Brian Harper vs Lou Piniella

Brian HarperLou Piniella

Brian Harper and Lou Piniella compared on their MLB careers: Brian Harper played 16 seasons, 1979 to 1995, Lou Piniella 18 seasons, 1964 to 1984. Brian Harper has .295 batting average to Lou Piniella's .291. Brian Harper won 1 title, Lou Piniella won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Brian Harper and Lou Piniella career totals
1,001GP1,747
3,151AB5,867
339R651
931H1,705
63HR102
428RBI766
8SB32
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.4SLG0.4
0.7OPS0.7

How do they compare in the postseason?

Brian Harper and Lou Piniella postseason
17GP44
44AB141
3R15
14H43
0HR3
3RBI19
0SB2
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.4SLG0.4
0.8OPS0.7

Titles and awards

  • Brian Harper: 1 championship; none on file
  • Lou Piniella: 2 championships; AL Rookie of the Year, AL Manager of the Year ×2, NL Manager of the Year

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Brian Harper and Lou Piniella season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1979.000001964.00000
2nd1981.273011968.00001
3rd1982.276241969.2821168
4th1983.2217201970.3011188
5th1984.2592111971.279351
6th1985.250081972.3121172
7th1986.139031973.250969
8th1987.235031974.305970
9th1988.2953201975.196022
10th1989.3258571976.281338
11th1990.2946541977.3301245
12th1991.31110691978.314669
13th1992.3079731979.2971169
14th1993.30412731980.287227
15th1994.2914321981.277518
16th1995.000001982.307637
17th————1983.291216
18th————1984.30216

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI