Tommy Harper
1962–1976 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, California Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Milwaukee Brewers, Athletics
1,810G
.257AVG
.338OBP
.379SLG
More career statistics
1,609H
146HR
567RBI
408SB
12Rare 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 · Strikeouts | 1,080 | 1,079 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 7,164 | 7,162 |
| Batting · Walks | 753 | 751 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,810 | 7,164 | 6,269 | 972 | 1,609 | 256 | 36 | 146 | 567 | 753 | 1,080 | 408 | 116 | 35 | 31 | 2,375 | .257 | .338 | .379 | .717 |
Streaks
23longest hitting streak · 1966-07-17 to 1966-08-07
34longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Four-Steal Game | 1969-06-18 | 1 in 894 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1967-09-01 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1974-04-27 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 913 | 3589 | 836 | 78 | 289 | 416 | 508 | .270 | .349 | .403 |
| Away | 897 | 3573 | 773 | 68 | 278 | 335 | 571 | .244 | .310 | .355 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 208 | 895 | 183 | 6 | 54 | 101 | 146 | .236 | .317 | .312 |
| May | 309 | 1188 | 256 | 33 | 106 | 146 | 187 | .253 | .338 | .417 |
| June | 313 | 1209 | 272 | 28 | 112 | 121 | 191 | .256 | .325 | .393 |
| July | 324 | 1267 | 333 | 35 | 114 | 114 | 162 | .296 | .353 | .440 |
| August | 332 | 1360 | 308 | 27 | 103 | 138 | 203 | .256 | .328 | .371 |
| September | 310 | 1191 | 245 | 17 | 73 | 124 | 178 | .234 | .310 | .325 |
| October | 14 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | .273 | .365 | .295 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 121 | 496 | 106 | 6 | 43 | 59 | 62 | .249 | .333 | .340 |
| new-york-yankees | 111 | 431 | 91 | 8 | 28 | 45 | 54 | .239 | .316 | .358 |
| athletics | 108 | 423 | 99 | 9 | 33 | 36 | 62 | .259 | .319 | .377 |
| detroit-tigers | 103 | 391 | 80 | 7 | 25 | 52 | 70 | .240 | .338 | .347 |
| baltimore-orioles | 103 | 414 | 93 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 77 | .256 | .333 | .410 |
| california-angels | 101 | 368 | 91 | 13 | 41 | 39 | 64 | .281 | .353 | .472 |
| minnesota-twins | 100 | 342 | 77 | 10 | 29 | 24 | 58 | .248 | .295 | .403 |
| kansas-city-royals | 100 | 429 | 97 | 7 | 37 | 41 | 64 | .255 | .322 | .382 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 |  Cincinnati Reds | 6 | 23 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | .174 | – | – |
| 1963 | Cincinnati Reds | 129 | 408 | 106 | 10 | 37 | 12 | .260 | – | – |
| 1964 | Cincinnati Reds | 102 | 317 | 77 | 4 | 22 | 24 | .243 | – | – |
| 1965 | Cincinnati Reds | 159 | 646 | 166 | 18 | 64 | 35 | .257 | – | – |
| 1966 | Cincinnati Reds | 149 | 553 | 154 | 5 | 31 | 29 | .278 | – | – |
| 1967 | Cincinnati Reds | 103 | 365 | 82 | 7 | 22 | 23 | .225 | – | – |
| 1968 |  Cleveland Guardians | 130 | 235 | 51 | 6 | 26 | 11 | .217 | – | – |
| 1969 | SE1 | 148 | 537 | 126 | 9 | 41 | 73 | .235 | – | – |
| 1970 |  Milwaukee Brewers | 154 | 604 | 179 | 31 | 82 | 38 | .296 | – | – |
| 1971 | Milwaukee Brewers | 152 | 585 | 151 | 14 | 52 | 25 | .258 | – | – |
| 1972 |  Boston Red Sox | 144 | 556 | 141 | 14 | 49 | 25 | .254 | – | – |
| 1973 | Boston Red Sox | 147 | 566 | 159 | 17 | 71 | 54 | .281 | – | – |
| 1974 | Boston Red Sox | 118 | 443 | 105 | 5 | 24 | 28 | .237 | – | – |
| 1975 | California Angels, Athletics | 123 | 354 | 90 | 5 | 38 | 26 | .254 | – | – |
| 1976 |  Baltimore Orioles | 46 | 77 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 4 | .234 | – | – |