Bryce Harper Quiz: The Ultimate Challenge For Your Brain

Bryce Harper is one of the best players in all of baseball. He came into the league as a highly-touted prospect and hasn’t disappointed. Harper has already accomplished a lot in his career and still looks to have many years to come. We have put together a Bryce Harper quiz for you to test your knowledge. This includes some challenging questions about his career. As a result, only his biggest fans will be able to get a perfect score.

The Ultimate Bryce Harper Quiz

Instructions: All you have to do is answer the trivia questions below and at the very end of the quiz, it will let you know what you scored.  

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Bryce Harper Trivia Questions And Answers

Here are some more details on the answers (but only read this section AFTER you have taken the quiz). This includes some additional context to some of the questions that you may have gotten wrong.

1) Which school did Harper play for in College?

Harper played for the College of Southern Nevada Coyotes. Harper played alongside his brother, Bryan at Southern Nevada. Bryce only ended up playing one year in college before making the jump to the MLB.

2) Which year was Harper selected first overall in the MLB Draft?

The Washington Nationals selected Harper with the first overall selection of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft. This was two spots ahead of Manny Machado, who was taken 3rd overall in that same draft. Other big names include Matt Harvey, Yasmani Grandal, Chris Sale, and Christian Yelich.

3) Which position did Harper play before switching to Right Field?

Harper played mostly as a catcher in his high school and college days. The Nationals decided to turn him into an outfielder in order to extend his career.

4) How old was Harper when he made his MLB Debut?

Harper made his major league debut on April 28, 2012. He was only 19 years old at the time.

Speaking of players who made their debuts at a young age, make sure to also check out our Mike Trout quiz.

5) True Or False, Bryce Harper was named to the MLB All Star Game in his rookie season

This is true as Harper took part in the 2012 MLB All Star Game. He has gone on to make the All Star Game several more times throughout his career.

6) Harper was named the National League Rookie of the Year for 2012. Who won the American League Rookie of the Year award in that same year opposite of him?

Mike Trout won the American League Rookie of the Year award in 2012. This was a really strong year for rookies and both Harper and Trout had monster years.

7) When was the first season that Bryce Harper won the National League MVP award?

Harper was selected as the 2015 National League Most Valuable Player by unanimous decision. He was also the NL home run leader and won the Silver Slugger Award that year.

8) When was the first season that Bryce Harper won the home run derby?

Harper won the home run derby for the first time in 2018. This was as a result of him hitting 14 home runs in 47 seconds.

9) How many home runs did Bryce Harper hit during the 2015 season?

Harper hit 42 home runs during the 2015 season. He also had 99 RBI’s and a batting average of .330. This helped him win the NL MVP award for the first time in his career.

Speaking of legendary home run hitters, make sure to take our Barry Bonds quiz.

10) Bryce Harper hit his 100th home run during the 2016 season. Which team was this against (hint: it was also his first career grand slam)?

On April 14, 2016, Harper hit his first career grand slam for his 100th career home run. This came in a game against the Atlanta Braves. It is pretty cool that Harper’s 100th homer was also a grand slam. THat is one that he will remember forever.

Some Extra Bryce Harper Facts

Here are some additional tidbits about Bryce that we wanted to include but couldn’t find a spot for on our quiz.

Family & Personal Life

Bryce Harper was born on October 16th, 1992 to Ron and Sherilyn Harper. During an interview, it was revealed that Ron worked as an ironworker for over 25 years. Bryce says that his Dad taught him about hard work and helped him develop a strong work ethic.

Bryce has an older brother, Bryan Harper, who spent 8 seasons in the Washington Nationals organization. Bryan never ended up making it to the Majors though.

In December of 2016, Bryce married Kayla Varner in San Diego. Varner is a former soccer player who played for both Brigham Young University and Ohio State. Their wedding reception included over 270 guests.

In August of 2019, Bryce and Kayla welcomed their first child, Krew Aron Harper.

Contracts & Career Earnings

In 2019, Harper signed a 13-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies worth around $330 million dollars. At the time, this was the richest contract in the history of North American sports. He was eclipsed a few months later by Mike Trout, who signed a massive 12-year, $426 million dollar contract with the Los Angeles Angels.

According to Spotrac, Harper will have earned over $382 million dollars in career earnings if he plays out all 12 years of the deal. This is only his salary in the MLB and doesn’t include any endorsements or off the field business deals.

In 2016, Harper signed a 10-year endorsement deal with Under Armour. According to Darren Rovell of ESPN, this is the largest endorsement deal for a player in the history of the MLB.

Harper landed 23rd on Forbes‘ list of the highest-paid athletes of 2019. This came after Harper brought in approximately $44.5 million dollars for the year. He was the second-highest-ranked baseball player on the list, behind only Mike Trout.

Conclusion

How did you score on our Bryce Harper quiz? Let us know in the comment section below and make sure to also share with your friends to compare your knowledge of the Superstar. Make sure to keep checking back as we will update this as Harper accomplishes more in his career.

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