George Harper

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-8, 167lb (173cm, 75kg)

Born: June 24, 1892 in Arlington, KY us

Died: August 18, 1978 in Magnolia, AR

Buried: New Hope Cemetery, Magnolia, AR

High School: Fordyce HS (Fordyce, AR)

Debut: April 15, 1916 (Age 23-296d, 4,472nd in MLB history)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1929 (Age 37-096d)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1917 season

Full Name: George Washington Harper

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.3

AB

3398

R

505

H

1030

BA

.303

HR

RBI

530

SB

OBP

.380

SLG

.455

OPS

.836

OPS+

118

Standard Batting

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1913	21	PAR,KCY	D,AA	141	483	483		149	25	14	5						.308	.308	.449	.758		217				PAR,KCY · TXOK,AA
1914	22	PAR	D	116	413	413		127	22	6	3						.308	.308	.412	.719		170				PAR · TXOK
1915	23	FTW	B	156	542	542		162	30	14	2						.299	.299	.417	.716		226				FTW · TL
1916	24	DET	AL	44	64	56	4	9	1	0	0	5	0		5	8	.161	.230	.179	.408	21	10	0	1	/987
1917	25	MNE	AA	26	58	58		20	1	0	3						.345	.345	.517	.862		30				MNE · AA
1917	25	DET	AL	47	136	117	6	24	3	0	0	12	2		11	15	.205	.290	.231	.521	59	27	3	5	9/8
1918	26	STP	AA	15	60	60		16	2	1	0						.267	.267	.333	.600		20				STP · AA
1918	26	DET	AL	69	258	227	19	55	5	2	0	16	3		18	14	.242	.301	.282	.583	79	64	1	12	9/8

1920	28	OKC	A	79	302	302		92	17	6	4						.305	.305	.440	.745		133				OKC · WL
1921	29	OKC	A	168	606	606		238	50	11	19						.393	.393	.606	.998		367				OKC · WL
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	*9/87
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	8/79
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	*987
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	78
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	*9/8
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	*879	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	7/89
1927	35	NYG	NL	145	593	483	85	160	19	6	16	87	7		84	27	.331	.435	.495	.930	149	239	5	21	*9
1928	36	TOT	NL	118	408	329	52	96	9	2	19	65	3		61	19	.292	.407	.505	.912	135	166	3	15	9
1928	36	NYG	NL	19	71	57	11	13	1	0	2	7	1		10	4	.228	.353	.351	.704	84	20	1	3	9
1928	36	STL	NL	99	337	272	41	83	8	2	17	58	2		51	15	.305	.418	.537	.955	145	146	2	12	9
1929	37	BSN	NL	136	538	457	65	133	25	5	10	68	5		69	27	.291	.389	.433	.822	108	198	4	8	*79/8
1930	38	LOS	AA	160	546	546		168	40	1	8						.308	.308	.429	.736		234				LOS · PCL
1931	39	OLD,LOS	AA	100	220	220		59	10	1	3						.268	.268	.364	.632		80				OLD,LOS · PCL
1932	40	SHV,SAN	A	44	142	142		39	7	1	2						.275	.275	.380	.655		54				SHV,SAN · TL
1934	42	ELD	C	122	403	403		128	26	4	4						.318	.318	.432	.749		174				ELD · EDXL
1935	43	ELD	C	135	497	497		171	44	8	3						.344	.344	.483	.827		240				ELD · EDXL
1936	44	DET-min	C,B	118	515	515		153	29	7	2						.297	.297	.392	.689		202				JAC,AUG · CSTL,SALL
11 Yrs				1073	3929	3398	505	1030	158	43	91	530	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	458	400	29	88	9	2	0	33	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	142	259	6	24
BSN (1 yr)				136	538	457	65	133	25	5	10	68	5		69	27	.291	.389	.433	.822	108	198	4	8
STL (1 yr)				99	337	272	41	83	8	2	17	58	2		51	15	.305	.418	.537	.955	145	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	458	400	29	88	9	2	0	33	5		34	37	.220	.288	.253	.540	65	101	4	18

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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George Harper

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Similarity Scores

Transactions

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