Jack Harper

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 178lb (183cm, 80kg)

Born: April 2, 1878 in Galloway, PA us

Died: September 30, 1950 in Jamestown, NY

Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, Jamestown, NY

Debut: 1899 (2,122nd in major league history)

Last Game: June 6, 1906 (Age 28-065d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1901 season

Full Name: Charles William Harper

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.9

ERA

3.55

158

148

1216.2

466

WHIP

1.345

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1899	21	CLV	NL	1	4	.200	3.89	5	5	0	5	0	0	37.0	44	33	16	3	12	14	3	0	0	164	96	4.45	1.514	10.7	0.7	2.9	3.4	1.17
1900	22	STL	NL	0	1	.000	12.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	4	7	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	15	34	4.83	2.000	12.0	0.0	6.0	0.0	0.00
1901	23	STL	NL	23	13	.639	3.62	39	37	0	28	1	0	308.2	294	158	124	7	99	128	16	1	19	1294	87	3.51	1.273	8.6	0.2	2.9	3.7	1.29
1902	24	SLB	AL	15	11	.577	4.13	29	26	3	20	2	0	222.1	224	131	102	8	81	74	8	1	7	943	85	3.67	1.372	9.1	0.3	3.3	3.0	0.91
1903	25	CIN	NL	8	9	.471	4.33	17	15	2	13	0	0	135.0	143	87	65	2	70	45	10	0	8	607	83	4.06	1.578	9.5	0.1	4.7	3.0	0.64
1904	26	CIN	NL	23	9	.719	2.30	35	35	0	31	6	0	293.2	262	113	75	2	85	125	9	0	12	1229	127	2.62	1.182	8.0	0.1	2.6	3.8	1.47
1905	27	CIN	NL	9	13	.409	3.86	26	23	2	15	1	1	179.1	189	116	77	2	69	70	8	0	8	774	85	3.17	1.439	9.5	0.1	3.5	3.5	1.01
1906	28	TOT	NL	1	4	.200	4.06	6	6	0	3	0	0	37.2	38	23	17	1	20	10	2	0	2	154	70	3.93	1.540	9.1	0.2	4.8	2.4	0.50
1906	28	CIN	NL	1	4	.200	4.17	5	5	0	3	0	0	36.2	38	23	17	1	20	10	2	0	2	151	67	3.98	1.582	9.3	0.2	4.9	2.5	0.50
1906	28	CHC	NL	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		2.37	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
8 Yrs				80	64	.556	3.55	158	148	7	115	10	1	1216.2	1198	668	480	25	438	466	56	2	57	5180	91	3.38	1.345	8.9	0.2	3.2	3.4	1.06
162 Game Avg.				18	14	.556	3.55	35	33	2	26	2	0	270	266	148	107	6	97	104	12	0	13	1151	91	3.38	1.345	8.9	0.2	3.2	3.4	1.06

CIN (4 yrs)				41	35	.539	3.27	83	78	4	62	7	1	644.2	632	339	234	7	244	250	29	0	30	2761	97	3.15	1.359	8.8	0.1	3.4	3.5	1.02
STL (2 yrs)				23	14	.622	3.70	40	38	0	28	1	0	311.2	298	165	128	7	101	128	16	1	20	1309	86	3.52	1.280	8.6	0.2	2.9	3.7	1.27
CLV (1 yr)				1	4	.200	3.89	5	5	0	5	0	0	37.0	44	33	16	3	12	14	3	0	0	164	96	4.45	1.514	10.7	0.7	2.9	3.4	1.17
CHC (1 yr)				0	0		0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		2.37	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
SLB (1 yr)				15	11	.577	4.13	29	26	3	20	2	0	222.1	224	131	102	8	81	74	8	1	7	943	85	3.67	1.372	9.1	0.3	3.3	3.0	0.91

NL (7 yrs)				65	53	.551	3.42	129	122	4	95	8	1	994.1	974	537	378	17	357	392	48	1	50	4237	93	3.31	1.339	8.8	0.2	3.2	3.5	1.10
AL (1 yr)				15	11	.577	4.13	29	26	3	20	2	0	222.1	224	131	102	8	81	74	8	1	7	943	85	3.67	1.372	9.1	0.3	3.3	3.0	0.91

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