Brian Harper
Brian David Harper
Born: October 16, 1959
Los Angeles, CA US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, OF, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195
Draft: Round 4 (1977 June Amateur Draft, California Angels)
School: San Pedro HS (Rolling Hills, CA)
Career: 1977-2000
Major League Statistics
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Brian Harper compiled a career batting average of .307 with 132 home runs and 642 RBI in his 897-game career with the Idaho Falls Angels, Quad Cities Angels, El Paso Diablos, Salt Lake City Gulls, Portland Beavers, Nashville Sounds, San Jose Bees, Tacoma Tigers and Tacoma Rainiers. He began playing during the 1977 season and last took the field during the 2000 campaign.
 Idaho Falls Angels |
 Quad Cities Angels |
 El Paso Diablos |
 Salt Lake City Gulls |
 Portland Beavers |
 Nashville Sounds |
 Tacoma Tigers |
 San Jose Bees |
 Tacoma Rainiers |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Tigers | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | R | PION | Idaho Falls Angels | 52 | 210 | 186 | 28 | 60 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 31 | .323 | .357 | .419 | .777 | 78 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 1978 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities Angels | 129 | 553 | 508 | 80 | 149 | 31 | 2 | 24 | 101 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 66 | .293 | .345 | .504 | .849 | 256 | 5 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1979 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | 132 | 595 | 531 | 85 | 167 | 37 | 3 | 14 | 90 | 10 | 2 | 50 | 47 | .315 | .370 | .475 | .845 | 252 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 1980 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | 105 | 446 | 400 | 61 | 114 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 66 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 46 | .285 | .353 | .448 | .800 | 179 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1981 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | 134 | 599 | 549 | 99 | 192 | 45 | 9 | 28 | 122 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 33 | .350 | .389 | .617 | 1.006 | 339 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| 1982 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 101 | 435 | 395 | 71 | 112 | 29 | 8 | 17 | 73 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 29 | .284 | .334 | .527 | .861 | 208 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 95 | 351 | 317 | 41 | 83 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 45 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 27 | .262 | .317 | .407 | .724 | 129 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1987 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Tigers | 94 | 371 | 323 | 41 | 100 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 62 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 23 | .310 | .360 | .446 | .805 | 144 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 7 | |
| 1987 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | 8 | 32 | 29 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .310 | .344 | .621 | .964 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 46 | 191 | 170 | 34 | 60 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | .353 | .403 | .653 | 1.056 | 111 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 897 | 3787 | 3412 | 545 | 1046 | 212 | 30 | 132 | 642 | 27 | 20 | 272 | 310 | .307 | .358 | .502 | .860 | 1714 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 58 | 15 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | R | PION | Idaho Falls Angels | C | 49 | 352 | 36 | 13 | 1 | .968 | 7.918 | 19 | |||
| 1977 | R | PION | Idaho Falls Angels | 1B | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 | ||||
| 1978 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities Angels | C | 70 | 430 | 46 | 16 | 5 | .967 | 6.800 | 18 | |||
| 1979 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | C | 96 | 443 | 66 | 29 | 5 | .946 | 5.302 | 19 | |||
| 1979 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1980 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | C | 36 | 214 | 30 | 7 | 2 | .972 | 6.778 | 9 | |||
| 1981 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | C | 50 | 222 | 19 | 19 | 2 | .927 | 4.820 | 4 | |||
| 1981 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | OF | 45 | 79 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .965 | 1.822 | ||||
| 1981 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | 1B | 13 | 120 | 8 | 2 | 13 | .985 | 9.846 | ||||
| 1982 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | OF | 88 | 134 | 7 | 6 | 1 | .959 | 1.602 | ||||
| 1982 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | C | 6 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .963 | 4.333 | 1 | |||
| 1982 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 3B | 13 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 2.538 | ||||
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | C | 55 | 273 | 46 | 13 | 2 | .961 | 5.800 | 7 | |||
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | OF | 25 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .976 | 1.600 | ||||
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 1B | 15 | 66 | 7 | 1 | 6 | .986 | 4.867 | ||||
| 1987 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Tigers | OF | 76 | 113 | 8 | 2 | 2 | .984 | 1.592 | ||||
| 1987 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | 3B | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 1.600 | ||||
| 1987 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | OF | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 | ||||
| 1987 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | C | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 1 | |||
| 1987 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Tigers | C | 10 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .945 | 5.200 | 2 | |||
| 1987 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Tigers | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 3B | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 1.143 | ||||
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | OF | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 2.750 | ||||
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | C | 31 | 166 | 21 | 3 | 2 | .984 | 6.032 | 6 | |||
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | C | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 705 | 2780 | 346 | 127 | 44 | .961 | 4.434 | 86 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | R | Pioneer League | Idaho Falls Angels | CAL | ||
| 1978 | A | Midwest League | Quad Cities Angels | CAL | ||
| 1979 | AA | Texas League | El Paso Diablos | CAL | ||
| 1980 | AA | Texas League | El Paso Diablos | CAL | ||
| 1981 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Gulls | CAL | ||
| 1982 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | PIT | ||
| 1986 | AAA | American Association 2 | Nashville Sounds | DET | ||
| 1987 | A | California League | San Jose Bees | |||
| 1987 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Tigers | OAK | ||
| 1988 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | MIN | ||
| 2000 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Rainiers | SEA |
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