George Harper
1916–1929 · bats L / throws R · Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals
1,074G
.303AVG
.380OBP
.455SLG
More career statistics
1,030H
91HR
528RBI
58SB
5Rare feats
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.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 3,398 | 3,396 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 34 | 73 |
| Batting · Doubles | 158 | 159 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,030 | 1,031 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 208 | 209 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 3,927 | 3,930 |
| Batting · RBI | 528 | 531 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 58 | 59 |
| Batting · Walks | 389 | 394 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,074 | 3,927 | 3,398 | 505 | 1,030 | 158 | 43 | 91 | 528 | 389 | 208 | 58 | 34 | 35 | 0 | 1,547 | .303 | .380 | .455 | .835 |
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 | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1928-09-20 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1922-07-17 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1925-08-14 | 1 in 135 games | 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 | – | – |