According to Stats Inc., Harper ranked third among NL outfielders in range factor per nine innings (2.07) and putouts per nine (2.01).
One of Harper's best defensive games came on May 24 against the Phillies. In the seventh inning, after Odubel Herrera singled, Cameron Rupp blooped what looked like a single to right field, but Harper grabbed the ball on a hop and threw out Herrera for the force at second.
"If I'm not hitting, I don't want them to get a hit either," Harper said then.