Mel Harder played in Major League Baseball from 1928 to 1947, appearing in 582 games over 20 seasons. He recorded a total of 223 W and 186 L, an ERA of 3.8, 1,161 SO, a WHIP of 1.408, and a WAR of 48.2.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Mel Harder |
Date of Birth | October 15, 1909 |
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MLB Debut | 1928 |
📊 Career Summary
Mel Harder appeared in 582 games over 20 MLB seasons from 1928 to 1947. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 433 (MLB Rank: 98) |
GF | 94 (MLB Rank: 827) |
W | 223 (MLB Rank: 74) |
L | 186 (MLB Rank: 59) |
SV | 24 (MLB Rank: 653) |
ERA | 3.8 (MLB Rank: 3,440) |
IP | 3426.1 (MLB Rank: 82) |
SHO | 25 (MLB Rank: 174) |
CG | 181 (MLB Rank: 169) |
SO | 1,161 (MLB Rank: 417) |
BB | 1118 (MLB Rank: 72) |
H | 3,706 (MLB Rank: 52) |
HR | 161 (MLB Rank: 441) |
SO9 | 3.05 (MLB Rank: 8,736) |
BB9 | 2.94 (MLB Rank: 8,619) |
H9 | 9.73 (MLB Rank: 5,083) |
HR9 | 0.42 (MLB Rank: 7,673) |
WHIP | 1.408 (MLB Rank: 7,214) |
WAR | 48.2 (MLB Rank: 114) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1947)
In his final season (1947), Mel Harder recorded the following stats:
GS | 15 |
W | 6 |
L | 4 |
ERA | 4.5 |
IP | 80 |
SHO | 1 |
CG | 4 |
SO | 17 |
BB | 27 |
H | 91 |
HR | 3 |
SO9 | 1.91 |
BB9 | 3.04 |
H9 | 10.24 |
HR9 | 0.34 |
WHIP | 1.475 |
WAR | −0.6 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1935, 22 W
- Most SO: 1938, 102 SO
- Most IP: 1935, 287.1 IP
- Best WAR: 1934, 8.0 WAR
- Best ERA: 1934, 2.61 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Mel Harder has no postseason appearances.
Mel Harder Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1928 | 0 | 2 | 6.61 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 49 | -0.8 | 1.959 | 4 | 64 | 32 | 42 | 36 | 63 | 5.44 | 2.8 | 0.47 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.8 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 |
1929 | 1 | 0 | 5.6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17.2 | -0.2 | 1.642 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 80 | 5.17 | 2 | 0.8 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.2 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 84 |
1930 | 11 | 10 | 4.21 | 0.524 | 2 | 45 | 175.1 | 2 | 1.557 | 9 | 205 | 68 | 108 | 82 | 114 | 4.24 | 2.3 | 0.66 | 19 | 36 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 793 |
1931 | 13 | 14 | 4.36 | 0.481 | 1 | 63 | 194 | 1.9 | 1.552 | 8 | 229 | 72 | 119 | 94 | 106 | 4.23 | 2.9 | 0.88 | 24 | 40 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0.4 | 10.6 | 3.3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 880 |
1932 | 15 | 13 | 3.75 | 0.536 | 0 | 90 | 254.2 | 5.8 | 1.355 | 9 | 277 | 68 | 125 | 106 | 128 | 3.38 | 3.2 | 1.32 | 32 | 39 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0.3 | 9.8 | 2.4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1106 |
1933 | 15 | 17 | 2.95 | 0.469 | 4 | 81 | 253 | 5.6 | 1.269 | 10 | 254 | 67 | 113 | 83 | 152 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.21 | 31 | 43 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0.4 | 9 | 2.4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1073 |
1934 | 20 | 12 | 2.61 | 0.625 | 5 | 91 | 255.1 | 8 | 1.281 | 6 | 246 | 81 | 97 | 74 | 173 | 3.81 | 3.2 | 1.12 | 29 | 44 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 0.2 | 8.7 | 2.9 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1072 |
1935 | 22 | 11 | 3.29 | 0.667 | 2 | 95 | 287.1 | 7.3 | 1.274 | 6 | 313 | 53 | 120 | 105 | 137 | 3.35 | 3 | 1.79 | 35 | 42 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 0.2 | 9.8 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1206 |
1936 | 15 | 15 | 5.17 | 0.5 | 1 | 84 | 224.2 | 1.6 | 1.625 | 13 | 294 | 71 | 155 | 129 | 100 | 4.35 | 3.4 | 1.18 | 30 | 36 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.8 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1031 |
1937 | 15 | 12 | 4.28 | 0.556 | 2 | 95 | 233.2 | 3.4 | 1.519 | 9 | 269 | 86 | 127 | 111 | 105 | 4.05 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 30 | 38 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0.3 | 10.4 | 3.3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1038 |
1938 | 17 | 10 | 3.83 | 0.63 | 4 | 102 | 240 | 5.2 | 1.329 | 16 | 257 | 62 | 115 | 102 | 120 | 3.91 | 3.8 | 1.65 | 29 | 38 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0.6 | 9.6 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1026 |
1939 | 15 | 9 | 3.5 | 0.625 | 1 | 67 | 208 | 4.6 | 1.332 | 15 | 213 | 64 | 89 | 81 | 125 | 3.85 | 2.9 | 1.05 | 26 | 29 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0.6 | 9.2 | 2.8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 877 |
1940 | 12 | 11 | 4.06 | 0.522 | 0 | 76 | 186.1 | 1.5 | 1.39 | 16 | 200 | 59 | 96 | 84 | 105 | 4.33 | 3.7 | 1.29 | 25 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.7 | 2.8 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 797 |
1941 | 5 | 4 | 5.24 | 0.556 | 1 | 21 | 68.2 | -0.1 | 1.646 | 8 | 76 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 76 | 5.39 | 2.8 | 0.57 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4.8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 317 |
1942 | 13 | 14 | 3.44 | 0.481 | 0 | 74 | 198.2 | 1.9 | 1.314 | 8 | 179 | 82 | 83 | 76 | 100 | 3.13 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0.4 | 8.1 | 3.7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 842 |
1943 | 8 | 7 | 3.06 | 0.533 | 0 | 40 | 135.1 | 0.2 | 1.382 | 7 | 126 | 61 | 57 | 46 | 102 | 4.11 | 2.7 | 0.66 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 8.4 | 4.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 571 |
1944 | 12 | 10 | 3.71 | 0.545 | 0 | 64 | 196.1 | 0.1 | 1.426 | 5 | 211 | 69 | 95 | 81 | 89 | 3.46 | 2.9 | 0.93 | 27 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0.2 | 9.7 | 3.2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 843 |
1945 | 3 | 7 | 3.67 | 0.3 | 0 | 16 | 76 | 0 | 1.526 | 3 | 93 | 23 | 37 | 31 | 89 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.4 | 11 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 335 |
1946 | 5 | 4 | 3.41 | 0.556 | 0 | 21 | 92.1 | 0.8 | 1.256 | 4 | 85 | 31 | 37 | 35 | 97 | 3.7 | 2 | 0.68 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.4 | 8.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 382 |
1947 | 6 | 4 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0 | 17 | 80 | -0.6 | 1.475 | 3 | 91 | 27 | 41 | 40 | 78 | 3.79 | 1.9 | 0.63 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 10.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 348 |