Harper leads the NL in WAR with 3.8 (Nationals have played 42 games).
His OPS+ is 229 (if he finished with that, it would be the 10th highest
since 1900 with only Ruth, Williams and Bonds ever doing better).
Harper's OPS+ so far in May is 314. I looked at all guys with 75+ PAs in a
month through age 23 (Harper is 22 this year) and only Williams, with
348 in Sept 1942 is ahead of Harper. If Harper can just do 100 over the last 8 games, I
estimate he would have 250 for the month and it would be the 19th best
month ever for a guy through age 23. Through age 22 it would be 10th
(this goes back to 1914, the first year you can do this at Baseball
Reference Play Index).
Trout's best month ever so far is 248 last June. Bill James projected Harper with an .842 OPS this year. He is currently at 1.225. Trout is .992/.959.
Back to using through age 23, here is the top 20. The third number is games played.
Ted Williams Sept/Oct 1942 20 348
Bryce Harper May 2015 19 314
John Mayberry June 1972 26 299
Ted Williams Sept/Oct 1941 23 297
Ted Williams July 1941 22 284
Ted Williams August 1941 35 279
Joe DiMaggio July 1937 29 277
Reggie Jackson June 1969 26 277
Ted Williams May 1942 28 268
Ted Williams Sept/Oct 1939 28 265
Dick Wakefield Sept/Oct 1944 29 264
Eddie Mathews Sept/Oct 1954 24 263
Boog Powell June 1964 21 259
Eddie Mathews June 1955 28 256
John Mayberry Sept/Oct 1972 31 252
Rudy York August 1937 30 251
Alex Rodriguez May 1999 16 251
Cesar Cedeno June 1972 28 251
Mike Trout June 2014 23 248
Jose Canseco Sept/Oct 1988 26 247
Here is the top 11 through age 22. It is not likely Haprer will fall out of the top 10
Bryce Harper May 2015 19 314
Ted Williams Sept/Oct 1941 23 297
Ted Williams July 1941 22 284
Ted Williams August 1941 35 279
Joe DiMaggio July 1937 29 277
Ted Williams Sept/Oct 1939 28 265
Eddie Mathews Sept/Oct 1954 24 263
Boog Powell June 1964 21 259
Cesar Cedeno June 1972 28 251
Mike Trout June 2014 23 248
Ted Williams June 1941 28 243
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