Orlando Cepeda
1958–1974 · bats R / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, NLS, Athletics, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
2,124G
.297AVG
.350OBP
.499SLG
More career statistics
2,351H
379HR
1,365RBI
142SB
16Rare 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.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 80 | 83 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 1,169 | 1,165 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 8,695 | 8,698 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 142 | 143 |
| Batting · Walks | 588 | 587 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,124 | 8,695 | 7,927 | 1,131 | 2,351 | 417 | 27 | 379 | 1,365 | 588 | 1,169 | 142 | 80 | 102 | 74 | 3,959 | .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 | Four-Double Game | 1973-08-08 | 1 in 3,923 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Three Double Plays Grounded Into | 1966-06-03 | 1 in 1,620 games | box score ↗ |
| 68 | Eight-RBI Game | 1961-07-04 | 1 in 1,372 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1043 | 4163 | 1103 | 182 | 655 | 297 | 563 | .293 | .336 | .492 |
| Away | 1081 | 4535 | 1248 | 197 | 710 | 290 | 602 | .300 | .339 | .506 |
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 | 15 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | .196 | .250 | .348 |
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 | 239 | 979 | 249 | 40 | 164 | 69 | 136 | .280 | .325 | .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 | 162 | 625 | 191 | 35 | 114 | 10 | .306 | – | – |
| 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 | – | – |