HBT: Harper's no longer best 19-year-old ever

Bryce Harper turned 20 years old today, which means I can?t write any more ?how does Bryce Harper compare to the best 19-year-olds in baseball history? articles.

Well, except this one.

Here?s the final tally on how Harper?s age-19 season compared to the best age-19 seasons of all time:

Total bases (254): 1st
Extra-base hits (57): 1st
Runs (98): 2nd
Homers (22): 2nd
Doubles (26): 2nd
Walks (56): 2nd
Steals (18): 2nd
Slugging percentage (.477): 3rd
OPS (.817): 3rd
Plate appearances (597): 4th
Hits (144): 4th
Triples (9): 4th
Games (139): 5th
RBIs (59): 5th

And if you add that all up while including his strong defense in the outfield Harper produced 5.0 Wins Above Replacement to rank first among all 19-year-olds in MLB history ahead of Hall of Famer Mel Ott at 3.7.

So, yeah: Happy 20th birthday to the best 19-year-old of all time.

Source: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/16/bryce-harper-is-no-longer-the-best-19-year-old-of-all-time/related/

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