Cecil Cooper
1971–1987 · bats L / throws L · ALS, Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers
1,896G
.298AVG
.337OBP
.466SLG
More career statistics
2,192H
241HR
1,125RBI
89SB
10Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,896 | 7,939 | 7,349 | 1,012 | 2,192 | 415 | 47 | 241 | 1,125 | 448 | 911 | 89 | 49 | 17 | 79 | 3,424 | .298 | .337 | .466 | .803 |
Streaks
22longest hitting streak · 1980-05-16 to 1980-06-13
26longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | Titanium Sombrero | 1974-06-14 | 1 in 22,364 games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 1974-06-14 | 1 in 927 games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1986-05-13 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 944 | 3874 | 1073 | 112 | 569 | 230 | 432 | .301 | .336 | .468 |
| Away | 952 | 4065 | 1119 | 129 | 556 | 218 | 479 | .295 | .329 | .464 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 213 | 901 | 237 | 25 | 122 | 58 | 111 | .287 | .327 | .446 |
| May | 317 | 1341 | 375 | 37 | 186 | 88 | 159 | .304 | .345 | .468 |
| June | 307 | 1277 | 335 | 38 | 190 | 68 | 159 | .282 | .316 | .448 |
| July | 296 | 1234 | 337 | 44 | 189 | 73 | 147 | .296 | .332 | .482 |
| August | 366 | 1565 | 476 | 51 | 222 | 66 | 167 | .323 | .346 | .498 |
| September | 366 | 1496 | 397 | 44 | 204 | 90 | 157 | .290 | .326 | .450 |
| October | 31 | 125 | 35 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 11 | .294 | .320 | .395 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 178 | 730 | 218 | 23 | 112 | 35 | 91 | .318 | .347 | .487 |
| detroit-tigers | 172 | 697 | 181 | 25 | 91 | 41 | 70 | .280 | .319 | .452 |
| baltimore-orioles | 166 | 668 | 161 | 22 | 89 | 44 | 80 | .263 | .307 | .440 |
| new-york-yankees | 159 | 647 | 181 | 28 | 109 | 36 | 75 | .302 | .335 | .515 |
| california-angels | 147 | 635 | 170 | 18 | 80 | 45 | 79 | .292 | .339 | .447 |
| minnesota-twins | 141 | 591 | 171 | 21 | 87 | 39 | 69 | .316 | .355 | .508 |
| kansas-city-royals | 138 | 586 | 150 | 10 | 62 | 35 | 71 | .276 | .316 | .394 |
| athletics | 133 | 569 | 154 | 20 | 77 | 28 | 63 | .292 | .320 | .474 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 |  Boston Red Sox | 14 | 42 | 13 | – | 3 | 1 | .310 | – | – |
| 1972 | Boston Red Sox | 12 | 17 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .235 | – | – |
| 1973 | Boston Red Sox | 30 | 101 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 1 | .238 | – | – |
| 1974 | Boston Red Sox | 121 | 414 | 114 | 8 | 43 | 2 | .275 | – | – |
| 1975 | Boston Red Sox | 106 | 305 | 95 | 14 | 44 | 1 | .311 | – | – |
| 1976 | Boston Red Sox | 123 | 451 | 127 | 15 | 78 | 7 | .282 | – | – |
| 1977 |  Milwaukee Brewers | 160 | 643 | 193 | 20 | 78 | 13 | .300 | – | – |
| 1978 | Milwaukee Brewers | 107 | 407 | 127 | 13 | 54 | 3 | .312 | – | – |
| 1979 | Milwaukee Brewers | 150 | 590 | 182 | 24 | 106 | 15 | .308 | – | – |
| 1980 | Milwaukee Brewers | 153 | 622 | 219 | 25 | 122 | 17 | .352 | – | – |
| 1981 | Milwaukee Brewers | 106 | 416 | 133 | 12 | 60 | 5 | .320 | – | – |
| 1982 | Milwaukee Brewers | 155 | 654 | 205 | 32 | 121 | 2 | .313 | – | – |
| 1983 | Milwaukee Brewers | 160 | 661 | 203 | 30 | 126 | 2 | .307 | – | – |
| 1984 | Milwaukee Brewers | 148 | 603 | 166 | 11 | 67 | 8 | .275 | – | – |
| 1985 | Milwaukee Brewers | 154 | 631 | 185 | 16 | 99 | 10 | .293 | – | – |
| 1986 | Milwaukee Brewers | 134 | 542 | 140 | 12 | 75 | 1 | .258 | – | – |
| 1987 | Milwaukee Brewers | 63 | 250 | 62 | 6 | 36 | 1 | .248 | – | – |