Kevin
Cooper
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 200
 
Born: September 30, 1926 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1955   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 25 SEA CL $ 5,310,000  
1953 26 SEA CL $ 5,310,000  
1954 27 SEA CL $ 5,310,000  
1955 28 SEA CL $ 5,310,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 5,310,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,310,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 25 SEA CL 128 400 68 90 18 8 22 85 29 10 65 81 .225 .333 .475 .808 67.3 10.5
1953 26 SEA CL 137 477 94 116 26 7 21 70 47 9 90 92 .243 .362 .459 .821 89.2 14.5
1954 27 SEA CL 132 471 94 128 31 7 23 77 43 18 61 78 .272 .357 .514 .871 88.1 15.4
1955 28 SEA CL 138 481 91 119 28 7 20 93 48 17 80 99 .247 .359 .459 .818 89.2 14.4
4 Years Sim 535 1829 347 453 103 29 86 325 167 54 296 350 .248 .354 .477 .830 333.8 54.8
162 Game Average 553 105 137 31 8 26 98 50 16 89 105 .248 .354 .477 .830 101.1  
Career Highs 138 481 94 128 31 8 23 93 48 18 90 99 .272 .362 .514 .871 89.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1351 246 314 70 20 57 223 124 37 215 264 .232 .340 .440 .781 220.8
vs LH   478 101 139 33 9 29 102 43 17 81 86 .291 .392 .579 .971 106.2
Home 263 867 167 210 49 13 37 157 79 20 153 163 .242 .357 .457 .813 154.3
Away 272 962 180 243 54 16 49 168 88 34 143 187 .253 .351 .495 .846 172.6
RISP   488 0 133 35 8 24 224 0 0 98 88 .273 .381 .525 .906 100.3
Pinch Hitting   45 10 15 5 1 2 18 5 1 10 9 .333 .446 .622 1.069 12.1
Close/Late   212 38 57 15 5 10 50 0 0 40 44 .269 .382 .528 .911 42.6
Mar/Apr 59 228 44 51 10 4 11 32 21 5 35 39 .224 .333 .447 .781 37.3
May 108 366 69 96 20 4 21 70 43 15 53 65 .262 .359 .511 .870 69.3
June 102 348 72 91 16 11 16 77 26 12 70 73 .261 .381 .509 .890 70.0
July 86 267 51 74 17 4 13 53 18 6 41 42 .277 .377 .517 .894 51.9
August 108 380 68 86 24 6 15 61 36 9 59 88 .226 .331 .439 .771 61.1
Sep/Oct 72 240 43 55 16 0 10 32 23 7 38 43 .229 .333 .421 .754 37.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1952 25 SEA CL RF 111 94 851.0 210 6 5 1 .977 2.28   2.1
    CF 14 6 64.0 20 1 2 0 .913 2.95    
1953 26 SEA CL RF 126 124 1078.0 250 5 3 2 .988 2.13   1.9
    SS 3 3 18.0 3 2 0 1 1.000 2.50   0.0
    CF 5 0 13.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.69    
    LF 1 0 7.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.57    
1954 27 SEA CL RF 106 103 941.0 217 4 2 0 .991 2.11   2.7
    CF 20 3 67.0 17 1 0 0 1.000 2.42    
1955 28 SEA CL RF 135 127 1107.3 219 9 2 2 .991 1.85   1.7
    CF 1 0 10.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.70    
  RF 478 448 3977.3 896 24 12 5 .987 2.08   8.4
  CF 40 9 154.0 41 2 2 0 .956 2.51    
  SS 3 3 18.0 3 2 0 1 1.000 2.50   0.0
  LF 1 0 7.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.57    
Career Totals   522 460 4156.3 942 28 14 6 .986 2.10   8.4
Career Highs   136 127 1117.3 256 9 7 3 .992 2.33    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1952 25 SEA CL 5 14 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 2 .071 .316 .071 .387
1954 27 SEA CL 9 35 9 8 2 1 3 10 3 0 6 7 .229 .357 .600 .957
Career Post-Season Batting 14 49 13 9 2 1 3 11 5 0 11 9 .184 .344 .449 .793
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
XR
1955-10-89.2
CAR-39-333.8
Games
1955-9-138
CAR-36-535
Runs
1953-9-94
1954-7-94
1955-9-91
CAR-30-347
Total Bases
CAR-47-872
Triples
1952-7-8
1954-8-7
1955-5-7
CAR-18-29
Homeruns
1952-10-22
1953-9-21
1954-8-23
1955-8-20
CAR-18-86
RBIs
1955-10-93
CAR-36-325
Stolen Bases
1953-8-47
1954-7-43
1955-3-48
CAR-19-167
Caught Stealing
1954-6-18
1955-6-17
CAR-22-54
Walks
1952-8-65
1953-2-90
1955-8-80
CAR-22-296
Strikeouts
1955-5-99
CAR-13-350
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 45
   Hall of Fame Standards: 26
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 15th overall pick, by Seattle in 1952
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/16/1952, off Clyde Pearson (POR)
Hit for the cycle against Los Angeles on 4/27/1952
Injured on 7/20/1952 with a Bruised Ulna, out for 1-2 weeks
Drove in 6 runs against Oakland on 6/4/1954
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game