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George Harper
George Washington Harper
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8" , Weight: 167 lb.

Born: June 24, 1892 in Arlington, KY (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1916
Final Game: September 28, 1929
Died: August 18, 1978 in Magnolia, AR
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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
1916 24 DET AL 44 62 56 4 9 1 0 0 3 0 5 8 .161 .230 .179 .408 21 10 0 1 O
1917 25 DET AL 47 136 117 6 24 3 0 0 12 2 11 15 .205 .290 .231 .521 59 27 3 5 O
1918 26 DET AL 69 258 227 19 55 5 2 0 16 3 18 14 .242 .301 .282 .583 79 64 1 12 O
1922 30 CIN NL 128 482 430 67 146 22 8 2 68 11 10 35 22 .340 .397 .442 .839 118 190 6 11 *O
1923 31 CIN NL 61 139 125 14 32 4 2 3 16 0 2 11 9 .256 .316 .392 .708 87 49 0 3 O
1924 32 TOT NL 137 553 485 75 141 29 6 16 58 11 14 51 28 .291 .366 .474 .841 115 230 7 10 *O
1924 32 CIN NL 28 90 74 7 20 3 0 0 3 1 3 13 5 .270 .393 .311 .704 92 23 2 1 O
1924 32 PHI NL 109 463 411 68 121 26 6 16 55 10 11 38 23 .294 .361 .504 .865 119 207 5 9 *O
1925 33 PHI NL 132 542 495 86 173 35 7 18 97 10 8 28 32 .349 .391 .558 .949 132 276 6 13 *O MVP-18
1926 34 PHI NL 56 216 194 32 61 6 5 7 38 6 16 7 .314 .367 .505 .872 125 98 0 6 O
1927 35 NYG NL 145 593 483 85 160 19 6 16 87 7 84 27 .331 .435 .495 .930 149 239 5 21 *O
1928 36 TOT NL 118 408 329 52 96 9 2 19 65 3 61 19 .292 .407 .505 .912 135 166 3 15 O
1928 36 NYG NL 19 71 57 11 13 1 0 2 7 1 10 4 .228 .353 .351 .704 84 20 1 3 O
1928 36 STL NL 99 337 272 41 83 8 2 17 58 2 51 15 .305 .418 .537 .955 146 146 2 12 O
1929 37 BSN NL 136 538 457 65 133 25 5 10 68 5 69 27 .291 .389 .433 .822 107 198 4 8 *O
11 Seasons 1073 3927 3398 505 1030 158 43 91 528 58 34 389 208 .303 .380 .455 .836 118 1547 35 105
162 Game Avg. 162 593 513 76 156 24 6 14 80 9 59 31 .303 .380 .455 .836 118 234 5 16
PHI (3 yrs) 297 1221 1100 186 355 67 18 41 190 26 19 82 62 .323 .376 .528 .904 126 581 11 28
CIN (3 yrs) 217 711 629 88 198 29 10 5 87 12 15 59 36 .315 .381 .417 .797 109 262 8 15
DET (3 yrs) 160 456 400 29 88 9 2 0 31 5 34 37 .220 .288 .253 .540 65 101 4 18
NYG (2 yrs) 164 664 540 96 173 20 6 18 94 8 94 31 .320 .427 .480 .906 141 259 6 24
BSN (1 yr) 136 538 457 65 133 25 5 10 68 5 69 27 .291 .389 .433 .822 107 198 4 8
STL (1 yr) 99 337 272 41 83 8 2 17 58 2 51 15 .305 .418 .537 .955 146 146 2 12
NL (8 yrs) 913 3471 2998 476 942 149 41 91 497 53 34 355 171 .314 .392 .482 .875 124 1446 31 87
AL (3 yrs) 160 456 400 29 88 9 2 0 31 5 34 37 .220 .288 .253 .540 65 101 4 18

