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Brian Harper
Brian David Harper
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: October 16, 1959 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: San Pedro (San Pedro, CA)
Drafted by the California Angels in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 29, 1979
Final Game: April 29, 1995
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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
1979 19 CAL AL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /D
1981 21 CAL AL 4 12 11 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273 .250 .273 .523 51 3 0 0 0 1 0 /D79
1982 22 PIT NL 20 31 29 4 8 1 0 2 4 0 0 1 4 .276 .300 .517 .817 122 15 1 0 1 0 1 /7
1983 23 PIT NL 61 140 131 16 29 4 1 7 20 0 0 2 15 .221 .232 .427 .659 77 56 3 1 2 4 0 7/39
1984 24 PIT NL 46 121 112 4 29 4 0 2 11 0 0 5 11 .259 .300 .348 .648 82 39 4 2 1 1 0 7/92
1985 25 STL NL 43 55 52 5 13 4 0 0 8 0 0 2 3 .250 .273 .327 .600 68 17 2 0 0 1 0 /75923
1986 26 DET AL 19 41 36 2 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 .139 .200 .167 .367 2 6 1 0 1 1 0 9/D32
1987 27 OAK AL 11 19 17 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 .235 .222 .294 .516 40 5 1 0 1 1 0 /D7
1988 28 MIN AL 60 182 166 15 49 11 1 3 20 0 3 10 12 .295 .344 .428 .772 113 71 12 3 2 1 1 2/D5
1989 29 MIN AL 126 412 385 43 125 24 0 8 57 2 4 13 16 .325 .353 .449 .802 119 173 11 6 4 4 3 2D/935
1990 30 MIN AL 134 509 479 61 141 42 3 6 54 3 2 19 27 .294 .328 .432 .760 106 207 20 7 0 4 2 *2D/53
1991 31 MIN AL 123 469 441 54 137 28 1 10 69 1 2 14 22 .311 .336 .447 .783 111 197 14 6 2 6 3 *2/D37
1992 32 MIN AL 140 546 502 58 154 25 0 9 73 0 1 26 22 .307 .343 .410 .753 108 206 15 7 1 10 7 *2/D
1993 33 MIN AL 147 573 530 52 161 26 1 12 73 1 3 29 29 .304 .347 .425 .772 107 225 15 9 0 5 9 *2/D
1994 34 MIL AL 64 267 251 23 73 15 0 4 32 0 2 9 18 .291 .318 .398 .717 81 100 8 3 0 4 1 D2/97
1995 35 OAK AL 2 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /2
16 Seasons 1001 3386 3151 339 931 186 7 63 428 8 17 133 188 .295 .329 .419 .748 102 1320 107 44 15 43 27
162 Game Avg. 162 548 510 55 151 30 1 10 69 1 3 22 30 .295 .329 .419 .748 102 214 17 7 2 7 4
MIN (6 yrs) 730 2691 2503 283 767 156 6 48 346 7 15 111 128 .306 .342 .431 .773 110 1079 87 38 9 30 25
PIT (3 yrs) 127 292 272 24 66 9 1 11 35 0 0 8 30 .243 .267 .404 .672 84 110 8 3 4 5 1
OAK (2 yrs) 13 26 24 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 .167 .160 .208 .368 -0 5 1 0 1 1 0
CAL (2 yrs) 5 14 13 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 .231 .214 .231 .445 28 3 0 0 0 1 0
STL (1 yr) 43 55 52 5 13 4 0 0 8 0 0 2 3 .250 .273 .327 .600 68 17 2 0 0 1 0
DET (1 yr) 19 41 36 2 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 .139 .200 .167 .367 2 6 1 0 1 1 0
MIL (1 yr) 64 267 251 23 73 15 0 4 32 0 2 9 18 .291 .318 .398 .717 81 100 8 3 0 4 1
AL (12 yrs) 831 3039 2827 310 852 173 6 52 385 8 17 123 155 .301 .336 .422 .758 105 1193 97 41 11 37 26
NL (4 yrs) 170 347 324 29 79 13 1 11 43 0 0 10 33 .244 .268 .392 .660 81 127 10 3 4 6 1

