Brian Harper
Brian David Harper
Born: October 16, 1959
Los Angeles, CA USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, 3B, RF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195
Career: 1979-1995
Draft: Round 4 (1977 June Amateur Draft, California Angels)
School: San Pedro HS (Rolling Hills, CA)
Minor League Statistics
Brian Harper compiled a career batting average of .295 with 63 home runs and 428 RBI in his 1001-game career with the California Angels, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics, Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers. He began playing during the 1979 season and last took the field during the 1995 campaign.
 California Angels |
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
 St. Louis Cardinals |
 Detroit Tigers |
 Oakland Athletics |
 Minnesota Twins |
 Milwaukee Brewers |
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | AL | California Angels | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | AL | California Angels | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .250 | .273 | .523 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 20 | 31 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .276 | .300 | .517 | .817 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1983 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 61 | 140 | 131 | 16 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .221 | .232 | .427 | .659 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 46 | 121 | 112 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | .259 | .300 | .348 | .648 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 43 | 55 | 52 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .250 | .273 | .327 | .600 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 19 | 41 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .139 | .200 | .167 | .367 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 11 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .235 | .222 | .294 | .516 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 60 | 182 | 166 | 15 | 49 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | .295 | .344 | .428 | .772 | 71 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1989 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 126 | 412 | 385 | 43 | 125 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 57 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | .325 | .353 | .449 | .802 | 173 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 1990 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 134 | 509 | 479 | 61 | 141 | 42 | 3 | 6 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 27 | .294 | .328 | .432 | .760 | 207 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 1991 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 123 | 469 | 441 | 54 | 137 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 22 | .311 | .336 | .447 | .783 | 197 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 1992 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 140 | 546 | 502 | 58 | 154 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 22 | .307 | .343 | .410 | .753 | 206 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| 1993 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 147 | 573 | 530 | 52 | 161 | 26 | 1 | 12 | 73 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 29 | .304 | .347 | .425 | .772 | 225 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 1994 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 64 | 267 | 251 | 23 | 73 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 18 | .291 | .318 | .398 | .717 | 100 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1995 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1001 | 3386 | 3151 | 339 | 931 | 186 | 7 | 63 | 428 | 8 | 17 | 133 | 188 | .295 | .329 | .419 | .748 | 1320 | 107 | 44 | 15 | 43 | 27 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | AL | California Angels | OF | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 2.813 | 2.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 8 | 4 | 43.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.077 | 1.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 35 | 27 | 228.3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.577 | 1.143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 37 | 32 | 221.3 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .981 | 2.074 | 1.378 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.100 | 4.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 13 | 3 | 33.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.182 | .615 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 6 | 3 | 30.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 1.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.500 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 11 | 7 | 56.0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 2.089 | 1.182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 2 | 1 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 4.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 2.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | AL | Oakland Athletics | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988 | AL | Minnesota Twins | C | 48 | 41 | 361.0 | 207 | 15 | 2 | 0 | .991 | 5.535 | 4.625 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 35.3 |
| 1988 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3B | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AL | Minnesota Twins | C | 101 | 86 | 755.7 | 456 | 35 | 11 | 7 | .978 | 5.848 | 4.861 | 5 | 0 | 53 | 26 | 32.9 |
| 1989 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 3 | 1 | 16.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.688 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3B | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.600 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 1B | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | AL | Minnesota Twins | C | 120 | 115 | 985.7 | 672 | 53 | 11 | 5 | .985 | 6.620 | 6.042 | 5 | 0 | 86 | 50 | 36.8 |
| 1990 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 1B | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.471 | 8.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3B | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | AL | Minnesota Twins | C | 119 | 114 | 990.0 | 642 | 33 | 8 | 7 | .988 | 6.136 | 5.672 | 9 | 0 | 98 | 28 | 22.2 |
| 1991 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992 | AL | Minnesota Twins | C | 133 | 128 | 1114.0 | 744 | 58 | 13 | 8 | .984 | 6.479 | 6.030 | 12 | 0 | 118 | 50 | 29.8 |
| 1993 | AL | Minnesota Twins | C | 134 | 129 | 1125.7 | 736 | 64 | 10 | 6 | .988 | 6.396 | 5.970 | 18 | 0 | 114 | 55 | 32.5 |
| 1994 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | C | 25 | 24 | 216.0 | 141 | 14 | 3 | 2 | .981 | 6.458 | 6.200 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 23.1 |
| 1994 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | OF | 3 | 3 | 19.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .947 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995 | AL | Oakland Athletics | C | 2 | 1 | 13.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.154 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 824 | 724 | 6286.3 | 3780 | 288 | 61 | 37 | .985 | 5.824 | 4.937 | 55 | 0 | 521 | 231 | 30.7 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALCS | 5 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .278 | .278 | .389 | .667 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | AL | Minnesota Twins | WS | 7 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .381 | .435 | .476 | .911 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 46 | 44 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .318 | .348 | .409 | .757 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALCS | C | 5 | 4 | 34.0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .960 | 6.353 | 4.800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | AL | Minnesota Twins | WS | C | 7 | 5 | 52.3 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .974 | 6.535 | 5.429 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 12 | 9 | 86.3 | 56 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .969 | 6.463 | 5.167 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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