Cookie Rojas

Positions: Second Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: March 6, 1939 in La Habana, Cuba cu

Debut: April 10, 1962 (Age 23-035d, 9,534th in MLB history)
vs. LAD 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1977 (Age 38-209d)
vs. CAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1963 season

Full Name: Octavio Victor (Rivas) Rojas

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5x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.4

AB

6309

R

713

H

1660

BA

.263

HR

RBI

593

SB

OBP

.306

SLG

.337

OPS

.643

OPS+

Standard Batting

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1956	17	CIN-min	D	129	476	476		131	19	6	1						.275	.275	.347	.622		165							WPB · FLOR
1957	18	CIN-min	C	116	495	443	46	116	25	8	4	49	6		41	34	.262	.324	.381	.706		169		2	5	4			WAU · NORL
1958	19	CIN-min	A	134	587	527	74	134	24	2	10	44	10		47	37	.254	.318	.364	.683		192		3	9	1	0		SAV · SALL
1959	20	CIN-min	AAA	99	344	318	30	74	12	1	3	13	6		17	44	.233	.280	.305	.585		97		4	5	0	0		HAV · IL
1960	21	CIN-min	AAA	110	301	276	19	62	8	1	1	24	1	3	18	20	.225	.279	.272	.551		75		3	4	0			HAV · IL
1961	22	CIN-min	AAA	150	607	567	62	150	25	6	1	44	11		28	36	.265	.301	.335	.636		190		3	6	3	3		JER · IL
1962	23	ANA/PHI-min	AAA	47	183	170	13	41	4	0	0	11	0		13	15	.241	.295	.265	.560		45		0	0	0	2		DFW · AA
1962	23	CIN	NL	39	97	86	9	19	2	0	0	6	1	1	9	4	.221	.302	.244	.546	47	21	3	1	1	0	1	4/5
1963	24	PHI	NL	64	82	77	18	17	0	1	1	2	4	1	3	8	.221	.259	.286	.545	58	22	3	1	1	0	0	4/7
1964	25	PHI	NL	109	377	340	58	99	19	5	2	31	1	3	22	17	.291	.334	.394	.728	106	134	12	2	9	4	0	8746/529
1965	26	PHI	NL	142	578	521	78	158	25	3	3	42	5	5	42	33	.303	.356	.380	.736	110	198	9	3	8	4	3	4876/923	AS,MVP-26
1966	27	PHI	NL	156	679	626	77	168	18	1	6	55	4	6	35	46	.268	.310	.329	.639	78	206	12	4	12	2	3	478/96
1967	28	PHI	NL	147	578	528	60	137	21	2	4	45	8	4	30	58	.259	.297	.330	.627	79	174	14	0	16	4	3	*4/7265819
1968	29	PHI	NL	152	650	621	53	144	19	0	9	48	4	8	16	55	.232	.248	.306	.554	66	190	13	0	6	7	2	*4/2
1969	30	PHI	NL	110	425	391	35	89	11	1	4	30	1	6	23	28	.228	.269	.292	.561	59	114	12	1	5	5	1	4/7
1970	31	TOT	MLB	121	460	431	38	105	13	3	2	30	3	7	23	33	.244	.283	.302	.585	62	130	9	1	4	1	0	4/76
1970	31	STL	NL	23	51	47	2	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	4	.106	.176	.106	.283	-23	5	1	1	0	0	0	4/76
1970	31	KCR	AL	98	409	384	36	100	13	3	2	28	3	7	20	29	.260	.296	.326	.622	73	125	8	0	4	1	0	4
1971	32	KCR	AL	115	463	414	56	124	22	2	6	59	8	3	39	35	.300	.357	.406	.763	118	168	12	2	1	7	3	*4/67	AS,MVP-14
1972	33	KCR	AL	137	541	487	49	127	25	0	3	53	2	8	41	35	.261	.315	.331	.646	94	161	17	1	5	7	5	*4/56	AS
1973	34	KCR	AL	139	595	551	77	152	29	3	6	69	18	4	37	38	.276	.320	.372	.692	90	205	16	1	1	5	1	*4	AS,MVP-25
1974	35	KCR	AL	144	590	542	52	147	17	1	6	60	8	4	30	43	.271	.309	.339	.649	83	184	24	3	8	7	4	*4	AS
1975	36	KCR	AL	120	445	406	34	103	18	2	2	37	4	5	30	24	.254	.304	.323	.626	76	131	15	0	7	2	2	*4/D
1976	37	KCR	AL	63	145	132	11	32	6	0	0	16	2	0	8	15	.242	.280	.288	.568	66	38	5	0	2	3	0	4/D53
1977	38	KCR	AL	64	166	156	8	39	9	1	0	10	1	3	8	17	.250	.285	.321	.605	64	50	5	0	1	1	2	54/D
16 Yrs				1822	6871	6309	713	1660	254	25	54	593	74	68	396	489	.263	.306	.337	.643	83	2126	181	20	87	59	30
162 Game Avg.				162	611	561	63	148	23	2	5	53	7	6	35	43	.263	.306	.337	.643	83	189	16	2	8	5	3
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
KCR (8 yrs)				880	3354	3072	323	824	139	12	25	332	46	34	213	236	.268	.314	.346	.660	87	1062	102	7	29	33	17
PHI (7 yrs)				880	3369	3104	379	812	113	13	29	253	27	33	171	245	.262	.300	.334	.635	82	1038	75	11	57	26	12
STL (1 yr)				23	51	47	2	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	4	.106	.176	.106	.283	-23	5	1	1	0	0	0
CIN (1 yr)				39	97	86	9	19	2	0	0	6	1	1	9	4	.221	.302	.244	.546	47	21	3	1	1	0	1

NL (9 yrs)				942	3517	3237	390	836	115	13	29	261	28	34	183	253	.258	.298	.329	.627	79	1064	79	13	58	26	13
AL (8 yrs)				880	3354	3072	323	824	139	12	25	332	46	34	213	236	.268	.314	.346	.660	87	1062	102	7	29	33	17

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Postseason Batting

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Standard Fielding

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Similarity Scores

Transactions

Salaries

Other Resources & Links

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