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
More career statistics
931H
63HR
428RBI
8SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
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 | 1990-07-29 | 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 | – | – |