Terry Harper
Terry Joe Harper
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: August 19, 1955 in Douglasville, GA
High School: Douglas County (Douglas County, GA)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 16th round of the 1973 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 1980
Final Game: October 2, 1987
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Standard Batting

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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
1980 24 ATL NL 21 61 54 3 10 2 1 0 3 2 1 6 5 .185 .279 .259 .538 50 14 1 1 0 0 0 7/98
1981 25 ATL NL 40 85 73 9 19 1 0 2 8 5 1 11 17 .260 .353 .356 .709 101 26 2 0 0 1 0 9/7
1982 26 ATL NL 48 167 150 16 43 3 0 2 16 7 4 14 28 .287 .347 .347 .694 92 52 3 1 0 2 0 79/8
1983 27 ATL NL 80 224 201 19 53 13 1 3 26 6 5 20 43 .264 .332 .383 .715 92 77 6 1 1 1 0 97/8
1984 28 ATL NL 40 108 102 4 16 3 1 0 8 4 1 4 21 .157 .194 .206 .400 10 21 6 1 0 1 0 7/9
1985 29 ATL NL 138 542 492 58 130 15 2 17 72 9 9 44 76 .264 .327 .407 .734 100 200 13 3 1 2 4 *7/9
1986 30 ATL NL 106 298 265 26 68 12 0 8 30 3 6 29 39 .257 .330 .392 .722 95 104 13 1 1 2 2 79
1987 31 TOT MLB 67 147 130 12 32 6 0 4 17 1 1 16 19 .246 .329 .385 .713 91 50 8 0 1 0 1 9D7
1987 31 DET AL 31 74 64 4 13 3 0 3 10 1 0 9 8 .203 .301 .391 .692 85 25 2 0 1 0 0 D9/7
1987 31 PIT NL 36 73 66 8 19 3 0 1 7 0 1 7 11 .288 .356 .379 .735 96 25 6 0 0 0 1 97
8 Seasons 540 1632 1467 147 371 55 5 36 180 37 28 144 248 .253 .321 .371 .692 89 544 52 8 4 9 7
162 Game Avg. 162 490 440 44 111 17 2 11 54 11 8 43 74 .253 .321 .371 .692 89 163 16 2 1 3 2
ATL (7 yrs) 473 1485 1337 135 339 49 5 32 163 36 27 128 229 .254 .321 .369 .690 88 494 44 8 3 9 6
PIT (1 yr) 36 73 66 8 19 3 0 1 7 0 1 7 11 .288 .356 .379 .735 96 25 6 0 0 0 1
DET (1 yr) 31 74 64 4 13 3 0 3 10 1 0 9 8 .203 .301 .391 .692 85 25 2 0 1 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 509 1558 1403 143 358 52 5 33 170 36 28 135 240 .255 .322 .370 .692 89 519 50 8 3 9 7
AL (1 yr) 31 74 64 4 13 3 0 3 10 1 0 9 8 .203 .301 .391 .692 85 25 2 0 1 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1980 24 ATL NL 61 46 4 2.4 97 .204 .185 .270 .279 .333 .259 .392 .538 .725 50 .254 -3.7 -0.4 .478 .204 .074 .0
1981 25 ATL NL 85 58 10 4.7 93 .309 .260 .265 .353 .330 .356 .379 .709 .710 101 .557 0.4 0.0 .719 .301 .096 2.9
1982 26 ATL NL 167 116 19 4.4 98 .336 .287 .270 .347 .334 .347 .393 .694 .726 92 .521 -1.3 -0.1 .614 .173 .060 3.1
1983 27 ATL NL 224 161 24 4.0 103 .321 .264 .272 .332 .342 .383 .404 .715 .746 92 .474 -2.1 -0.2 .623 .224 .119 4.0
1984 28 ATL NL 108 94 3 0.9 99 .195 .157 .271 .194 .337 .206 .394 .400 .732 10 .052 -12.9 -1.4 .312 .118 .049 .0
1985 29 ATL NL 542 387 62 4.3 99 .282 .264 .266 .327 .334 .407 .396 .734 .730 100 .512 -1.0 -0.1 .643 .232 .142 11.8
1986 30 ATL NL 298 219 30 3.7 102 .273 .257 .267 .330 .338 .392 .403 .722 .741 95 .430 -1.9 -0.2 .606 .234 .136 4.4
1987 31 TOT MLB 147 108 15 3.7 104 .262 .246 .265 .329 .333 .385 .419 .713 .752 91 .380 -1.6 -0.2 .617 .262 .138 1.6
1987 31 DET AL 74 54 8 4.0 102 .189 .203 .260 .301 .328 .391 .418 .692 .746 85 .397 -1.3 -0.1 .660 .344 .188 1.5
