Cecil Cooper was born on Tuesday, December 20, 1949, in Brenham, Texas. Cooper was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 8, 1971, with the Boston Red Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Cecil Cooper baseball stats page.
"(Cecil) Coop(er) has as many batting stances as times at bat." - Manager Harvey Kuenn
Cecil CooperCecil Cooper Autograph on a 1986 Topps Baseball Card (#385 | Checklist) |
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Cecil CooperCecil Cooper Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Cecil CooperCecil Cooper Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1971 | 22 | Red Sox | 14 | 42 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .310 | .388 | .452 |
1972 | 23 | Red Sox | 12 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .316 | .294 |
1973 | 24 | Red Sox | 30 | 101 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .238 | .284 | .347 |
1974 | 25 | Red Sox | 121 | 414 | 55 | 114 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 43 | 32 | 3 | 74 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .275 | .327 | .396 |
1975 | 26 | Red Sox | 106 | 305 | 49 | 95 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 44 | 19 | 6 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .311 | .355 | .544 |
1976 | 27 | Red Sox | 123 | 451 | 66 | 127 | 22 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 78 | 16 | 6 | 62 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .282 | .304 | .457 |
1977 | 28 | Brewers | 160 | 643 | 86 | 193 | 31 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 78 | 28 | 4 | 110 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 13 | .300 | .326 | .463 |
1978 | 29 | Brewers | 107 | 407 | 60 | 127 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 54 | 32 | 3 | 72 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .312 | .359 | .474 |
1979 | 30 | Brewers | 150 | 590 | 83 | 182 | 44 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 106 | 56 | 10 | 77 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 14 | .308 | .364 | .508 |
1980 | 31 | Brewers | 153 | 622 | 96 | 219 | 33 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 122 | 39 | 15 | 42 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 16 | .352 | .387 | .539 |
1981 | 32 | Brewers | 106 | 416 | 70 | 133 | 35 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 60 | 28 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 16 | .320 | .363 | .495 |
1982 | 33 | Brewers | 155 | 654 | 104 | 205 | 38 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 121 | 32 | 7 | 53 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | .313 | .342 | .528 |
1983 | 34 | Brewers | 160 | 661 | 106 | 203 | 37 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 126 | 37 | 7 | 63 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 17 | .307 | .341 | .508 |
1984 | 35 | Brewers | 148 | 603 | 63 | 166 | 28 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 67 | 27 | 6 | 59 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | .275 | .307 | .386 |
1985 | 36 | Brewers | 154 | 631 | 82 | 185 | 39 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 99 | 30 | 3 | 77 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 24 | .293 | .322 | .456 |
1986 | 37 | Brewers | 134 | 542 | 46 | 140 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 75 | 41 | 2 | 87 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 | .258 | .310 | .373 |
1987 | 38 | Brewers | 63 | 250 | 25 | 62 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 17 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .248 | .293 | .372 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
17 Years | 1,896 | 7,349 | 1,012 | 2,192 | 415 | 47 | 241 | 5 | 1,125 | 448 | 79 | 911 | 46 | 79 | 17 | 150 | .298 | .337 | .466 |
Cecil CooperCecil Cooper Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1971 Red Sox | 1B | 11 | 11 | 291 | 86 | 7.8 | 85 | 82 | 3 | 1 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 7.89 |
1972 Red Sox | 1B | 3 | 2 | 63 | 19 | 6.3 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 8.14 |
1973 Red Sox | 1B | 29 | 29 | 765 | 248 | 8.6 | 244 | 227 | 17 | 4 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 8.61 |
1974 Red Sox | 1B | 74 | 63 | 1,800 | 689 | 9.3 | 677 | 637 | 40 | 12 | 66 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 10.16 |
1975 Red Sox | 1B | 35 | 19 | 609 | 218 | 6.2 | 217 | 197 | 20 | 1 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 9.62 |
1976 Red Sox | 1B | 66 | 62 | 1,674 | 646 | 9.8 | 642 | 600 | 42 | 4 | 49 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 10.35 |
1977 Brewers | 1B | 148 | 147 | 3,888 | 1,516 | 10.2 | 1,504 | 1,386 | 118 | 12 | 134 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 10.44 |
1978 Brewers | 1B | 84 | 84 | 2,187 | 919 | 10.9 | 908 | 842 | 66 | 11 | 71 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 11.21 |