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1985 25 STL NL NLCS LAD W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 25 STL NL WS KCR L 4 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0
1991 31 MIN AL ALCS TOR W 5 18 18 1 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .278 .278 .389 .667 7 0 0 0 0 0
1991 31 MIN AL WS ATL W 7 23 21 2 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 .381 .435 .476 .911 10 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (4 Series) 17 46 44 3 14 4 0 0 3 0 0 2 5 .318 .348 .409 .757 18 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 5 18 18 1 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .278 .278 .389 .667 7 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 11 27 25 2 9 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 .360 .407 .440 .847 11 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1979 CAL AL 19 DH 1
1981 CAL AL 21 OF 2 2 16.0 6 5 0 1 0 .833 -0.5 -37.5 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 2.81 2.50 .983 2.48 2.15
1981 CAL AL 21 DH 1
1981 CAL AL 21 LF 1 1 7.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -51.4 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 2.57 2.00 1.000 2.44 2.00
1981 CAL AL 21 RF 1 1 9.0 4 3 0 1 0 .750 -0.2 -26.7 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 3.00 3.00 .975 2.20 1.80
1982 PIT NL 22 LF 8 4 43.1 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 16.6 0.6 1.0 -0.4 0 2.28 1.38 .973 2.08 1.60
1982 PIT NL 22 OF 8 4 43.1 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 16.6 0.6 1.0 -0.4 0 2.08 1.25 .980 2.24 1.91
1983 PIT NL 23 OF 35 27 228.1 40 40 0 0 0 1.000 -2.0 -10.5 -3.0 -1.5 -1.5 1 1.58 1.14 .980 2.27 1.92
1983 PIT NL 23 LF 34 27 226.1 40 40 0 0 0 1.000 -1.8 -9.5 -2.8 -1.3 -1.5 1 1.59 1.18 .978 2.03 1.60
1983 PIT NL 23 1B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 9.90 8.40
1983 PIT NL 23 RF 1 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -120.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.60
1984 PIT NL 24 OF 37 32 221.1 52 48 3 1 0 .981 2.1 11.4 2.1 -2.2 4.4 0 2.07 1.38 .979 2.27 1.91
1984 PIT NL 24 LF 34 30 206.0 48 44 3 1 0 .979 2.0 11.7 2.0 -1.7 3.7 0 2.05 1.38 .971 2.03 1.53
1984 PIT NL 24 RF 4 2 15.1 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 7.8 0.1 -0.5 0.7 0 2.93 1.25 .980 2.05 1.70
1984 PIT NL 24 C 2 1 10.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.0 120.0 1 8.10 4.50 .989 6.57 5.70 0 0 0 1 100%
1985 STL NL 25 OF 13 3 33.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 3.6 0.1 0.6 -0.4 0 2.18 0.62 .975 2.21 1.88
1985 STL NL 25 LF 7 1 13.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 9.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0 2.08 0.43 .967 1.94 1.50
1985 STL NL 25 3B 6 3 30.0 10 5 5 0 0 1.000 0.1 4.0 0.1 0.2 -0.1 0 3.00 1.67 .950 2.88 2.47
1985 STL NL 25 RF 6 2 20.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 -0.4 0 2.70 1.00 .983 2.02 1.68
1985 STL NL 25 C 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 6.30 5.45 0 0 0 0
1985 STL NL 25 1B 1 0 1.1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -90.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 13.50 2.00 1.000 10.12 8.50
1986 DET AL 26 OF 11 7 56.0 14 13 0 1 0 .929 0.8 17.1 0.8 0.6 0.2 0 2.09 1.18 .979 2.39 2.06
1986 DET AL 26 RF 11 7 56.0 14 13 0 1 0 .929 0.8 17.1 0.8 0.6 0.2 0 2.09 1.18 .979 2.11 1.79
1986 DET AL 26 DH 6
1986 DET AL 26 1B 2 1 9.0 9 7 2 0 2 1.000 0.1 13.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 9.00 4.50 .989 9.40 8.60
1986 DET AL 26 C 2 0 5.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 2.50 .980 6.66 5.45 0 1 0 0
1987 OAK AL 27 DH 7
1987 OAK AL 27 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
1987 OAK AL 27 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.00
1988 MIN AL 28 C 48 41 361.0 224 207 15 2 0 .991 4.0 13.3 4 5.53 4.63 .989 6.22 5.28 3 5 22 12 35%
1988 MIN AL 28 DH 5
1988 MIN AL 28 3B 2 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -80.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 3.00 0.50 1.000 2.70 2.35
1989 MIN AL 29 C 101 86 755.2 502 456 35 11 7 .978 2.0 3.2 2 5.85 4.86 .989 6.24 5.20 5 13 53 26 33%
1989 MIN AL 29 DH 19
1989 MIN AL 29 OF 3 1 16.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -105.0 -1.4 0.0 -1.4 0 1.69 1.00 .967 2.42 2.13
1989 MIN AL 29 RF 3 1 16.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -105.0 -1.4 0.0 -1.4 0 1.69 1.00 .967 2.31 1.90
1989 MIN AL 29 1B 2 0 3.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.00 1.00 1.000 9.90 8.35
1989 MIN AL 29 3B 2 0 5.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.60 1.00 .950 2.70 2.35
1990 MIN AL 30 C 120 115 985.2 736 672 53 11 5 .985 1.0 1.2 1 6.62 6.04 .991 6.42 5.36 5 38 86 50 37%
1990 MIN AL 30 DH 11
1990 MIN AL 30 3B 3 0 3.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.5 200.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 .933 2.70 2.33
1990 MIN AL 30 1B 2 2 17.0 16 13 3 0 0 1.000 0.6 42.4 0.6 0.0 0.6 0 8.47 8.00 .994 9.64 8.35
1991 MIN AL 31 C 119 114 990.0 683 642 33 8 7 .988 -11.0 -13.3 -11 6.14 5.67 .990 6.49 5.28 9 36 98 28 22%
1991 MIN AL 31 DH 2
1991 MIN AL 31 1B 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.00 1.00 1.000 9.90 8.30
1991 MIN AL 31 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
1991 MIN AL 31 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.00
1992 MIN AL 32 C 133 128 1114.0 815 744 58 13 8 .984 -7.0 -7.5 -7 6.48 6.03 .989 6.20 5.26 12 44 118 52 31%
1992 MIN AL 32 DH 2
1993 MIN AL 33 C 134 129 1125.2 810 736 64 10 6 .988 -4.0 -4.3 -4 6.40 5.97 .991 6.56 5.46 18 33 114 55 33%
1993 MIN AL 33 DH 7
1994 MIL AL 34 DH 36
1994 MIL AL 34 C 25 24 216.0 158 141 14 3 2 .981 -1.0 -5.6 -1 6.46 6.20 .991 6.79 5.73 3 8 30 9 23%
1994 MIL AL 34 OF 3 3 19.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 31.6 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 0.95 0.67 1.000 2.37 2.10
1994 MIL AL 34 RF 3 2 13.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 36.9 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 0.69 0.33 1.000 2.22 1.87
1994 MIL AL 34 LF 1 1 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 20.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 1.50 1.00 1.000 2.10 1.80
1995 OAK AL 35 C 2 1 13.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 4.15 3.00 .983 6.72 5.65 0 1 0 0
11 Seasons C 688 639 5578.0 3948 3618 272 58 35 .985 -15.0 -3.2 -15 6.28 5.65 .990 6.40 5.33 55 179 521 233 31%
10 Seasons OF 114 79 635.0 135 129 3 3 0 .978 0.1 0.2 -0.9 -1.6 0.9 1 1.87 1.16 .979 2.29 1.94
11 Seasons DH 97
8 Seasons LF 87 64 503.2 105 101 3 1 0 .990 0.6 1.4 -0.4 -2.1 1.8 1 1.86 1.20 .974 2.04 1.57
7 Seasons RF 29 15 131.1 34 30 2 2 0 .941 -0.5 -4.6 -0.5 0.5 -0.9 0 2.19 1.10 .979 2.12 1.77
4 Seasons 3B 13 3 41.0 16 8 8 0 0 1.000 0.4 11.7 0.4 0.7 -0.3 0 3.51 1.23 .950 2.83 2.40
6 Seasons 1B 9 3 32.1 30 25 5 0 2 1.000 0.6 22.3 0.6 0.0 0.6 0 8.35 3.33 .993 9.63 8.42
16 Seasons TOT 824 724 6286.1 4129 3780 288 61 37 .985 -13.9 -2.7 0.1 -0.9 1.2 1 0 -15 5.82 4.94 .975 5.97 4.85 55 179 521 233 31%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1992 AL--.307--9th

