Cecil Cooper

Cecil Cooper

1971–1987 · Bats L · Throws L · 6'2", 165 lb · b. 1949 Brenham, TX

Career 1,896 G · 2,192 H · 241 HR · 1,125 RBI · .298 AVG

Seasons leading his league

14

7 best in baseball 7 league only

46 Top-5 finishes

5 Title seasons

8 Categories led

1980 Best season

Spanning 1979–1983, peaking at 5 titles in 1980.

Clubs 200 Hit Seasons ×3

Team records #1 Brewers 1980 H #2 Brewers 1980 AVG #2 Brewers 1983 RBI #3 Brewers career AVG #3 Brewers career RBI #4 Brewers career H #4 Brewers career R #6 Brewers career HR #10 Brewers career OPS

Led in First Base Double Plays for 4 straight seasons (1980–1983) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

293rd League titles 14
308th Best in baseball 7
451st Top-5 finishes 46

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

37th First Base Double Plays 1,348
53rd First Base Range Factor 9.74
59th First Base Assists 1,000
66th First Base Putouts 13,361
89th First Base Fielding Percentage .992
171st Doubles 415
195th Hits 2,192
202nd Total Bases 3,424
208th Runs Batted In 1,125
237th Batting Average .298
283rd Home Runs 241
325th Slugging Percentage .466
341st Runs 1,012
471st On-Base Plus Slug. .803

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
First Base Double Plays	4	1st	4 yrs (1980–1983)	1980 160 1981 111 1982 156 1983 AL 144
First Base Putouts	2	1st	—	1983 1,452 1981 AL 987 1980 #3 1982 #2
Doubles	2	1st	—	1981 35 1979 AL 44
Runs Batted In	2	1st	—	1980 122 1983 126 1982 #2
First Base Range Factor	1	1st	—	1981 AL 10.49 1977 #3 1979 #2 1980 #2 1983 #2
First Base Fielding Percentage	1	1st	—	1980 AL .997 1982 #2
First Base Assists	1	1st	—	1980 AL 106 1977 #2 1981 #3 1982 #3
Total Bases	1	1st	—	1980 AL 335 1981 #3 1982 #2 1983 #3
On-Base Plus Slug.	—	#3	—	1980 #3
Runs	—	#3	—	1981 #3 1983 #3
Hits	—	#2	—	1980 #2 1981 #3 1982 #2
Batting Average	—	#2	—	1980 #2 1981 #3

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1983	3	RBI 126 1B PO 1,452 1B DP 144
1982	1	1B DP 156
1981	4	2B 35 1B PO 987 1B DP 111 1B RF 10.49
1980	5	RBI 122 TB 335 1B A 106 1B DP 160 1B FPCT .997
1979	1	2B 44

Batting

led the league 17 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1971	BOS	AL	14	42	9	13	4	1	0	3	5	4	1	.310	.388	.452	.840
1972	BOS	AL	12	17	0	4	1	0	0	2	2	5	0	.235	.316	.294	.610
1973	BOS	AL	30	101	12	24	2	0	3	11	7	12	1	.238	.284	.347	.631
1974	BOS	AL	121	414	55	114	24	1	8	43	32	74	2	.275	.327	.396	.724
1975	BOS	AL	106	305	49	95	17	6	14	44	19	33	1	.312	.355	.544	.899
1976	BOS	AL	123	451	66	127	22	6	15	78	16	62	7	.282	.304	.457	.761
1977	ML4	AL	160	643	86	193	31	7	20	78	28	110	13	.300	.326	.464	.790
1978	ML4	AL	107	407	60	127	23	2	13	54	32	72	3	.312	.359	.474	.833
1979	ML4	AL	150	590	83	182	44	1	24	106	56	77	15	.309	.364	.509	.872
1980	ML4	AL	153	622	96	219	33	4	25	122	39	42	17	.352	.388	.539	.926
1981	ML4	AL	106	416	70	133	35	1	12	60	28	30	5	.320	.363	.495	.858
1982	ML4	AL	155	654	104	205	38	3	32	121	32	53	2	.314	.343	.528	.870
1983	ML4	AL	160	661	106	203	37	3	30	126	37	63	2	.307	.341	.508	.849
1984	ML4	AL	148	603	63	166	28	3	11	67	27	59	8	.275	.307	.386	.694
1985	ML4	AL	154	631	82	185	39	8	16	99	30	77	10	.293	.322	.456	.779
1986	ML4	AL	134	542	46	140	24	1	12	75	41	87	1	.258	.310	.373	.682
1987	ML4	AL	63	250	25	62	13	0	6	36	17	51	1	.248	.293	.372	.665
Career	—	—	1,896	7,349	1,012	2,192	415	47	241	1,125	448	911	89	.298	.337	.466	.803

Fielding

1 position

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1971	BOS	AL	1B	11	11	97.0	82	3	1	6	86	.988	7.73
1972	BOS	AL	1B	3	2	21.0	19	0	0	2	19	1.000	6.33
1973	BOS	AL	1B	29	29	255.1	227	17	4	25	248	.984	8.41
1974	BOS	AL	1B	74	63	600.1	637	40	12	66	689	.983	9.15
1975	BOS	AL	1B	35	19	203.2	197	20	1	20	218	.995	6.20
1976	BOS	AL	1B	66	62	558.1	600	42	4	49	646	.994	9.73
1977	ML4	AL	1B	148	147	1296.0	1,386	118	12	134	1,516	.992	10.16
1978	ML4	AL	1B	84	84	729.1	842	66	11	71	919	.988	10.81
1979	ML4	AL	1B	135	134	1186.2	1,323	78	10	119	1,411	.993	10.38
1980	ML4	AL	1B	142	142	1248.0	1,336	106	5	160	1,447	.997	10.16
1981	ML4	AL	1B	101	98	873.2	987	72	9	111	1,068	.992	10.49
1982	ML4	AL	1B	154	154	1369.0	1,428	98	5	156	1,531	.997	9.91
1983	ML4	AL	1B	158	157	1410.0	1,452	87	11	144	1,550	.993	9.74
1984	ML4	AL	1B	122	122	1058.1	1,061	98	10	106	1,169	.991	9.50
1985	ML4	AL	1B	123	123	1087.0	1,087	94	17	101	1,198	.986	9.60
1986	ML4	AL	1B	90	89	800.2	697	61	9	78	767	.988	8.42
Career	—	—	1B	1,475	1,436	12794.1	13,361	1,000	121	1,348	14,482	.992	9.74