Brian Harper
1979–1995 · bats R / throws R · California Angels, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
1,001G
.295AVG
.329OBP
.419SLG
931H
63HR
428RBI
8SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,001 | 3,386 | 3,151 | 339 | 931 | 186 | 7 | 63 | 428 | 133 | 188 | 8 | 17 | 44 | 43 | 1,320 | .295 | .329 | .419 | .748 |
Streaks
25longest hitting streak · 1990-07-06 to 1990-08-04
34longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1990-08-29 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1988-08-08 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 RBI | 1989-04-05 | 1 in 128 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 488 | 1647 | 463 | 26 | 203 | 76 | 88 | .304 | .327 | .425 |
| Away | 513 | 1739 | 468 | 37 | 225 | 57 | 100 | .287 | .302 | .413 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 122 | 400 | 102 | 8 | 51 | 19 | 15 | .279 | .302 | .399 |
| May | 178 | 594 | 161 | 11 | 89 | 22 | 40 | .290 | .308 | .420 |
| June | 177 | 616 | 174 | 12 | 71 | 26 | 39 | .304 | .325 | .422 |
| July | 155 | 566 | 163 | 10 | 70 | 16 | 28 | .306 | .316 | .427 |
| August | 168 | 593 | 173 | 15 | 81 | 19 | 26 | .307 | .324 | .456 |
| September | 182 | 560 | 148 | 7 | 63 | 30 | 35 | .291 | .318 | .400 |
| October | 19 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .189 | .193 | .226 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| texas-rangers | 74 | 265 | 70 | 4 | 42 | 12 | 12 | .293 | .309 | .393 |
| kansas-city-royals | 74 | 251 | 65 | 3 | 26 | 5 | 10 | .271 | .279 | .362 |
| seattle-mariners | 74 | 274 | 81 | 5 | 31 | 10 | 15 | .316 | .332 | .434 |
| chicago-white-sox | 67 | 228 | 55 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 11 | .262 | .307 | .343 |
| athletics | 64 | 228 | 72 | 5 | 34 | 14 | 16 | .346 | .377 | .476 |
| california-angels | 62 | 232 | 71 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 14 | .335 | .353 | .458 |
| detroit-tigers | 62 | 244 | 72 | 6 | 36 | 12 | 7 | .323 | .344 | .475 |
| new-york-yankees | 61 | 238 | 70 | 3 | 33 | 6 | 7 | .310 | .319 | .429 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 |  California Angels | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1981 | California Angels | 4 | 11 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | .273 | – | – |
| 1982 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 20 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 4 | – | .276 | – | – |
| 1983 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 61 | 131 | 29 | 7 | 20 | – | .221 | – | – |
| 1984 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 46 | 112 | 29 | 2 | 11 | – | .259 | – | – |
| 1985 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 43 | 52 | 13 | – | 8 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1986 |  Detroit Tigers | 19 | 36 | 5 | – | 3 | – | .139 | – | – |
| 1987 |  Athletics | 11 | 17 | 4 | – | 3 | – | .235 | – | – |
| 1988 |  Minnesota Twins | 60 | 166 | 49 | 3 | 20 | – | .295 | – | – |
| 1989 | Minnesota Twins | 126 | 385 | 125 | 8 | 57 | 2 | .325 | – | – |
| 1990 | Minnesota Twins | 134 | 479 | 141 | 6 | 54 | 3 | .294 | – | – |
| 1991 | Minnesota Twins | 123 | 441 | 137 | 10 | 69 | 1 | .311 | – | – |
| 1992 | Minnesota Twins | 140 | 502 | 154 | 9 | 73 | – | .307 | – | – |
| 1993 | Minnesota Twins | 147 | 530 | 161 | 12 | 73 | 1 | .304 | – | – |
| 1994 |  Milwaukee Brewers | 64 | 251 | 73 | 4 | 32 | – | .291 | – | – |
| 1995 | Athletics | 2 | 7 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |