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Injury Elbow
Est. Return 7/1/2023
2022 Stats
AVG
.286
HR
18
RBI
65
R
63
SB
11
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Harper did not have the elite level of production he had over previous seasons, but 2022 was excellent even in an unfortunate smaller sample. An elbow injury in April would have ended his season if not for the Universal DH rule, but a Blake Snell fastball off the hand put him back on the IL until August at which time he finished the season as the DH and took the Phillies to the World Series. It was announced in November that he would have Tommy John surgery surgery and miss the start of the 2023 season. The plan is for Harper to return to designated hitter duties around the All-Star break and possibly return to playing right field toward the end of the season. Once he's back, he will be UT-only in most formats, and it shouldn't be assumed he will regain outfield eligibility in 2023. The per-game production should remain strong, but his return timeline puts a significant damper on his outlook. Read Past Outlooks

Undergoes Tommy John surgery
Harper (elbow) underwent Tommy John and ulnar nerve transposition surgery Wednesday, Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports. He's expected to be sidelined for most of the first half of the 2023 season before returning to action as a designated hitter shortly before the All-Star break.
ANALYSIS
Harper was always expected to require some sort of procedure to address the injury to his throwing elbow injury that first cropped up in April, but it wasn't clear whether he would require Tommy John surgery. Now that he's had the surgery, Harper will face a shorter recovery timetable than pitchers who undergo the procedure, but he's still expected to be sidelined for the start of the 2023 season. Since the lefty-hitting Harper will be available to hit before he completes a throwing program, the Phillies will bring him back as a DH, but the team is hopeful that he'll be ready to play right field late in the regular season.
Harper was always expected to require some sort of procedure to address the injury to his throwing elbow injury that first cropped up in April, but it wasn't clear whether he would require Tommy John surgery. Now that he's had the surgery, Harper will face a shorter recovery timetable than pitchers who undergo the procedure, but he's still expected to be sidelined for the start of the 2023 season. Since the lefty-hitting Harper will be available to hit before he completes a throwing program, the Phillies will bring him back as a DH, but the team is hopeful that he'll be ready to play right field late in the regular season.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2020
+25%
OPS vs RHP
2022
+19%
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Since 2020vs Left | .818 | 393 | 11 | 39 | .258 | ||||
Since 2020vs Right | 1.026 | 852 | 53 | 138 | .307 | ||||
2022vs Left | .775 | 135 | 3 | 17 | .256 | ||||
2022vs Right | .924 | 291 | 15 | 48 | .300 | ||||
2021vs Left | .798 | 190 | 4 | 12 | .257 | ||||
2021vs Right | 1.155 | 409 | 31 | 72 | .333 | ||||
2020vs Left | .965 | 68 | 4 | 10 | .264 | ||||
2020vs Right | .876 | 152 | 7 | 18 | .248 | ||||
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Since 2020Home | 1.000 | 630 | 35 | 94 | .291 | ||||
Since 2020Away | .943 | 639 | 31 | 88 | .297 | ||||
2022Home | .820 | 192 | 9 | 29 | .244 | ||||
2022Away | .923 | 234 | 9 | 36 | .320 | ||||
2021Home | 1.130 | 303 | 19 | 46 | .329 | ||||
2021Away | .959 | 296 | 16 | 38 | .291 | ||||
2020Home | .978 | 135 | 7 | 19 | .276 | ||||
2020Away | .942 | 109 | 6 | 14 | .259 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Bryce Harper compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.53BB Rate
10.8%K Rate
20.4%BABIP
.324ISO
.227AVG
.286OBP
.364SLG
.514OPS
.877wOBA
.372Exit Velocity
92.1 mphHard Hit Rate
35.2%Barrels/PA
8.7%Expected BA
.288Expected SLG
.527Sprint Speed
22.3 ft/secGround Ball %
41.5%Line Drive %
24.0%Fly Ball %
34.5%Advanced Batting Stats
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Harper's best seasons are elite, while his worst are merely quite good. Throughout the early part of the year, he was on pace for the latter, as he was hitting a strong but not dominant .274/.387/.470 through June 15. From that point on, he was as good as we've ever seen, hitting .328/.450/.691 over his final 94 games, with his 1.140 OPS over that stretch beating even his 1.109 mark from his fantastic 2015 campaign. He now owns a 164 wRC+ over the last two seasons after posting a 130 wRC+ over the previous four, seemingly shaking the "overrated" label. Harper may not have the elite speed possessed by the players who typically go at the top of the first round, but he's not a zero there either. He was the only hitter with double-digit steals, at least 30 homers and a .300 average. That's the upside for Harper, who's still on the right side of 30, and the downside is still a strong cross-category contributor.
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Elbow surgery on tap
Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said Wednesday that Harper is scheduled to undergo elbow surgery Nov. 23 in Los Angeles, Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
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Weighing offseason elbow surgery
Harper is expected to undergo an MRI later this week that will determine whether or not he'll require offseason surgery to address the torn UCL in his right elbow that he played through for most of the 2022 season, Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.
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Swipes bag in loss
Harper went 0-for-2 with a walk and a stolen base during Wednesday's 5-0 loss to the Astros in Game 5 of the World Series.
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Continues stellar postseason
Harper went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer during Tuesday's 7-0 win over the Astros in Game 3 of the World Series.
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Clutch homer eliminates San Diego
Harper went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk during Sunday's 4-3 win over the Padres in Game 5 of the NLCS.
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