David Harper
David Bruce Harper
Born: December 22, 1953
Warrington, GB
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 195
Draft: Round 4 (1971 June Amateur Draft, Washington Senators)
School: Boone HS (Orlando, FL)
Career: 1971-1978
David Harper compiled a career record of 42 wins and 48 losses and a 4.45 ERA in his 147-game pitching career with the Geneva Senators, Greenville Rangers, Burlington Rangers, Rocky Mount Phillies, Pittsfield Rangers, Spokane Indians, San Antonio Brewers, Sacramento Solons, Tucson Toros and Rochester Red Wings. He began playing during the 1971 season and last took the field during the 1978 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Short Season A | NYPL | Geneva Senators | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3.75 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72.0 | 67 | 40 | 30 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1972 | A | CARL | Burlington Rangers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1972 | A | SALL3 | Greenville Rangers | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4.10 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 134.0 | 149 | 68 | 61 | 5 | 47 | 2 | 94 | 5 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1973 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Rangers | 4 | 2 | .667 | 4.15 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65.0 | 78 | 31 | 30 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1973 | A | CARL | Rocky Mount Phillies | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3.84 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 103.0 | 100 | 47 | 44 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 75 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1974 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Rangers | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.18 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 102.0 | 101 | 45 | 36 | 7 | 39 | 2 | 71 | 6 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1974 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | 2 | 5 | .286 | 5.71 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 93.0 | 114 | 71 | 59 | 11 | 38 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1975 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Rangers | 0 | 4 | .000 | 4.11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 48 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1976 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5.44 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 91.0 | 111 | 68 | 55 | 17 | 38 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1976 | AA | TL | San Antonio Brewers | 3 | 1 | .750 | 3.10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 3 | 2 | .600 | 6.15 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 56 | 34 | 28 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.60 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 42 | 48 | .467 | 4.45 | 147 | 119 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 819.0 | 911 | 482 | 405 | 64 | 300 | 13 | 518 | 33 | 3 | 41 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Short Season A | NYPL | Geneva Senators | 14 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .154 | .241 | .154 | .395 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | A | CARL | Burlington Rangers | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | A | SALL3 | Greenville Rangers | 23 | 53 | 48 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .083 | .137 | .146 | .283 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Rangers | 11 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .105 | .150 | .158 | .308 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | A | CARL | Rocky Mount Phillies | 18 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .229 | .270 | .229 | .499 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Rangers | 16 | 38 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .121 | .194 | .182 | .376 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Rangers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 90 | 190 | 167 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 57 | .138 | .200 | .174 | .374 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Short Season A | NYPL | Geneva Senators | P | 14 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 1 | .885 | 1.643 |
| 1972 | A | SALL3 | Greenville Rangers | P | 22 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.091 |
| 1972 | A | CARL | Burlington Rangers | P | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 1973 | A | CARL | Rocky Mount Phillies | P | 18 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .933 | .778 |
| 1973 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Rangers | P | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .909 |
| 1974 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Rangers | P | 16 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 1 | .931 | 1.688 |
| 1974 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1975 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Rangers | P | 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.833 |
| 1975 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | P | 20 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .944 | .850 |
| 1976 | AA | TL | San Antonio Brewers | P | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1976 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento Solons | P | 15 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.200 |
| 1977 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | P | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .857 | .667 |
| 1977 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1978 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | P | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| Totals | 147 | 51 | 112 | 8 | 7 | .953 | 1.109 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Geneva Senators | WS2 | ||
| 1972 | A | Western Carolinas League | Greenville Rangers | TEX | ||
| 1972 | A | Carolina League | Burlington Rangers | TEX | ||
| 1973 | A | Carolina League | Rocky Mount Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1973 | AA | Eastern League | Pittsfield Rangers | TEX | ||
| 1974 | AA | Eastern League | Pittsfield Rangers | TEX | ||
| 1974 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Spokane Indians | TEX | ||
| 1975 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Spokane Indians | TEX | ||
| 1975 | AA | Eastern League | Pittsfield Rangers | TEX | ||
| 1976 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Brewers | TEX | ||
| 1976 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento Solons | TEX | ||
| 1977 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | TEX | ||
| 1977 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1978 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | TEX |
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