17 .291 .250 (+16%) .312 (+7%) .377 (+4%) .690 (+5%) 286.6
1965 PHI NL 142 521 78 158 25 3 3 42 5 42 33 .303 .245 (+23%) .310 (+15%) .371 (+2%) .682 (+8%) 856.4
1966 PHI NL 156 626 77 168 18 1 6 55 4 35 46 .268 .248 (+8%) .309 (avg) .376 (-13%) .685 (-7%) -581.6
1967 PHI NL 147 528 60 137 21 2 4 45 8 30 58 .259 .242 (+7%) .306 (-3%) .357 (-8%) .663 (-6%) -484.2
1968 PHI NL 152 621 53 144 19 0 9 48 4 16 55 .232 .236 (-2%) .298 (-17%) .340 (-10%) .638 (-13%) -1342.3
1969 PHI NL 110 391 35 89 11 1 4 30 1 23 28 .228 .248 (-8%) .320 (-16%) .369 (-21%) .689 (-19%) -1180.2
1970 SLN NL 23 47 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 3 4 .106 — — — — -438.6
1970 KCA AL 98 384 36 100 13 3 2 28 3 20 29 .260 .253 (+3%) .325 (-9%) .385 (-16%) .711 (-13%) -438.6
1971 KCA AL 115 414 56 124 22 2 6 59 8 39 35 .300 .249 (+20%) .316 (+13%) .365 (+11%) .682 (+12%) 896.9
1972 KCA AL 137 487 49 127 25 0 3 53 2 41 35 .261 .243 (+7%) .310 (+2%) .353 (-7%) .664 (-3%) -212.5
1973 KCA AL 139 551 77 152 29 3 6 69 18 37 38 .276 .256 (+7%) .325 (-2%) .378 (-2%) .703 (-2%) -224.8
1974 KCA AL 144 542 52 147 17 1 6 60 8 30 43 .271 .256 (+6%) .324 (-5%) .369 (-8%) .693 (-6%) -595.9
1975 KCA AL 120 406 34 103 18 2 2 37 4 30 24 .254 .257 (-2%) .327 (-7%) .374 (-14%) .701 (-11%) -696.7
1976 KCA AL 63 132 11 32 6 0 0 16 2 8 15 .242 .255 (-5%) .320 (-13%) .360 (-20%) .681 (-17%) -357.9
1977 KCA AL 64 156 8 39 9 1 0 10 1 8 17 .250 .264 (-5%) .329 (-13%) .401 (-20%) .730 (-17%) -446.9
Career · 17 seasons 1,822 6,309 713 1,660 254 25 54 593 74 396 489 .263 — — — — -5,488

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.

Career Pitching Statistics

Cookie Rojas — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 3.30 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Cookie Rojas — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1967 PHI NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0.00 — 0

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

Cookie Rojas — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
5 13 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .308

Playoff Batting by Year

Cookie Rojas — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1977 ALCS KCA 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
1976 ALCS KCA 4 9 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Cookie Rojas — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home914306835980924293.264
Away908324135485130300.263

Pitching — Home / Away

Cookie Rojas — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home11.010000.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Cookie Rojas — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1977-10-01 KCRLAAL 100000000
1977-09-30 KCRLAAW 301000010
1977-09-29 KCRLAAW 402100100
1977-09-28 KCROAKL 501100100
1977-09-27 KCROAKL 100000000
1977-09-27 KCROAKL 601000000
1977-09-25 KCRLAAW 211000000
1977-09-24 KCRLAAW 511000101
1977-09-06 KCRSEAW 000000000
1977-08-30 KCRTEXL 000000000

