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Harry Harper
Harry Clayton Harper

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 165 lb.

Debut June 27, 1913
Final Game May 8, 1923
Born April 24, 1895 in Hackensack, NJ
Died April 23, 1963 in New York, NY

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Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1913 18 WSH AL   0   0   4   0   0   0   3  0   12.7   10   11    5   1    5    9   1   2    55       1  3.55  2.96   83 1.184
 1914 19 WSH AL   2   1  23   3   1   0  11  2   57.0   45   29   22   1   35   50   5   3   253       0  3.47  2.82   81 1.404
 1915 20 WSH AL   4   4  19  10   5   2   6  2   86.3   66   26   17   1   40   54   1   5   338       0  1.77  2.96  167 1.228
 1916 21 WSH AL  14  10  36  34  13   2   1  0  249.7  209   82   68   4  101  149   8   9   997       1  2.45  2.80  114 1.242
 1917 22 WSH AL  11  12  31  31  10   4   0  0  179.3  145   85   60   1  106   99   5  10   748       0  3.01  2.63   87 1.400
 1918 23 WSH AL  11  10  35  32  14   3   2  1  244.0  182   77   59   1  104   78   8  13   993       0  2.18  2.71  125 1.172
 1919 24 WSH AL   6  21  35  31   8   0   4  0  208.0  220  119   86   3   97   87   8   9   879       2  3.72  3.19   86 1.524
 1920 25 BOS AL   5  14  27  22  11   1   0  0  162.7  163   73   55   9   66   71   2   9   687       0  3.04  3.64  119 1.408
 1921 26 NYY AL   4   3   8   7   4   0   1  0   52.7   52   23   22   3   25   22   2   4   235       0  3.76  4.24  113 1.462
 1923 28 BRO NL   0   1   1   1   0   0   0  0    3.7    8    6    6   2    3    4   0   0    22       0 14.73  3.88   26 3.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .429  57  76 219 171  66  12  28  5 1256.0 1100  531  400  26  582  623  40  64  5207       4  2.87  3.01  105 1.339
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     9  13  38  29  11   2   4  0  218.7  191   92   69   4  101  108   6  11   907   0   0  2.87  3.01  105 1.339
 Career High     14  21  36  34  14   4  11  2  249.7  220  119   86   9  106  149   8  13   997   0   2  1.77  4.24  167 1.172

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1913 18 WSH AL   4    4    0    1   0  0   0    0   0      0   2  .250  .250  .250   45    1   0           0    
 1914 19 WSH AL  23   12    1    3   0  0   0    1   1  1   0   4  .250  .250  .250   48    3   0           0    
 1915 20 WSH AL  19   25    1    0   0  0   0    1   0      0   5  .000  .038  .000  -89    0   2           1    
 1916 21 WSH AL  36   87    6   18   2  0   0    1   1      2  21  .207  .233  .230   40   20   1           1    
 1917 22 WSH AL  31   60    1    7   1  0   0    2   1      1  15  .117  .145  .133  -15    8   2           1    
 1918 23 WSH AL  36   82    3   11   1  0   0    5   0      5  31  .134  .184  .146   -0   12   3           0    
 1919 24 WSH AL  35   65    3   11   3  0   0    7   0      1  17  .169  .182  .215   12   14   2           0    
 1920 25 BOS AL  27   50    3    6   1  0   0    1   0  1   5  20  .120  .200  .140   -7    7   2           0    
 1921 26 NYY AL   8   16    1    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   4  .125  .176  .125  -23    2   0           0    
 1923 28 BRO NL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     220  402   19   59   8  0   0   19   3  2  15 120  .147  .183  .167    2   67  12   0   0   3   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        296   14   43   6  0   0   14   2  1  11  88  .147  .183  .167    2   49   9   0   0   2   0
 Career High     36   87    6   18   3  0   0    7   1  1   5  31                          20   3   0   0   1   0
Special Batting  Glossary 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1913 18 WSH AL    4    3    0   0.0    89| .250  .267| .250  .339| .250  .350| .500  .689|  45  .000  -0.3   0.0     
 1914 19 WSH AL   12   10    1   2.7    85| .250  .261| .250  .335| .250  .341| .500  .676|  48  .410  -0.8  -0.1  50%
 1915 20 WSH AL   28   27    0   0.0    85| .000  .257| .038  .336| .000  .338| .038  .674| -89  .000  -5.9  -0.7     
 1916 21 WSH AL   91   70    4   1.6    82| .207  .255| .233  .330| .230  .334| .463  .663|  40  .188  -6.7  -0.8     
 1917 22 WSH AL   64   55    1   0.5    79| .117  .254| .145  .324| .133  .328| .278  .653| -15  .028  -8.4  -1.0     
 1918 23 WSH AL   90   74    2   0.7    81| .134  .259| .184  .330| .146  .331| .330  .661|  -0  .055 -10.1  -1.2     
 1919 24 WSH AL   68   56    3   1.4    94| .169  .275| .182  .341| .215  .370| .397  .710|  12  .130  -7.8  -0.8     
 1920 25 BOS AL   57   47    1   0.6   103| .120  .286| .200  .350| .140  .393| .340  .743|  -7  .022  -7.7  -0.8   0%
 1921 26 NYY AL   17   14    0   0.0   116| .125  .302| .176  .368| .125  .424| .301  .792| -23  .000  -3.1  -0.3   0%
 1923 28 BRO NL    1    1    0   0.0   105| .000  .290| .000  .348| .000  .403| .000  .751|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons      432  357   12   0.9    88| .147  .265| .183  .336| .167  .350| .350  .686|   2  .069 -51.1  -5.7     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1913 18 WSH AL   P    4      1    4    2    1  .714  .943  1.25  1.82  3.54  2.98    0   12.7
 1914 19 WSH AL   P   23      0   11    3    0  .786  .932  0.48  1.74  1.74  2.95    3   57.0
 1915 20 WSH AL   P   19      0   15    2    0  .882  .938  0.79  1.80  1.56  3.01   10   86.3
 1916 21 WSH AL   P   36      8   46    4    4  .931  .946  1.50  1.69  1.95  2.95   34  249.7
 1917 22 WSH AL   P   31      6   37    9    5  .827  .947  1.39  1.83  2.16  3.04   31  179.3
 1918 23 WSH AL   P   35      9   45    3    1  .947  .952  1.54  1.85  1.99  2.82   32  244.0
                 OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.20                            1    0    0
 1919 24 WSH AL   P   35     10   47    3    2  .950  .948  1.63  1.76  2.47  2.83   31  208.0
 1920 25 BOS AL   P   27      1   31    3    1  .914  .950  1.19  1.66  1.77  2.70   22  162.7
 1921 26 NYY AL   P    8      5    4    0    0 1.000  .957  1.12  1.56  1.54  2.70    7   52.7
 1923 28 BRO NL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.30  0.00  2.43    1    3.7

