Jim Bottomley vs. Orlando Cepeda — Career Comparison

Jim Bottomley
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVP
Orlando Cepeda
Silent GenerationP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Jim Bottomley and Orlando Cepeda are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 115 for Jim Bottomley, 114 for Orlando Cepeda), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 136 vs 140). The overall lean goes to Orlando Cepeda, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Jim Bottomley and Orlando Cepeda

Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
1991
142.98
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2124
146.57
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
8355
600
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8695
600
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
7471
536.52
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7927
547
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.876
0.876
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.858
0.858
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2313
166.1
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2351
162.23
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1478
106.14
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1528
105.44
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
465
33.39
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
417
28.78
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
10.84
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
27
1.86
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
219
15.73
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
379
26.15
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
59.96
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
823
56.79
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1362.84
97.87
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
1344.73
92.79
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
3737
268.37
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3959
273.19
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3020
216.88
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3041
209.84
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.849
0.849
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.865
0.865
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.816
0.816
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1177
84.52
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
1131
78.04
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1422
102.12
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
1365
94.19
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2380
170.92
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
2117
146.08
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1442.16
103.57
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
1350.33
93.18
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
43
3.09
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
7.04
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
664
47.68
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
588
40.58
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
10.63
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
42.44
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
1169
80.67
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.14
14.14
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
7.44
7.44
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
12.71
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.28
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
5.11
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
2.37
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
218
15.04
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
58
4.17
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
9.8
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.08
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
5.52
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
73
5.24
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
15.32
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.45
79.45
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
63.96
63.96

Fielding Stats for Jim Bottomley and Orlando Cepeda

Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1886
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1918
1.05
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1861
1.02
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49270
27
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16423.1
9
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18337
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14829
8.13
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
815
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1030
0.56
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.1
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19375
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16036
8.79
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19152
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15859
8.69
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.85
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.9
98.9
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10.155
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.269
8.269
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.03
97.03
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1562
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1195
0.65
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0