- First Baseman for San Francisco Giants (1958-1966), St. Louis Cardinals (1966-1968), Atlanta Braves (1969-1972), Oakland Athletics (1972), Boston Red Sox (1973) and Kansas City Royals (1974).
- Member of 1962 National League Champion San Francisco Giants team. Member of 1967 World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals team. Member of 1968 National League Champion St. Louis Cardinals team. Member of 1969 National League Western Division Champion Atlanta Braves team. Member of 1972 World Series Champion Oakland Athletics team.
- Named to 7 National League All Star Teams (1959-1964 and 1967).
- 1958 National League Rookie of the Year for leading league in Doubles (38) and Sacrifice Flies (9) and having .312 Batting Average, .512 Slugging Percentage, 603 At Bats, 88 Runs, 188 Hits, 309 Total Bases, 25 Home Runs, 96 RBI, 84 Strikeouts, 15 Stolen Bases and 67 Extra-Base Hits.
- 1967 National League MVP for leading league in RBI(111) and being hit by pitch (12). Also had .325 batting average, .399 On-base percentage, .524 slugging percentage, 91 runs, 183 hits, 295 total bases, 37 doubles, 25 home runs, 62 extra-base hits, 257 times on base and 7 sacrifice flies.
- Finished 2nd in voting to Frank Robinson for 1961 National League MVP for leading League in Home Runs (46), RBI (142) and having .311 Batting Average, .609 Slugging Percentage, 585 At Bats, 105 Runs, 182 Hits, 356 Total Bases, 28 Doubles, 91 Strikeouts, 12 Stolen Bases, 78 Extra-Base Hits, Hit by Pitch 9 times in 152 Games.
- Finished 19th in voting for 1959 National League MVP for having .317 Batting Average (192 for 605), 92 Runs, 35 Doubles, 4 Triples, 27 Home Runs, 105 RBI, 23 Stolen Bases, 33 Walks, .355 On-base percentage, .522 Slugging Percentage, 316 Total Bases, 4 Sacrifice Flies and 10 Intentional Walks in 151 Games.
- Finished 15th in voting for 1962 National League MVP for having .306 Batting Average (191 for 625), 105 Runs, 26 Doubles, 1 Triple, 35 Home Runs, 114 RBI, 10 Stolen Bases, 37 Walks, .347 On-base percentage, .518 Slugging Percentage, 324 Total Bases, 1 Sacrifice Hit, 7 Sacrifice Hits and 8 Intentional Walks in 162 Games.
- Finished 13th in voting for 1966 National League MVP for leading League in being Hit By Pitch (14) and Sacrifice Flies (9) and having .301 Batting Average (151 for 501), 70 Runs, 26 Doubles, 20 Home Runs, 73 RBI, 9 Stolen Bases, 38 Walks, .361 On-base percentage, .473 Slugging Percentage, 237 Total Bases, 1 Sacrifice Hit and 12 Intentional Walks in 142 Games for the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals.
- Finished 36th in voting for 1969 National League MVP for having .257 Batting Average (147 for 573), 74 Runs, 28 Doubles, 2 Triples, 22 Home Runs, 88 RBI, 12 Stolen Bases, 55 Walks, .325 On-base percentage, .428 Slugging Percentage, 245 Total Bases, 3 Sacrifice Flies and 10 Intentional Walks in 154 Games.
- Finished 15th in voting for 1973 American League MVP for leading League in Grounding into Double Plays (24) and having .289 Batting Average (159 for 550), 51 Runs, 25 Doubles, 20 Home Runs, 86 RBI, 50 Walks, .350 On-base percentage, .444 Slugging Percentage, 244 Total Bases, 2 Sacrifice Hits, 3 Sacrifice Flies and 13 Intentional Walks in 142 Games.
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999.
- Father of Orlando Cepeda Jr..
- Made major league debut on 15 April 1958.
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