Orlando Cepeda
1958–1974 · bats R / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, NLS, Athletics, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
2,121G
.297AVG
.350OBP
.499SLG
2,348H
378HR
1,363RBI
143SB
3Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,121 | 8,684 | 7,914 | 1,129 | 2,348 | 417 | 27 | 378 | 1,363 | 587 | 1,165 | 143 | 83 | 102 | 73 | 3,953 | .297 | .350 | .499 | .849 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1958-07-15 to 1958-08-01
27longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 4 doubles | 1973-08-08 | 1 in 83,964 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 67 | 8 RBI | 1961-07-04 | 1 in 26,239 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1964-05-31 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1042 | 4159 | 1102 | 181 | 654 | 297 | 563 | .293 | .336 | .491 |
| Away | 1079 | 4525 | 1246 | 197 | 709 | 290 | 602 | .300 | .339 | .507 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 231 | 952 | 271 | 55 | 172 | 64 | 139 | .313 | .352 | .576 |
| May | 379 | 1575 | 424 | 78 | 266 | 120 | 216 | .298 | .345 | .530 |
| June | 382 | 1576 | 423 | 67 | 249 | 93 | 222 | .292 | .327 | .483 |
| July | 372 | 1515 | 437 | 60 | 210 | 84 | 200 | .311 | .344 | .491 |
| August | 401 | 1665 | 440 | 70 | 270 | 106 | 205 | .290 | .328 | .490 |
| September | 344 | 1363 | 347 | 47 | 194 | 116 | 179 | .284 | .340 | .455 |
| October | 12 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .182 | .263 | .303 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 242 | 1000 | 261 | 48 | 148 | 67 | 135 | .287 | .328 | .495 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 236 | 965 | 246 | 39 | 162 | 69 | 136 | .281 | .326 | .472 |
| chicago-cubs | 227 | 932 | 247 | 50 | 165 | 50 | 140 | .288 | .319 | .513 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 221 | 894 | 262 | 41 | 151 | 48 | 114 | .317 | .347 | .528 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 220 | 906 | 245 | 35 | 133 | 69 | 121 | .298 | .347 | .486 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 176 | 701 | 191 | 36 | 122 | 44 | 101 | .299 | .335 | .566 |
| houston-astros | 143 | 593 | 170 | 22 | 94 | 42 | 91 | .320 | .358 | .507 |
| milwaukee-braves | 139 | 572 | 172 | 34 | 94 | 31 | 78 | .325 | .355 | .599 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 |  San Francisco Giants | 148 | 603 | 188 | 25 | 96 | 15 | .312 | – | – |
| 1959 | San Francisco Giants | 151 | 605 | 192 | 27 | 105 | 23 | .317 | – | – |
| 1960 | San Francisco Giants | 151 | 569 | 169 | 24 | 96 | 15 | .297 | – | – |
| 1961 | San Francisco Giants | 152 | 585 | 182 | 46 | 142 | 13 | .311 | – | – |
| 1962 | San Francisco Giants | 159 | 612 | 188 | 34 | 112 | 10 | .307 | – | – |
| 1963 | San Francisco Giants | 156 | 579 | 183 | 34 | 97 | 8 | .316 | – | – |
| 1964 | San Francisco Giants | 142 | 529 | 161 | 31 | 97 | 9 | .304 | – | – |
| 1965 | San Francisco Giants | 33 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 5 | – | .176 | – | – |
| 1966 | San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals | 142 | 501 | 151 | 20 | 73 | 9 | .301 | – | – |
| 1967 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 151 | 563 | 183 | 25 | 111 | 11 | .325 | – | – |
| 1968 | St. Louis Cardinals | 157 | 600 | 149 | 16 | 73 | 8 | .248 | – | – |
| 1969 |  Atlanta Braves | 154 | 573 | 147 | 22 | 88 | 12 | .257 | – | – |
| 1970 | Atlanta Braves | 148 | 567 | 173 | 34 | 111 | 6 | .305 | – | – |
| 1971 | Atlanta Braves | 71 | 250 | 69 | 14 | 44 | 3 | .276 | – | – |
| 1972 | Atlanta Braves, Athletics | 31 | 87 | 25 | 4 | 9 | – | .287 | – | – |
| 1973 |  Boston Red Sox | 142 | 550 | 159 | 20 | 86 | – | .289 | – | – |
| 1974 |  Kansas City Royals | 33 | 107 | 23 | 1 | 18 | 1 | .215 | – | – |