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John Harper Notable

John Harper played for three clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Hilldale Club in 1920 and closing with the New York Lincoln Giants in 1925.

He went 17 and 19 with a 4.67 earned run average, pitching 266 innings in 44 games. He struck out 118 and completed 20 of his 33 starts. Across 53 games he batted .157, with 19 hits and 7 runs. He finished with 1 stolen base.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1920* HIL 1201 000 0000 .500
1923 ACB 194626 000 2400 .130
1924 ACB 194546 010 3501 .133
1925 NLG 142816 000 0000 .214
Major leagues 52119718 010 5901 .151
All seasons 53121719 010 5901 .157

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1923 ACB 761512 0102.182 3838443.34
1924 ACB 971915 0125.1144 6444574.60
1925 NLG 16106 038.158 3612178.45
Career 17194433 0266.0284 13894118 4.67

Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For John Harper, that is 1920–1920. Why totals can differ.

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