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1918 23 WSH AL  OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.20                            1    0    0

 1913 18 WSH AL   P    4      1    4    2    1  .714  .943  1.25  1.82  3.54  2.98    0   12.7
 1914 19 WSH AL   P   23      0   11    3    0  .786  .932  0.48  1.74  1.74  2.95    3   57.0
 1915 20 WSH AL   P   19      0   15    2    0  .882  .938  0.79  1.80  1.56  3.01   10   86.3
 1916 21 WSH AL   P   36      8   46    4    4  .931  .946  1.50  1.69  1.95  2.95   34  249.7
 1917 22 WSH AL   P   31      6   37    9    5  .827  .947  1.39  1.83  2.16  3.04   31  179.3
 1918 23 WSH AL   P   35      9   45    3    1  .947  .952  1.54  1.85  1.99  2.82   32  244.0
 1919 24 WSH AL   P   35     10   47    3    2  .950  .948  1.63  1.76  2.47  2.83   31  208.0
 1920 25 BOS AL   P   27      1   31    3    1  .914  .950  1.19  1.66  1.77  2.70   22  162.7
 1921 26 NYY AL   P    8      5    4    0    0 1.000  .957  1.12  1.56  1.54  2.70    7   52.7
 1923 28 BRO NL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.30  0.00  2.43    1    3.7

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total   P* 219     40  240   29   14  .906  .948  1.28  1.75              171 1256.0
                 OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.20                            1    0    0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       220     40  240   29   14  .906  .948  1.27  1.76
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1921   WS    NYY NYG     L   1   1  20.25  0  0  0  0   1.1   3   3   2   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1921   WS    NYY NYG     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

ERA
1918 AL-2.18-6
1920 AL-3.04-7

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1918 AL-1.172-8

Hits Allowed/9IP
1917 AL-7.28-7
1918 AL-6.71-3
Car-7.88-82

Strikeouts/9IP
1916 AL-5.37-4
1917 AL-4.97-2
1919 AL-3.76-9
1920 AL-3.93-3

Innings
1918 AL-244.0-9

Strikeouts
1916 AL-149-5
1918 AL-78-10

Games Started
1916 AL-34-5
1917 AL-31-10
1918 AL-32-4
1919 AL-31-7

Shutouts
1917 AL-4-9
1918 AL-3-8

Home Runs Allow.
1916 AL-4-8
1920 AL-9-10

Bases On Balls Allow.
1916 AL-101-4
1917 AL-106-4
1918 AL-104-3
1919 AL-97-3

SO to Walk
1916 AL-1.48-8

Losses
1919 AL-21-1

Earned Runs Allow.
1919 AL-86-7

Wild Pitches
1916 AL-9-3
1917 AL-10-2
1918 AL-13-1
1919 AL-9-2
1920 AL-9-5

Hit Batsmen
1916 AL-8-7
1918 AL-8-5
1919 AL-8-6

Batters Faced
1918 AL-993-9

Adjusted ERA+
1918 AL-125-8
1920 AL-119-10

Youngest Player
1913 AL-18-5
1914 AL-19-6

Gray Ink: Pitching - 29 (801) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 12.0 (649) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 4.0 (1323) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

January 20, 1920: Traded by the Washington Senators with Eddie Foster and Mike Menosky to the Boston Red Sox for Braggo Roth and Red Shannon.

December 15, 1920: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Waite Hoyt, Mike McNally, and Wally Schang to the New York Yankees for Muddy Ruel, Del Pratt, Sammy Vick, and Hank Thormahlen.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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