Orlando Cepeda vs. Joe Medwick — Career Comparison

Orlando Cepeda
Silent GenerationP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Joe Medwick
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderMVPAll-Star

Orlando Cepeda and Joe Medwick 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+ 114 for Orlando Cepeda, 113 for Joe Medwick), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 140 vs 144). The overall lean goes to Joe Medwick, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Orlando Cepeda and Joe Medwick

Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2124
146.57
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
1984
146.2
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8695
600
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
8142
600
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7927
547
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7635
562.64
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.858
0.858
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.871
0.871
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
2351
162.23
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2471
182.09
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
1528
105.44
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1613
118.87
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
417
28.78
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
39.79
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
27
1.86
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
8.33
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
379
26.15
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
205
15.11
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
823
56.79
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
858
63.23
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1344.73
92.79
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1285.22
94.71
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3959
273.19
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3852
283.86
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3041
209.84
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2934
216.21
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.849
0.849
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.867
0.867
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.816
0.816
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.812
0.812
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
1131
78.04
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198
88.28
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
1365
94.19
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1383
101.92
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
2117
146.08
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2376
175.09
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
1350.33
93.18
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1369.41
100.91
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
7.04
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.92
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
588
40.58
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
437
32.2
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
10.63
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
1169
80.67
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
551
40.6
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
7.44
7.44
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.78
14.78
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.28
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.24
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
5.11
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
218
15.04
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
14.96
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
9.8
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
42
3.1
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
5.52
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
15.32
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 600 PA
42
3.1
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 600 PA
63.96
63.96
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Orlando Cepeda and Joe Medwick

Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1918
1.05
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1871
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1861
1.02
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49270
27
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16423.1
9
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14829
8.13
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4152
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1030
0.56
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.1
Joe Medwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16036
8.79
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4381
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15859
8.69
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4295
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.9
98.9
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.04
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.269
8.269
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.296
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.03
97.03
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Cepeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1195
0.65
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Cepeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Medwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0