George Harper Stats

George Harper was born on Friday, June 24, 1892, in Arlington, Kentucky. Harper was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 1916, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive George Harper baseball stats page.

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George Harper



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Birth Name:   George Washington Harper
Nickname:   None
Born On:   06-24-1892  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Arlington, Kentucky
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-18-1978 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Magnolia, Arkansas
Cemetery:   New Hope Cemetery, Magnolia, Arkansas Click For Grave Photo
High School:   Fordyce High School (Fordyce, AR)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-08   Player Weight Chart Weight:   167
First Game:   04-15-1916 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-28-1929
Draft:   Not Applicable

George Harper

George Harper Pitching Stats

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George Harper

George Harper Hitting Stats

1916 24 Tigers 44 56 4 9 1 0 0 0 3 5 - 8 1 - 0 - .161 .230 .179
1917 25 Tigers 47 117 6 24 3 0 0 0 12 11 - 15 5 - 3 - .205 .290 .231
1918 26 Tigers 69 227 19 55 5 2 0 0 16 18 - 14 12 - 1 - .242 .301 .282
1922 30 Reds 128 430 67 146 22 8 2 0 68 35 - 22 11 - 6 - .340 .397 .442
1923 31 Reds 61 125 14 32 4 2 3 0 16 11 - 9 3 - 0 - .256 .316 .392
1924 32 Reds 28 74 7 20 3 0 0 0 3 13 - 5 1 - 2 - .270 .393 .311
1924 32 Phillies 109 411 68 121 26 6 16 2 55 38 - 23 9 - 5 - .294 .361 .504
1925 33 Phillies 132 495 86 173 35 7 18 1 97 28 - 32 13 - 6 - .349 .391 .558
1926 34 Phillies 56 194 32 61 6 5 7 0 38 16 - 7 6 - 0 - .314 .367 .505
1927 35 Giants 145 483 85 160 19 6 16 1 87 84 - 27 21 - 5 - .331 .435 .495
1928 36 Giants 19 57 11 13 1 0 2 0 7 10 - 4 3 - 1 - .228 .353 .351
1928 36 Cardinals 99 272 41 83 8 2 17 0 58 51 - 15 12 - 2 - .305 .418 .537
1929 37 Braves 136 457 65 133 25 5 10 0 68 69 - 27 8 - 4 - .291 .389 .433
11 Years 1,073 3,398 505 1,030 158 43 91 4 528 389 - 208 105 - 35 - .303 .380 .455

George Harper

George Harper Fielding Stats

1916 Tigers CF 4 3 51 1 0.3 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.53
1916 Tigers LF 3 0 - 2 0.7 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1916 Tigers RF 8 6 108 12 1.5 11 11 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .917 2.75
1917 Tigers CF 5 2 57 9 1.8 9 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.26
1917 Tigers RF 28 26 624 142 5.1 141 139 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .993 6.10
1918 Tigers CF 2 1 24 5 2.5 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.63
1918 Tigers RF 63 60 1,491 2,131 33.8 2,125 2,120 5 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .997 38.48
1922 Reds CF 5 4 108 14 2.8 14 13 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.50
1922 Reds LF 1 0 - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1922 Reds RF 103 102 2,709 231 2.2 220 206 14 11 2 n/a n/a n/a .952 2.19
1923 Reds CF 17 12 297 39 2.3 37 35 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .949 3.36
1923 Reds LF 9 8 201 217 24.1 217 216 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 29.15
1923 Reds RF 3 1 36 5 1.7 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.75
1924 Reds CF 10 8 219 30 3.0 30 29 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.70
1924 Phillies CF 3 2 54 8 2.7 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.00
1924 Reds LF 12 10 243 26 2.2 24 22 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .923 2.67
1924 Phillies RF 107 104 2,436 227 2.1 225 211 14 2 4 n/a n/a n/a .991 2.49
1925 Phillies CF 63 60 1,416 2,196 34.9 2,189 2,180 9 7 1 n/a n/a n/a .997 41.74
1925 Phillies LF 36 32 792 80 2.2 78 75 3 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .975 2.66
1925 Phillies RF 33 31 627 169 5.1 168 164 4 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .994 7.23
1926 Phillies CF 8 7 27 12 1.5 12 12 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 12.00
1926 Phillies LF 44 36 777 190 4.3 183 181 2 7 1 n/a n/a n/a .963 6.36
1926 Phillies RF 8 7 135 18 2.3 18 18 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.60
1927 Giants RF 142 141 3,714 320 2.3 312 299 13 8 5 n/a n/a n/a .975 2.27
1928 Giants RF 18 16 375 46 2.6 44 40 4 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .957 3.17
1928 Cardinals RF 84 76 1,866 171 2.0 169 156 13 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .988 2.45
1929 Braves CF 1 0 - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1929 Braves LF 118 114 2,796 1,251 10.6 1,245 1,241 4 6 0 n/a n/a n/a .995 12.02
1929 Braves RF 11 10 261 30 2.7 28 25 3 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .933 2.90
RF Totals 608 580 14,382 3,502 5.8 3,466 3,394 72 36 21 n/a n/a n/a .990 6.51
LF Totals 223 200 4,809 1,767 7.9 1,750 1,738 12 17 2 n/a n/a n/a .990 9.83
CF Totals 118 99 2,253 2,314 19.6 2,305 2,292 13 9 1 n/a n/a n/a .996 27.62
11 Years 949 879 21,444 7,583 8.0 7,521 7,424 97 62 24 n/a n/a n/a .992 9.47

George Harper

George Harper Miscellaneous Stats

1916 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 7.0 18.7 - - -
1917 Tigers 2 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 7.8 9.8 - - -
1918 Tigers 3 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 16.2 14.2 - - -
1922 Reds 11 10 .524 19 0 n/a 215.0 19.5 6.3 - - -
1923 Reds 0 2 .000 32 0 n/a 41.7 13.9 7.8 - - -
1924 Reds 1 3 .250 6 0 n/a 0.0 14.8 24.7 - - -
1924 Phillies 10 11 .476 0 0 n/a 25.7 17.9 7.5 - - -
1925 Phillies 10 8 .556 6 0 n/a 27.5 15.5 5.1 - - -
1926 Phillies 6 - - 1 0 n/a 27.7 27.7 5.1 - - -
1927 Giants 7 - - 3 0 n/a 30.2 17.9 5.6 - - -
1928 Giants 1 - - 1 0 n/a 28.5 14.3 8.1 - - -
1928 Cardinals 2 - - 15 0 n/a 16.0 18.1 4.7 - - -
1929 Braves 5 - - 6 0 n/a 45.7 16.9 6.7 - - -
11 Years 58 34 .630 89 0 n/a 37.3 16.3 6.4 - - -

George Harper

George Harper Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1916 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1917 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1918 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1922 Cincinnati Reds n/a Undetermined n/a -
1923 Cincinnati Reds n/a Undetermined n/a -
1924 Cincinnati Reds n/a Undetermined n/a -
1924 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a -
1925 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a -
1926 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a -
1927 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -
1928 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1928 St. Louis Cardinals n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1929 Boston Braves n/a Undetermined n/a -

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