Matty Alou vs. Orlando Cepeda — Career Comparison

Matty Alou
Silent GenerationD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star
Orlando Cepeda
Silent GenerationP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Matty Alou and Orlando Cepeda each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Matty Alou had the edge in contact rate (K%+ 263 vs 110), while Orlando Cepeda led in home run production (HR/PA+ 241 vs 18). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Matty Alou and Orlando Cepeda

Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1667
160.8
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2124
146.57
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
6220
600
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8695
600
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5789
558.42
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7927
547
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.858
0.858
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1777
171.41
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2351
162.23
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1460
140.84
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1528
105.44
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
236
22.77
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
28.78
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
4.82
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
27
1.86
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.99
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
379
26.15
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
317
30.58
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
823
56.79
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
742.76
71.65
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1344.73
92.79
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
2206
212.8
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3959
273.19
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
2124
204.89
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3041
209.84
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.646
0.646
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.816
0.816
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
780
75.24
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1131
78.04
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
427
41.19
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1365
94.19
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
1176
113.44
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2117
146.08
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
834.28
80.48
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.33
93.18
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
36
3.47
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
7.04
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
311
30
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
588
40.58
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
38
3.67
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
10.63
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
36.37
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
1169
80.67
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.5
16.5
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
7.44
7.44
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.31
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.28
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
29
2.8
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
5.11
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.74
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
218
15.04
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
15.05
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
142
9.8
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
7.72
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
80
5.52
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
22.77
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
222
15.32
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.1
66.1
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
63.96
63.96

Fielding Stats for Matty Alou and Orlando Cepeda

Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1481
1.12
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1918
1.05
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
1301
0.99
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1861
1.02
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
35642
27
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49270
27
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
11880.2
9
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16423.1
9
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
3794
2.87
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14829
8.13
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1030
0.56
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.05
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.1
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
4041
3.06
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16036
8.79
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
3970
3.01
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15859
8.69
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.24
98.24
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.9
98.9
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.681
2.681
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.269
8.269
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.85
87.85
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.03
97.03
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.12
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1195
0.65
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0