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Cecil CoopervsKirk Gibson

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

1B · VAL group BAT

Cecil Cooper

1971–1987 · 17 seasons

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LF · VAL group BAT

Kirk Gibson

1979–1995 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Cecil Cooper and Kirk Gibson: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Cecil Cooper	Stat	Kirk Gibson
17	Seasons	17
98.4	Career VAL	98.6
15.3 (1980)	Peak-season VAL	14.4 (1985)
2×	Gold Gloves	—
3×	Silver Sluggers	1×
5×	All-Star Selections	—
—	MVP Awards	1×
2	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
12	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	1

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Cecil Cooper and Kirk Gibson have
Cecil Cooper	Stat	Kirk Gibson
Career
1,896	Games	1,635
Batting
2,192	Hits	1,553
241	Home runs	255
1,125	RBI	870
1,012	Runs	985
89	Stolen bases	284
448

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Cecil Cooper	Kirk Gibson
23	0	1.5
24	3.7	5.2
25	6.9	3.4
26	5.2	3.7
27	7.4	12.7
28	7.9	14.4
29	11.3	10
30	15.3	10.2
31	6.8	13.9
32	12.4	1.9
33	11.5	3.6
34	2.1	5.7
35	7.3	—
36	0.6	4.1
37	0	5.5
38	—	2.8