Bryce Harper was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 16, 1992. He played high school baseball at Las Vegas High School in Henderson, NV. Harper was the top-ranked catcher and player in the country in 2011. He was nabbed as the “Chosen One” for baseball. Harper won the Baseball America high school player of the year award. He committed to play baseball at the College of Southern Nevada.
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Harper in college hit .443 with an OBP of .526. He had 23 doubles, four triples, 31 home runs, 98 RBI, 98 runs scored, and 20 stolen bases. Defensively he had a .980 fielding percentage with 328 putouts, 20 assists, and seven errors. He pitched one inning giving up one run and he recorded a strikeout.
Bryce Harper Draft
Harper was drafted first overall in the 2010 MLB draft by the Washington Nationals.
Bryce Harper’s Professional Tenure
2011
Harper entered his first professional season as the top-ranked prospect by Baseball America. He would play for Single-A Hagerstown and Double-A Harrisburg. In 72 games with Hagerstown, he hit .318 with a .977 OPS. He had 17 doubles, a triple, 14 home runs, 46 RBI, and 49 runs scored. In Harrisburg, he played in 37 games, hitting .256 with a .724 OPS.
2012
Harper in year two was ranked again as the top prospect by Baseball America, and he ranked second by MLB Pipeline. He played at Triple-A Syracuse, where in 21 games he hit .243 with a .690 OPS. Harper had four doubles, a triple, a home run, three RBI, and eight runs scored. The Nationals would then call up the young phenom to make his big league debut, where he played in 139 games. Harper hit .270 with a .817 OPS. He had 26 doubles, nine triples, 22 home runs, 59 RBI, and 98 runs scored. He won Rookie of the Year and was an All-Star
2013
Harper played for the Nationals as well as High-A Potomac and Double-A Harrisburg. He only played in four games in the minors, hitting .364 with a 1.409 OPS. Harper had a double, a triple, a home run, three RBI, and five runs scored. In 118 games with Washington, he hit .274 with a .854 OPS. Harper had 24 doubles, three triples, 20 home runs, 58 RBI, and 71 runs scored. Harper was named an All-Star
2014
Harper played in five games between Potomac and Harrisburg, hitting .643 with a 2.308 OPS. He had a double, four home runs, 11 RBI, and seven runs scored. In 100 games with the Nationals, he hit .273 with a .768 OPS. Harper had ten doubles, two triples, 13 home runs, 32 RBI, and 41 runs scored.
2015
In 153 games all with the Nationals Harper hit .330 with a 1.109 OPS. He had 38 doubles, a triple, 42 home runs, 99 RBI, and 118 runs scored. He won his first MVP as well as his first Silver Slugger and was named an All-Star.
2016
Harper played in 147 games for the Nationals, hitting .243 with a .814 OPS. He had 24 doubles, two triples, 24 home runs, 86 RBI, and 84 runs scored. Harper was an All-Star.
2017
In 111 games with Washington, he hit .319 with a 1.008 OPS. He had 27 doubles, a triple, 29 home runs, 87 RBI, and 95 runs scored. He finished 12th in MVP voting and was named to the All-Star team for the fifth time.
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2018
His last season with Washington he played in 159 games hitting .249 with a .889 OPS. He had 34 doubles, 34 home runs, 100 RBI, and 103 runs scored. Harper was once again named an All-Star.
2019
Harper, in free agency, signed with the Philadelphia Phillies a 13-year, $330 million deal. He hit .260 with a .882 OPS. He had 36 doubles, a triple, 35 home runs, 114 RBI, and 98 runs scored.
2020
The 2020 season was shortened which Harper played in only 58 games. He hit .268 with a .962 OPS and had nine doubles, two triples, 13 home runs, 33 RBI, and 41 runs scored.
2021
Harper in 141 games hit .309 with a 1.044 OPS. He had 42 doubles, a triple, 35 home runs, 84 RBI, and 101 runs scored. He won the MVP and took home a Silver Slugger.
2022
Harper did play in two rehab games with Triple-A Lehigh Valley in 2022. He went 5-8 with two doubles, two home runs, six RBI, and three runs scored. Harped ended up playing in 99 games hitting .286 with a .877 OPS. He had 28 doubles, a triple, 18 home runs, 65 RBI, and 63 runs scored. He was an All-Star.
2023
Harper played in 126 games, hitting .293 with a .900 OPS. He would hit 29 doubles, a triple, 21 home runs, 72 RBI, and score 84 runs. He won another Silver Slugger and finished 12th in MVP voting.
2024
Harper, in 145 games with the Phillies, hit .285 with a .898 OPS. He had 42 doubles, 30 home runs, 87 RBI, and 85 runs scored. He was an All-Star, took home another Silver Slugger, and finished sixth in MVP voting.
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