1987 31 PIT NL 73 54 7 3.5 106 .333 .288 .269 .356 .339 .379 .419 .735 .758 96 .361 -0.3 -0.0 .574 .182 .091 .0
8 Seasons 1632 1189 167 3.8 100 .281 .253 .268 .321 .336 .371 .399 .692 .735 89 .444 -24.2 -2.5 .599 .222 .118 36.5
162 Game Avg. 490 357 50 3.8 100 .281 .253 .268 .321 .336 .371 .399 .692 .735 89 .444 -24.2 -2.5 .599 .222 .118 11
ATL (7 yrs) 1485 1081 152 3.8 100 .283 .254 .268 .321 .336 .369 .397 .690 .733 88 .450 -22.6 -2.4 .598 .218 .116 33.9
PIT (1 yr) 73 54 7 3.5 106 .333 .288 .269 .356 .339 .379 .419 .735 .758 96 .361 -0.3 -0.0 .574 .182 .091 .0
DET (1 yr) 74 54 8 4.0 102 .189 .203 .260 .301 .328 .391 .418 .692 .746 85 .396 -1.3 -0.1 .660 .344 .188 1.5
NL (8 yrs) 1558 1135 159 3.8 100 .285 .255 .268 .322 .336 .370 .398 .692 .734 89 .446 -22.9 -2.4 .597 .217 .115 34.4
AL (1 yr) 74 54 8 4.0 102 .189 .203 .260 .301 .328 .391 .418 .692 .746 85 .396 -1.3 -0.1 .660 .344 .188 1.5

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
1982 26 ATL NL NLCS STL L 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1980 24 ATL NL 61 0.0% 8.2% 9.8% 4.9% 30% 0.83 10.8 18.0 0.95 80%
1981 25 ATL NL 85 2.4% 20.0% 12.9% 3.5% 16% 1.55 4.3 36.5 9.1 0.77 65%
1982 26 ATL NL 167 1.2% 16.8% 8.4% 3.0% 12% 2.00 5.4 75.0 9.4 1.15 73%
1983 27 ATL NL 224 1.3% 19.2% 8.9% 7.6% 32% 2.15 4.7 67.0 7.7 1.20 70%
1984 28 ATL NL 108 0.0% 19.4% 3.7% 3.7% 25% 5.25 4.9 12.8 0.94 76%
1985 29 ATL NL 542 3.1% 14.0% 8.1% 6.3% 26% 1.73 6.5 28.9 6.8 1.27 74%
1986 30 ATL NL 298 2.7% 13.1% 9.7% 6.7% 29% 1.34 6.8 33.1 8.8 1.10 74%
1987 31 TOT MLB 147 2.7% 12.9% 10.9% 6.8% 31% 1.19 6.8 32.5 7.6 0.95 73%
1987 31 DET AL 74 4.1% 10.8% 12.2% 8.1% 46% 0.89 8.0 21.3 6.4 0.83 72%
1987 31 PIT NL 73 1.4% 15.1% 9.6% 5.5% 21% 1.57 6.0 66.0 9.4 1.11 74%
8 Seasons 1632 2.2% 15.2% 8.8% 5.9% 26% 1.72 5.9 40.8 8.2 1.12 73%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1980 24 ATL NL 1 0 18% 22 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 33% 4 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
1981 25 ATL NL 1 0 25% 38 5 1 83% 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 40% 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 0
1982 26 ATL NL 1 0 25% 77 7 4 64% 7 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 46% 12 8 4 1 1 0 11 4 7
1983 27 ATL NL 2 0 23% 87 6 5 55% 6 3 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 31% 15 12 3 2 1 1 9 3 4
1984 28 ATL NL 2 0 19% 28 4 1 80% 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1985 29 ATL NL 7 0 26% 180 9 9 50% 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 15 43% 26 19 6 5 2 3 16 5 11
1986 30 ATL NL 3 0 20% 101 3 6 33% 3 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 4 26% 10 9 1 5 4 1 4 1 3
1987 31 TOT MLB 4 0 18% 52 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 18% 8 6 2 1 1 0 2 2 0
1987 31 DET AL 2 0 5% 27 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0% 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 31 PIT NL 2 0 28% 25 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 29% 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 2 0
8 Seasons 21 0 23% 585 37 28 57% 37 25 0 3 0 0 6 2 24 28 36% 77 59 17 18 9 7 45 16 27
