Brian Harper stats

Last played for the Athletics, 1995

Catcher · #12

Age 67 · 6' 2"

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Brian Harper played 16 MLB seasons, 1979 to 1995.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,001
AB
3,151
R
339
H
931
HR
63
RBI
428
SB
8
AVG
.295

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1979LAA1200000.000
1981LAA41113011.273
1982PIT202948240.276
1983PIT6113116297200.221
1984PIT461124292110.259
1985STL4352513080.250
1986DET193625030.139
1987ATH111714030.235
1988MIN6016615493200.295
1989MIN126385431258572.325
1990MIN134479611416543.294
1991MIN1234415413710691.311
1992MIN140502581549730.307
1993MIN1475305216112731.304
1994MIL6425123734320.291
1995ATH2700000.000

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
17
AB
44
R
3
H
14
HR
0
RBI
3
SB
0
AVG
.318

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
3,386
TB
1,320
XBH
256
HBP
44
IBB
27
GIDP
107
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1979LAA2000000
1981LAA12300000
1982PIT311530110
1983PIT14056121030
1984PIT1213962040
1985STL551740020
1986DET41610010
1987ATH19510010
1988MIN182711531120
1989MIN4121733263110
1990MIN5092075172200
1991MIN4691973963140
1992MIN5462063477150
1993MIN5732253999150
1994MIL267100193180
1995ATH7000000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
10.6
RC
406.8
RC/27
4.60
ISOP
.123
SECA
.163
BB/K
0.71
AB/HR
50.0
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1979LAA-0.1-0.2-2.8.0000000
1981LAA-0.113.1.0000.1000
1982PIT0.24.24.9.2410.30.314.50
1983PIT-0.212.93.1.2060.20.118.70
1984PIT0.110.93.3.0890.10.5560
1985STL-0.14.12.6.0770.10.700
1986DET-0.50.40.4.0280.1100
1987ATH-0.20.81.3.0590.1000
1988MIN1.119.84.1330.20.855.30
1989MIN2.5575.4.1250.20.848.10
1990MIN2.662.24.6.1380.20.779.80
1991MIN1.8625.1.1360.20.644.10
1992MIN2.168.64.9.1040.21.255.80
1993MIN2.174.65.1.1210.2144.20
1994MIL-0.529.54.1.1080.10.562.80
1995ATH-0.2-0.7-2.7.0000000

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
67 yearsOct 16, 1959
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1979
Birthplace
Los Angeles, CA

What were Brian Harper's career stats?

Brian Harper played 16 seasons for the Angels, the Pirates, the Cardinals, the Tigers, the Athletics, the Twins and the Brewers. He was a career .295 hitter with 931 hits, 63 home runs and 428 RBI. His best season was 1989: a .325 batting average, 8 home runs and 57 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

16 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1979 to 1995

Brian Harper finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Championships

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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