Cecil Cooper vs. Tony Oliva — Career Comparison

Cecil Cooper
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Tony Oliva
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats LeftCaribbeanMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveRookie of the YearAll-Star

Cecil Cooper and Tony Oliva 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+ 110 for Cecil Cooper, 114 for Tony Oliva), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 133 vs 136). The overall lean goes to Tony Oliva, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Cecil Cooper and Tony Oliva

Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1896
143.29
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1676
146.18
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7939
600
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
6879
600
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7349
555.41
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
6301
549.59
Cecil Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Cecil Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.814
0.814
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.838
0.838
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2192
165.66
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1917
167.2
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1489
112.53
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1320
115.13
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
415
31.36
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
329
28.7
Cecil Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
47
3.55
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4.19
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
18.21
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220
19.19
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
703
53.13
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
597
52.07
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Cecil Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Cecil Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1115.87
84.33
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1035.23
90.29
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3424
258.77
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3002
261.84
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2657
200.81
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2424
211.43
Cecil Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Cecil Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Cecil Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.803
0.803
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Cecil Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Cecil Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Cecil Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1012
76.48
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
870
75.88
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1125
85.02
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
947
82.6
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1896
143.29
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
1597
139.29
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1164.75
88.03
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1064
92.8
Cecil Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.28
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.15
Cecil Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
448
33.86
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
448
39.08
Cecil Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
79
5.97
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
11.43
Cecil Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
911
68.85
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
645
56.26
Cecil Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
8.71
8.71
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.67
10.67
Cecil Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
3.48
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.22
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
5.97
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
57
4.97
Cecil Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
11.34
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
12.12
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
6.73
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
7.5
Cecil Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
49
3.7
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
4.8
Cecil Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
138
10.43
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
12.3
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.49
64.49
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
60.99
60.99

Fielding Stats for Cecil Cooper and Tony Oliva

Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
1.04
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1178
1.03
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1436
1.01
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
1.02
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38383
27
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
30971
27
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12794.1
9
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
10323.2
9
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13361
9.4
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
2332
2.03
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1000
0.7
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.06
Cecil Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.09
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.05
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14482
10.19
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
2464
2.15
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14361
10.1
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
2403
2.09
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.16
99.16
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.736
9.736
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Cecil Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.36
97.36
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.49
99.49
Cecil Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1348
0.95
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.02
Cecil Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0