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1980 24 ATL NL 61 16% 10 3 0 0 0 1.50 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 14% 0 0 29 3 10% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 0
1981 25 ATL NL 85 45% 19 15 3 1 2 1.50 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 11 2 18% 6 2 33% 48 6 13% 6 2 33% 3 0 0% 0
1982 26 ATL NL 167 32% 43 10 1 0 0 1.99 2 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 27 3 11% 17 4 24% 94 16 17% 10 4 40% 11 7 64% 0
1983 27 ATL NL 224 57% 53 18 3 0 0 1.64 3 0 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 100% 47 6 13% 25 9 36% 145 23 16% 17 7 41% 12 6 50% 0
1984 28 ATL NL 108 40% 16 12 2 0 2 1.22 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 6 25% 11 3 27% 71 9 13% 6 4 67% 3 1 33% 0
1985 29 ATL NL 542 35% 130 12 3 1 2 1.88 17 0 21 9 8 9 8 0 1 1 100% 113 13 12% 44 13 30% 372 57 15% 31 13 42% 26 8 31% 0
1986 30 ATL NL 298 49% 68 32 6 1 3 1.87 8 1 5 6 2 3 5 0 2 1 50% 58 13 22% 32 8 25% 190 24 13% 7 3 43% 18 5 28% 0
1987 31 TOT MLB 147 91% 32 19 1 0 0 1.44 4 0 5 0 4 2 2 0 1 1 100% 37 8 22% 20 4 20% 107 13 12% 15 7 47% 8 1 13% 0
1987 31 DET AL 74 96% 13 3 0 0 0 0.69 3 0 2 0 3 2 1 0 1 1 100% 18 2 11% 10 4 40% 46 7 15% 5 3 60% 4 0 0% 0
1987 31 PIT NL 73 86% 19 16 1 0 0 1.58 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 19 6 32% 10 0 0% 61 6 10% 10 4 40% 4 1 25% 0
8 Seasons 1632 45% 371 121 19 3 9 1.66 36 1 46 16 20 18 18 0 5 4 80% 324 52 16% 155 43 28% 1056 151 14% 94 40 43% 83 28 34% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1980 24 21 61 54 3 10 2 1 0 3 2 1 6 5 .185 .279 .259 .538 50 14 1 1 0 0 0
1981 25 61 146 127 12 29 3 1 2 11 7 2 17 22 .228 .322 .315 .637 79 40 3 1 0 1 0
1982 26 109 313 277 28 72 6 1 4 27 14 6 31 50 .260 .335 .332 .668 86 92 6 2 0 3 0
1983 27 189 537 478 47 125 19 2 7 53 20 11 51 93 .262 .334 .354 .688 89 169 12 3 1 4 0
1984 28 229 645 580 51 141 22 3 7 61 24 12 55 114 .243 .311 .328 .638 75 190 18 4 1 5 0
1985 29 367 1187 1072 109 271 37 5 24 133 33 21 99 190 .253 .318 .364 .682 87 390 31 7 2 7 4
1986 30 473 1485 1337 135 339 49 5 32 163 36 27 128 229 .254 .321 .369 .690 88 494 44 8 3 9 6
1987 31 540 1632 1467 147 371 55 5 36 180 37 28 144 248 .253 .321 .371 .692 89 544 52 8 4 9 7

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1980 24 21 61 54 3 10 2 1 0 3 2 6 5 .185 .279 .259 .538 4 21
1981 25 61 135 114 15 32 2 0 3 13 8 19 26 .281 .378 .377 .755 17 40
1982 26 48 168 151 16 44 3 0 2 16 7 14 28 .291 .351 .351 .702 19 48
1983 27 80 220 199 19 51 13 1 3 26 6 19 43 .256 .323 .377 .700 24 80
1984 28 40 106 100 4 14 3 1 0 7 4 4 21 .140 .179 .190 .369 3 40
1985 29 138 540 491 60 129 15 2 17 74 9 44 76 .263 .326 .405 .731 64 138
1986 30 106 291 261 27 64 11 0 8 31 3 27 39 .245 .316 .379 .695 31 106
1987 31 67 141 127 12 29 5 0 4 16 1 14 19 .228 .305 .362 .667 14 67
8 Seasons 561 1662 1497 156 373 54 5 37 186 40 147 257 .249 .318 .366 .684 176 540
162 Game Avg. 162 480 432 45 108 16 1 11 54 12 42 74 .249 .318 .366 .684 51 540

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3145), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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