Brian Harper
[edit] Biography
Brian Harper (Brian David Harper) was born on October 16, 1959 in Los Angeles, California. He made his Major League debut on September 29, 1979 for the California Angels. In 1983, his rookie year, he hit .221 with 7 home runs and 20 RBI. Harper played for the California Angels, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics, Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers over the course of his 16 year career.
Most people believe that Brian Harper's best season was 1993, when he hit for a .304 average and knocked in 73 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1979
| CAL
| A
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| 4
| 11
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .273
| .250
| .273
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| 20
| 29
| 4
| 8
| 2
| 4
| .276
| .300
| .517
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| 61
| 131
| 16
| 29
| 7
| 20
| .221
| .232
| .427
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 15
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| 46
| 112
| 4
| 29
| 2
| 11
| .259
| .300
| .348
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1985
| STL
| N
| 43
| 52
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 8
| .250
| .273
| .327
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| 19
| 36
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 3
| .139
| .200
| .167
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1987
| OAK
| A
| 11
| 17
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 3
| .235
| .222
| .294
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1988
| MIN
| A
| 60
| 166
| 15
| 49
| 3
| 20
| .295
| .344
| .428
| 11
| 1
| 10
| 12
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 12
|
| 1989
| MIN
| A
| 126
| 385
| 43
| 125
| 8
| 57
| .325
| .353
| .449
| 24
| 0
| 13
| 16
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 3
| 11
|
| 1990
| MIN
| A
| 134
| 479
| 61
| 141
| 6
| 54
| .294
| .328
| .432
| 42
| 3
| 19
| 27
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 20
|
| 1991
| MIN
| A
| 123
| 441
| 54
| 137
| 10
| 69
| .311
| .336
| .447
| 28
| 1
| 14
| 22
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 14
|
| 1992
| MIN
| A
| 140
| 502
| 58
| 154
| 9
| 73
| .307
| .343
| .410
| 25
| 0
| 26
| 22
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 15
|
| 1993
| MIN
| A
| 147
| 530
| 52
| 161
| 12
| 73
| .304
| .347
| .425
| 26
| 1
| 29
| 29
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 15
|
| 1994
| MIL
| A
| 64
| 251
| 23
| 73
| 4
| 32
| .291
| .318
| .398
| 15
| 0
| 9
| 18
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
|
| 1995
| OAK
| A
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 170
| 324
| 29
| 79
| 11
| 43
| .244
| .268
| .392
| 13
| 1
| 10
| 33
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 10
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 831
| 2827
| 310
| 852
| 52
| 385
| .301
| .336
| .422
| 173
| 6
| 123
| 155
| 41
| 11
| 8
| 26
| 97
|
| Total
|
|
| 1001
| 3151
| 339
| 931
| 63
| 428
| .295
| .329
| .419
| 186
| 7
| 133
| 188
| 44
| 15
| 8
| 27
| 107
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1979
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 8
| 4
| 43.1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 8
| 4
| 43.1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 35
| 27
| 228.1
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 34
| 27
| 226.1
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 34
| 30
| 206
| 44
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 4
| 2
| 15.1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 37
| 32
| 221.1
| 48
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| C
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| STL
| N
| OF
| 13
| 3
| 33
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| STL
| N
| RF
| 6
| 2
| 20
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| STL
| N
| LF
| 7
| 1
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| STL
| N
| C
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 6
| 3
| 30
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1.1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| OF
| 11
| 7
| 56
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| RF
| 11
| 7
| 56
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| C
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| DH
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| MIN
| A
| C
| 48
| 41
| 361
| 207
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 22
| 12
| 2
| .991
|
| 1989
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 19
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 3
| 1
| 16
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| MIN
| A
| C
| 101
| 86
| 755.2
| 456
| 35
| 11
| 7
| 0
| 5
| 53
| 26
| 0
| .978
|
| 1989
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 3
| 1
| 16
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| MIN
| A
| C
| 120
| 115
| 985.2
| 672
| 53
| 11
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 86
| 50
| 1
| .985
|
| 1990
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 2
| 17
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| MIN
| A
| C
| 119
| 114
| 990
| 642
| 33
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 9
| 98
| 28
| 0
| .988
|
| 1991
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| MIN
| A
| C
| 133
| 128
| 1114
| 744
| 58
| 13
| 8
| 0
| 12
| 118
| 52
| 0
| .984
|
| 1992
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1993
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1993
| MIN
| A
| C
| 134
| 129
| 1125.2
| 736
| 64
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 18
| 114
| 55
| 3
| .988
|
| 1994
| MIL
| A
| OF
| 3
| 3
| 19
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 36
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1994
| MIL
| A
| RF
| 3
| 2
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| MIL
| A
| C
| 25
| 24
| 216
| 141
| 14
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 30
| 9
| 2
| .981
|
| 1994
| MIL
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| OAK
| A
| C
| 2
| 1
| 13
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 688
| 639
| 5578
| 3618
| 272
| 58
| 35
| 0
| 55
| 521
| 233
| 8
| .985
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 114
| 79
| 635
| 129
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 9
| 3
| 32.1
| 25
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 97
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 29
| 15
| 131.1
| 30
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 13
| 3
| 41
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 87
| 64
| 503.2
| 101
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by California Angels in the 4th round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1977).
- Traded by California Angels to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Tim Foli (December 11, 1981).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with John Tudor to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for George Hendrick and Steve Barnard (December 12, 1984).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (April 1, 1986).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (April 25, 1986).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (March 23, 1987).
- Sold by San Jose (California) to Oakland Athletics (May 12, 1987).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (October 12, 1987).
- Signed by Minnesota Twins (January 4, 1988).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1991).
- Signed by Minnesota Twins (December 19, 1991).
- Granted free agency (November 2, 1993).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (February 13, 1994).
- Granted free agency (October 24, 1994).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (April 20, 1995).
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