Orlando Cepeda

Orlando Cepeda

1958–1974 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'2", 210 lb · b. 1937 Ponce

Career 2,124 G · 2,351 H · 379 HR · 1,365 RBI · .297 AVG

Seasons leading his league

4

1 best in baseball 3 league only

29 Top-5 finishes

3 Title seasons

3 Categories led

1961 Best season

Spanning 1958–1967, peaking at 2 titles in 1961.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

490th League titles 4
607th Best in baseball 1
306th Top-5 finishes 29

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

Career leaderboards

75th Home Runs 379
87th Runs Batted In 1,365
98th Total Bases 3,959
124th Slugging Percentage .499
140th Hits 2,351
164th Doubles 417
196th On-Base Plus Slug. .849
238th Runs 1,131
265th Batting Average .297

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Runs Batted In	2	1st	—	1961 142 1967 NL 111
Doubles	1	1st	—	1958 NL 38 1960 #2 1967 #2
Home Runs	1	1st	—	1961 NL 46 1964 #3
Total Bases	—	#2	—	1961 #2
Slugging Percentage	—	#2	—	1961 #2
On-Base Percentage	—	#3	—	1967 #3
On-Base Plus Slug.	—	#3	—	1963 #3
Stolen Bases	—	#2	—	1959 #2
Hits	—	#3	—	1959 #3
Batting Average	—	#3	—	1959 #3

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1967	1	RBI 111
1961	2	HR 46 RBI 142
1958	1	2B 38

Batting

17 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1958	SFN	NL	148	603	88	188	38	4	25	96	29	84	15	.312	.342	.512	.854
1959	SFN	NL	151	605	92	192	35	4	27	105	33	100	23	.317	.356	.522	.878
1960	SFN	NL	151	569	81	169	36	3	24	96	34	91	15	.297	.343	.497	.841
1961	SFN	NL	152	585	105	182	28	4	46	142	39	91	12	.311	.362	.609	.970
1962	SFN	NL	162	625	105	191	26	1	35	114	37	97	10	.306	.347	.518	.865
1963	SFN	NL	156	579	100	183	33	4	34	97	37	70	8	.316	.366	.563	.929
1964	SFN	NL	142	529	75	161	27	2	31	97	43	83	9	.304	.361	.539	.900
1965	SFN	NL	33	34	1	6	1	0	1	5	3	9	0	.177	.225	.294	.519
1966	SLN +1	NL	142	501	70	151	26	0	20	73	38	79	9	.301	.361	.473	.834
1967	SLN	NL	151	563	91	183	37	0	25	111	62	75	11	.325	.399	.524	.923
1968	SLN	NL	157	600	71	149	26	2	16	73	43	96	8	.248	.306	.378	.685
1969	ATL	NL	154	573	74	147	28	2	22	88	55	76	12	.257	.326	.428	.753
1970	ATL	NL	148	567	87	173	33	0	34	111	47	75	6	.305	.365	.543	.908
1971	ATL	NL	71	250	31	69	10	1	14	44	22	29	3	.276	.330	.492	.822
1972	ATL +1	NL	31	87	6	25	3	0	4	9	7	17	0	.287	.340	.460	.800
1973	BOS	AL	142	550	51	159	25	0	20	86	50	81	0	.289	.350	.444	.793
1974	KCA	AL	33	107	3	23	5	0	1	18	9	16	1	.215	.282	.290	.572
Career	—	—	2,124	7,927	1,131	2,351	417	27	379	1,365	588	1,169	142	.297	.350	.499	.849

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
1B	1,683	14,459	1,012	162	1,192	.990
OF	231	368	15	12	3	.970
3B	4	2	3	3	0	.625