:Terry Harper (baseball)

{{Short description|American baseball player (born 1955)}}

{{for|the ice hockey player|Terry Harper}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Terry Harper

|position=Outfielder

|image=Terry Harper Braves.jpg

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1955|8|19}}

|birth_place=Douglasville, Georgia, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 12

|debutyear=1980

|debutteam=Atlanta Braves

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=October 2

|finalyear=1987

|finalteam=Pittsburgh Pirates

|debut2league = NPB

|debut2date=April 8

|debut2year=1988

|debut2team=Yakult Swallows

|final2league = NPB

|final2date=April 23

|final2year=1988

|final2team=Yakult Swallows

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.253

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=36

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=180

|stat2league = NPB

|stat21label=Batting average

|stat21value=.143

|stat22label=Home runs

|stat22value=2

|stat23label=Runs batted in

|stat23value=6

|teams=

• Atlanta Braves ({{mlby|1980}}–{{mlby|1986}})
• Detroit Tigers ({{mlby|1987}})
• Pittsburgh Pirates ({{mlby|1987}})
• Yakult Swallows ({{npby|1988}})

}}

Terry Joe Harper (born August 19, 1955), is a retired professional baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues from {{mlby|1980}}-{{mlby|1987}}. He played for the Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Detroit Tigers, as well as one season for the Yakult Swallows in Japan. Harper now works as a hitting coach in the Atlanta area.