1979 Brewers | 1B | 135 | 134 | 3,558 | 1,411 | 10.5 | 1,401 | 1,323 | 78 | 10 | 119 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 10.63 |
1980 Brewers | 1B | 142 | 142 | 3,744 | 1,447 | 10.2 | 1,442 | 1,336 | 106 | 5 | 160 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 10.40 |
1981 Brewers | 1B | 101 | 9 | 1,161 | 1,068 | 10.6 | 1,059 | 987 | 72 | 9 | 111 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 24.63 |
1982 Brewers | 1B | 154 | 154 | 4,107 | 1,531 | 9.9 | 1,526 | 1,428 | 98 | 5 | 156 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 10.03 |
1983 Brewers | 1B | 158 | 157 | 171 | 1,550 | 9.8 | 1,539 | 1,452 | 87 | 11 | 144 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 243.00 |
1984 Brewers | 1B | 122 | 122 | 3,174 | 1,169 | 9.6 | 1,159 | 1,061 | 98 | 10 | 106 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 9.86 |
1985 Brewers | 1B | 123 | 123 | 3,261 | 1,198 | 9.7 | 1,181 | 1,087 | 94 | 17 | 101 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 9.78 |
1986 Brewers | 1B | 90 | 89 | 2,400 | 767 | 8.5 | 758 | 697 | 61 | 9 | 78 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 8.53 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1B Totals | 1,475 | 1,347 | 32,853 | 14,482 | 9.8 | 14,361 | 13,361 | 1,000 | 121 | 1,348 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 11.80 | |
16 Years | 1,475 | 1,347 | 32,853 | 14,482 | 9.8 | 14,361 | 13,361 | 1,000 | 121 | 1,348 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 11.80 |
Cecil CooperCecil Cooper Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1971 Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 10.5 | 14.0 | - | - | - |
1972 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.4 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
1973 Red Sox | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33.7 | 8.4 | 9.2 | - | - | - |
1974 Red Sox | 2 | 5 | .286 | 10 | 4 | 41 | 51.8 | 5.6 | 9.6 | - | - | - |
1975 Red Sox | 1 | 4 | .200 | 21 | 0 | 54 | 21.8 | 9.2 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
1976 Red Sox | 7 | 1 | .875 | 10 | 0 | 53 | 30.1 | 7.3 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
1977 Brewers | 13 | 8 | .619 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 32.2 | 5.8 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
1978 Brewers | 3 | 4 | .429 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 31.3 | 5.7 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
1979 Brewers | 15 | 3 | .833 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 24.6 | 7.7 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
1980 Brewers | 17 | 6 | .739 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 24.9 | 14.8 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
1981 Brewers | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 34.7 | 13.9 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
1982 Brewers | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.4 | 12.3 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
1983 Brewers | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22.0 | 10.5 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
1984 Brewers | 8 | 2 | .800 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 54.8 | 10.2 | 9.0 | - | - | - |
1985 Brewers | 10 | 3 | .769 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 39.4 | 8.2 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
1986 Brewers | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 45.2 | 6.2 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
1987 Brewers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 41.7 | 4.9 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
17 Years | 89 | 49 | .645 | 72 | 5 | 373 | 30.5 | 8.1 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
Cecil CooperCecil Cooper Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1971 Boston Red Sox | 17 | $12,750.00 | - | - |
1972 Boston Red Sox | 17 | $13,500.00 | - | - |
1973 Boston Red Sox | 17 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
1974 Boston Red Sox | 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
1975 Boston Red Sox | 17 | $35,000.00 | - | Stats |
1976 Boston Red Sox | 17, 15 | $45,000.00 | - | - |
1977 Milwaukee Brewers | 15 | $79,500.00 | - | - |
1978 Milwaukee Brewers | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
1979 Milwaukee Brewers | 15 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1980 Milwaukee Brewers | 15 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1981 Milwaukee Brewers | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
1982 Milwaukee Brewers | 15 | Undetermined | Stats | Stats |
1983 Milwaukee Brewers | 15 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1984 Milwaukee Brewers | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
1985 Milwaukee Brewers | 15 | $1,176,190.00 | Stats | - |
1986 Milwaukee Brewers | 15 | $607,322.00 | - | - |
1987 Milwaukee Brewers | 15 | $493,224.00 | - | - |
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