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
1928 36 STL NL WS NYY L 3 11 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .111 .273 .111 .384 1 1 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 11 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .111 .273 .111 .384 1 1 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1916 DET AL 24 OF 14 16 15 0 1 0 .938 1.07 .962 2.03 2-4-8
1917 DET AL 25 OF 31 51 48 2 1 0 .980 1.61 .967 2.14 0-3-28
1918 DET AL 26 OF 64 136 125 5 6 2 .956 2.03 .962 2.17 0-1-63
1922 CIN NL 30 OF 109 246 220 15 11 2 .955 2.16 .962 2.26 1-5-103
1923 CIN NL 31 OF 29 61 56 3 2 0 .967 2.03 .964 2.28 9-17-3
1924 TOT NL 32 OF 131 290 270 16 4 4 .986 2.18 .964 2.24 12-13-107
1924 CIN NL 32 OF 22 56 51 3 2 0 .964 2.45 .964 2.24 12-10-0
1924 PHI NL 32 OF 109 234 219 13 2 4 .991 2.13 .964 2.24 0-3-107
1925 PHI NL 33 OF 126 345 319 16 10 5 .971 2.66 .967 2.33 36-61-33 MVP-18
1926 PHI NL 34 OF 55 120 111 2 7 1 .942 2.05 .966 2.26 44-8-8
1927 NYG NL 35 OF 142 320 299 13 8 5 .975 2.20 .970 2.35 0-0-142
1928 TOT NL 36 OF 102 217 196 17 4 3 .982 2.09 .971 2.31 0-0-102
1928 NYG NL 36 OF 18 46 40 4 2 1 .957 2.44 .972 2.31 0-0-18
1928 STL NL 36 OF 84 171 156 13 2 2 .988 2.01 .971 2.31 0-0-84
1929 BSN NL 37 OF 130 281 266 7 8 2 .972 2.10 .973 2.38 119-1-10
11 Seasons OF 933 2083 1925 96 62 24 .970 2.17 .967 2.29 223-113-607
11 Seasons TOT 933 2083 1925 96 62 24 .970 2.17 .937 2.29 223-113-607

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1925-NL-18-4%
0.04 Career Shares (1148th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1922 NL--.340--7th
1925 NL--.349--6th
1927 NL--.331--7th
Career--.303--167th

On-Base% s c a p y
1922 NL--.397--10th
1927 NL--.435--3rd
1928 NL--.407--4th
Career--.380--162nd

Slugging % s c a p y
1925 NL--.558--5th
1927 NL--.495--9th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1925 NL--.949--7th
1927 NL--.930--5th
1928 NL--.912--9th
Career--.836--208th

Total Bases s c a p y
1925 NL--276--8th

Doubles s c a p y
1925 NL--35--10th

Home Runs s c a p y
1924 NL--16--5th
1925 NL--18--7th
1927 NL--16--7th
1928 NL--19--6th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1927 NL--84--2nd

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1925 NL--132--9th
1927 NL--149--5th

Runs Created s c a p y
1925 NL--104--7th
1927 NL--103--8th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1925 NL--23--10th
1927 NL--38--4th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1925 NL--2.1--10th
1927 NL--3.7--4th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1925 NL--60--6th

Times On Base s c a p y
1927 NL--249--8th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1925 NL--.699--8th
1927 NL--.736--5th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1922 NL--6--7th
1924 NL--7--5th
1925 NL--6--7th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1924 NL--14--9th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1924 NL--13.0--4th
1925 NL--12.9--3rd
1927 NL--9.7--9th

AB per SO s c a p y
Career--16.340--199th

AB per HR s c a p y
1924 NL--30.313--6th
1925 NL--27.500--6th
1927 NL--30.188--8th
1928 NL--17.316--2nd

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 38 (638), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 17 (859), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 23 (488), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

May 30, 1924: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Philadelphia Phillies for Curt Walker.

January 9, 1927: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Philadelphia Phillies to the New York Giants. The New York Giants sent Jack Scott and Fresco Thompson to the Philadelphia Phillies. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Butch Henline to the Brooklyn Robins. The Brooklyn Robins sent Burleigh Grimes to the New York Giants.

May 1, 1928: Traded by the New York Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bob O'Farrell.

December 8, 1928: Purchased by the Boston Braves from the St. Louis Cardinals.

November 14, 1929: Traded by the Boston Braves with Art Delaney and cash to Los Angeles (PCL) for Wally Berger.

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