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Cookie Rojas — Last 1 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1967-06-30 PHISFG — 1.0100000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Cookie Rojas — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 2 0 1 1 0 0
2B 1446 1332 3100 3819 115 953
3B 46 35 27 75 6 9
C 7 0 7 2 0 0
OF 197 161 299 16 10 2
P 1 0 0 0 0 0
SS 39 14 32 52 3 7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Cookie Rojas — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1962 CIN 2B 30 24 60 52 6 13
1962 CIN 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1963 PHI 2B 25 15 42 68 1 13
1963 PHI OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1964 PHI 2B 20 14 33 39 2 5
1964 PHI 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1964 PHI C 1 0 1 0 0 0
1964 PHI OF 70 56 110 7 4 1
1964 PHI SS 18 10 20 30 1 5
1965 PHI 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1965 PHI 2B 84 78 189 230 6 57
1965 PHI C 2 0 4 2 0 0
1965 PHI OF 55 42 75 6 1 0
1965 PHI SS 11 1 6 17 2 2
1966 PHI 2B 106 98 218 288 9 68
1966 PHI OF 56 53 98 3 4 1
1966 PHI SS 2 1 3 4 0 0
1967 PHI 2B 137 127 282 360 15 92
1967 PHI 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1967 PHI C 3 0 2 0 0 0
1967 PHI OF 9 5 13 0 0 0
1967 PHI P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1967 PHI SS 2 1 0 0 0 0
1968 PHI 2B 150 149 365 424 10 110
1968 PHI C 1 0 0 0 0 0
1969 PHI 2B 95 94 259 229 10 68
1969 PHI OF 2 2 1 0 1 0
1970 SLN 2B 10 8 22 30 0 9
1970 SLN OF 3 3 1 0 0 0
1970 SLN SS 2 0 1 0 0 0
1970 KCA 2B 97 95 217 283 9 69
1971 KCA 2B 111 111 252 293 5 76
1971 KCA OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1971 KCA SS 2 1 2 0 0 0
1972 KCA 2B 131 127 265 360 9 82
1972 KCA 3B 6 5 0 7 0 1
1972 KCA SS 2 0 0 1 0 0
1973 KCA 2B 137 136 297 429 13 114
1974 KCA 2B 141 133 292 368 9 94
1975 KCA 2B 116 105 233 303 11 65
1976 KCA 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0
1976 KCA 2B 40 14 48 45 0 11
1976 KCA 3B 6 3 4 6 1 2
1977 KCA 2B 16 4 26 18 0 7
1977 KCA 3B 31 27 23 62 5 6

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Cookie Rojas Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 1
Catcher 7
First Base 2
Second Base 1444
Third Base 47
Shortstop 39
Left Field 79
Center Field 124
Right Field 10
Designated Hitter 16

Awards & Honors

Cookie Rojas — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1971 TSN All-Star 2B

Award Voting History

Cookie Rojas — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1973 Most Valuable Player AL 25th 5.0 336 0
1971 Most Valuable Player AL 14th 15.0 336 0
1965 Most Valuable Player NL 26th 5.0 280 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Cookie Rojas (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Manny Trillo
    .263 avg, 61 HR
  2. 87
    Rafael Ramirez
    .261 avg, 53 HR
  3. 85
    Tito Fuentes
    .268 avg, 45 HR
  4. 83
    Marty Marion
    .263 avg, 36 HR
  5. 82
    Jim Gantner
    .274 avg, 47 HR
  6. 79
    Jose Vizcaino
    .270 avg, 36 HR

Cookie Rojas: the record in brief

Cookie Rojas played a first major league game on April 10, 1962 and a last one on October 1, 1977. Club by club, the record runs the Cincinnati Reds (1962), the Philadelphia Phillies (1963 through 1969), the St. Louis Cardinals (1970), and the Kansas City Royals (1970 through 1977). Rojas played primarily as a second baseman and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on March 6, 1939, in Havana, La Habana, Cuba and a listed size of 5-foot-10 and 160 pounds. Cookie Rojas was the playing name; the full given name is Octavio Victor.

Rojas collected 1,660 hits in 6,309 at bats across 1,822 games, good for a .263 batting average, along with 54 home runs, 593 runs batted in, and 74 stolen bases. Rojas got on base at a .306 rate and slugged .337 (.643 OPS). Rojas hit .263 while the league hit .251 over the same span, a figure close to average. By OPS the gap is 6.8% below league average (.643 against .690).

Frequently Asked Questions about Cookie Rojas

What years did Cookie Rojas play?
Cookie Rojas played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1977.
Was Cookie Rojas a pitcher?
No. Cookie Rojas was a position player (Second Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Cookie Rojas hit?
Cookie Rojas hit 54 career home runs with 1660 hits.
What was Cookie Rojas's career batting average?
Cookie Rojas batted .263 over his career, with 1,660 hits in 6,309 at bats.
How many RBI did Cookie Rojas have?
Cookie Rojas drove in 593 runs in his career.
What was Cookie Rojas's career ERA?
Cookie Rojas finished with a 0.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.