Brian Harper
Career 1,001 G · 931 H · 63 HR · 428 RBI · .296 AVG
No league-leading finishes.
This player never placed in the top 25 of a tracked
category. The season record below is the full story.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Career leaderboards
- 245th Catcher Putouts 3,618
- 285th Batting Average .296
- 353rd Catcher Double Plays 35
- 399th Catcher Assists 272
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catcher Double Plays | — | #3 | — | 1989 #3 |
Batting
16 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | CAL | AL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1981 | CAL | AL | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .250 | .273 | .523 |
| 1982 | PIT | NL | 20 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .276 | .300 | .517 | .817 |
| 1983 | PIT | NL | 61 | 131 | 16 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .221 | .232 | .428 | .659 |
| 1984 | PIT | NL | 46 | 112 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .259 | .300 | .348 | .648 |
| 1985 | SLN | NL | 43 | 52 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .273 | .327 | .600 |
| 1986 | DET | AL | 19 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .139 | .200 | .167 | .367 |
| 1987 | OAK | AL | 11 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .235 | .222 | .294 | .516 |
| 1988 | MIN | AL | 60 | 166 | 15 | 49 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 0 | .295 | .344 | .428 | .772 |
| 1989 | MIN | AL | 126 | 385 | 43 | 125 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 57 | 13 | 16 | 2 | .325 | .353 | .449 | .802 |
| 1990 | MIN | AL | 134 | 479 | 61 | 141 | 42 | 3 | 6 | 54 | 19 | 27 | 3 | .294 | .328 | .432 | .760 |
| 1991 | MIN | AL | 123 | 441 | 54 | 137 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 69 | 14 | 22 | 1 | .311 | .336 | .447 | .783 |
| 1992 | MIN | AL | 140 | 502 | 58 | 154 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 73 | 26 | 22 | 0 | .307 | .343 | .410 | .754 |
| 1993 | MIN | AL | 147 | 530 | 52 | 161 | 26 | 1 | 12 | 73 | 29 | 29 | 1 | .304 | .347 | .425 | .772 |
| 1994 | ML4 | AL | 64 | 251 | 23 | 73 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 9 | 18 | 0 | .291 | .318 | .398 | .717 |
| 1995 | OAK | AL | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | — | — | 1,001 | 3,151 | 339 | 931 | 186 | 7 | 63 | 428 | 133 | 188 | 8 | .296 | .329 | .419 | .748 |
Fielding
4 positions| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | FLD% | RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | CAL | AL | OF | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .833 | 2.50 |
| 1982 | PIT | NL | OF | 8 | 4 | 43.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | 1.25 |
| 1983 | PIT | NL | OF | 35 | 27 | 228.1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1.000 | 1.14 |
| 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.00 | |||
| 1984 | PIT | NL | OF | 37 | 32 | 221.1 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 52 | .981 | 1.38 |
| C | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 4.50 | |||
| 1985 | SLN | NL | OF | 13 | 3 | 33.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 0.62 |
| 3B | 6 | 3 | 30.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | 1.67 | |||
| C | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.00 | |||
| 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.00 | |||
| 1986 | DET | AL | OF | 11 | 7 | 56.0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .929 | 1.18 |
| 1B | 2 | 1 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1.000 | 4.50 | |||
| C | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 2.50 | |||
| 1987 | OAK | AL | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.00 |
| 1988 | MIN | AL | C | 48 | 41 | 361.0 | 207 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 224 | .991 | 4.63 |
| 3B | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.50 | |||
| 1989 | MIN | AL | C | 101 | 86 | 755.2 | 456 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 502 | .978 | 4.86 |
| OF | 3 | 1 | 16.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |||
| 1B | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |||
| 3B | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |||
| 1990 | MIN | AL | C | 120 | 115 | 985.2 | 672 | 53 | 11 | 5 | 736 | .985 | 6.04 |
| 3B | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |||
| 1B | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1.000 | 8.00 | |||
| 1991 | MIN | AL | C | 119 | 114 | 990.0 | 642 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 683 | .988 | 5.67 |
| 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |||
| OF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.00 | |||
| 1992 | MIN | AL | C | 133 | 128 | 1114.0 | 744 | 58 | 13 | 8 | 815 | .984 | 6.03 |
| 1993 | MIN | AL | C | 134 | 129 | 1125.2 | 736 | 64 | 10 | 6 | 810 | .988 | 5.97 |
| 1994 | ML4 | AL | C | 25 | 24 | 216.0 | 141 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 158 | .981 | 6.20 |
| OF | 3 | 3 | 19.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 0.67 | |||
| 1995 | OAK | AL | C | 2 | 1 | 13.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 3.00 |
| Career | — | — | C | 688 | 639 | 5578.0 | 3,618 | 272 | 58 | 35 | 3,948 | .985 | 5.65 |
| — | — | OF | 114 | 79 | 635.0 | 129 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 135 | .978 | 1.16 | |
| — | — | 3B | 13 | 3 | 41.0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1.000 | 1.23 | |
| — | — | 1B | 9 | 3 | 32.1 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 1.000 | 3.33 |