Doubles s c a p y
1990 AL--42--5th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1989 AL--6--9th
1990 AL--7--4th
1993 AL--9--9th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1992 AL--10--6th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1990 AL--20--5th

AB per SO s c a p y
1990 AL--17.7--1st
1992 AL--22.8--1st
1993 AL--18.3--2nd
Career--16.8--182nd

Youngest s c a p y
1979 AL--born 1959-10-16--1st

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 6 (1660), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 17 (879), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 20 (641), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 7, 1977: Drafted by the California Angels in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft.

December 11, 1981: Traded by the California Angels to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tim Foli.

December 12, 1984: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with John Tudor to the St. Louis Cardinals for Steve Barnard (minors) and George Hendrick.

April 1, 1986: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

April 25, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

March 23, 1987: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

May 12, 1987: Purchased by the Oakland Athletics from San Jose (California).

October 12, 1987: Released by the Oakland Athletics.

January 4, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

November 4, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

December 19, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

November 2, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

February 13, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

October 24, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

April 20, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985St. Louis Cardinals$135,000
1987Oakland Athletics$70,000
1989Minnesota Twins$147,500
1990Minnesota Twins$500,000
1991Minnesota Twins$625,000
1992Minnesota Twins$2,500,000
1993Minnesota Twins$2,400,000
1994Milwaukee Brewers$1,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$7,377,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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