Orlando Cepeda

1B/LF/DH · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1958–1974 BORN: PONCE, P.R.

ROY 1958 MVP 1967 All-Star ×11 Hall of Fame

Career

2351 H · 379 HR · 1365 RBI · 142 SB

.297 AVG · .849 OPS · 2124 G

1974 Season

.215 AVG · 1 HR · 18 RBI · 1 SB

.282 OBP · .290 SLG · .572 OPS

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Orlando Cepeda was a first baseman in MLB history. Across 2124 career games, with a .297 batting average and 379 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1958	SF	148	603	88	188	38	4	25	96	15	29	84	.312	.342	.512	.854
1959	SF	151	605	92	192	35	4	27	105	23	33	100	.317	.355	.522	.878
1960	SF	151	569	81	169	36	3	24	96	15	34	91	.297	.343	.497	.840
1961	SF	152	585	105	182	28	4	46	142	12	39	91	.311	.362	.609	.970
1962	SF	162	625	105	191	26	1	35	114	10	37	97	.306	.347	.518	.865
1963	SF	156	579	100	183	33	4	34	97	8	37	70	.316	.366	.563	.929
1964	SF	142	529	75	161	27	2	31	97	9	43	83	.304	.361	.539	.900
1965	SF	33	34	1	6	1	0	1	5	0	3	9	.176	.225	.294	.519
1966	SF	19	49	5	14	2	0	3	15	0	4	11	.286	.352	.510	.862
1966	STL	123	452	65	137	24	0	17	58	9	34	68	.303	.362	.469	.831
1967	STL	151	563	91	183	37	0	25	111	11	62	75	.325	.399	.524	.923
1968	STL	157	600	71	149	26	2	16	73	8	43	96	.248	.306	.378	.685
1969	ATL	154	573	74	147	28	2	22	88	12	55	76	.257	.325	.428	.753
1970	ATL	148	567	87	173	33	0	34	111	6	47	75	.305	.365	.543	.908
1971	ATL	71	250	31	69	10	1	14	44	3	22	29	.276	.330	.492	.822
1972	ATL	28	84	6	25	3	0	4	9	0	7	17	.298	.352	.476	.828
1972	OAK	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1973	BOS	142	550	51	159	25	0	20	86	0	50	81	.289	.350	.444	.793
1974	KC	33	107	3	23	5	0	1	18	1	9	16	.215	.282	.290	.572
Career Totals	—	2124	7927	1131	2351	417	27	379	1365	142	588	1169	.297	.350	.499	.849

Awards & Achievements

Most Valuable Player (1): 1967
Outstanding DH Award (1): 1973
Rookie of the Year (1): 1958
TSN All-Star (4): 1959, 1961, 1962, 1967
TSN Player of the Year (1): 1967
TSN Rookie of the Year (1): 1958

All-Star Selections

1959, 1959, 1960, 1960, 1961, 1961, 1962, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.