George Harper
1916–1929 · bats L / throws R · Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals
1,074G
.304AVG
.376OBP
.456SLG
1,031H
91HR
531RBI
59SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,074 | 3,930 | 3,396 | 505 | 1,031 | 159 | 43 | 91 | 531 | 394 | 209 | 59 | 73 | 35 | 56 | 1,549 | .304 | .376 | .456 | .832 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1925-09-15 to 1925-10-03
26longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1928-09-20 | 1 in 321 games |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1922-05-30 | 1 in 107 games |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1928-09-15 | 1 in 2,226 player-games |
Rare feats (4)
Rarest: Three-Homer Game, 53 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 1928-09-20 | Three-Homer Game | 1 in 321 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1922-05-30 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1922-07-09 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1924-09-06 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 553 | 1973 | 541 | 52 | 267 | 211 | 103 | .321 | .381 | .488 |
| Away | 521 | 1957 | 490 | 39 | 264 | 183 | 106 | .287 | .344 | .425 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 90 | 314 | 78 | 10 | 42 | 42 | 16 | .301 | .382 | .467 |
| May | 191 | 691 | 194 | 18 | 106 | 70 | 32 | .319 | .382 | .496 |
| June | 184 | 724 | 187 | 14 | 105 | 70 | 32 | .301 | .355 | .444 |
| July | 253 | 984 | 257 | 22 | 114 | 93 | 59 | .302 | .356 | .451 |
| August | 182 | 621 | 155 | 9 | 75 | 56 | 44 | .286 | .340 | .404 |
| September | 166 | 566 | 148 | 16 | 84 | 62 | 25 | .306 | .371 | .466 |
| October | 8 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .414 | .433 | .759 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 138 | 515 | 148 | 16 | 83 | 49 | 27 | .331 | .383 | .532 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 137 | 504 | 133 | 10 | 58 | 54 | 22 | .304 | .371 | .438 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 122 | 455 | 109 | 14 | 64 | 51 | 28 | .285 | .352 | .474 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 115 | 456 | 136 | 9 | 83 | 44 | 20 | .343 | .395 | .490 |
| boston-braves | 112 | 446 | 123 | 12 | 63 | 47 | 27 | .319 | .381 | .501 |
| new-york-giants | 112 | 412 | 111 | 17 | 58 | 33 | 25 | .301 | .350 | .496 |
| cincinnati-reds | 92 | 343 | 98 | 2 | 42 | 27 | 16 | .321 | .364 | .413 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 85 | 340 | 85 | 11 | 48 | 52 | 8 | .309 | .403 | .509 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 |  Detroit Tigers | 44 | 56 | 9 | – | 4 | – | .161 | – | – |
| 1917 | Detroit Tigers | 48 | 116 | 24 | – | 11 | 2 | .207 | – | – |
| 1918 | Detroit Tigers | 69 | 227 | 55 | – | 17 | 3 | .242 | – | – |
| 1922 |  Cincinnati Reds | 128 | 430 | 146 | 2 | 66 | 11 | .340 | – | – |
| 1923 | Cincinnati Reds | 61 | 125 | 32 | 3 | 18 | – | .256 | – | – |
| 1924 | Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies | 137 | 485 | 141 | 16 | 58 | 11 | .291 | – | – |
| 1925 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 132 | 495 | 173 | 18 | 98 | 10 | .349 | – | – |
| 1926 | Philadelphia Phillies | 56 | 194 | 62 | 7 | 40 | 6 | .320 | – | – |
| 1927 |  New York Giants | 145 | 483 | 160 | 16 | 86 | 7 | .331 | – | – |
| 1928 | New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals | 118 | 329 | 96 | 19 | 64 | 3 | .292 | – | – |
| 1929 |  Boston Braves | 136 | 456 | 133 | 10 | 69 | 6 | .292 | – | – |