Mel Harder Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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

Mel Harder
NameMel Harder
Date of BirthOctober 15, 1909
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1928
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Mel Harder Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Mel Harder.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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:

GS433 (MLB Rank: 99)
GF94 (MLB Rank: 838)
W223 (MLB Rank: 74)
L186 (MLB Rank: 59)
SV24 (MLB Rank: 659)
ERA3.8 (MLB Rank: 3,468)
IP3426.1 (MLB Rank: 83)
SHO25 (MLB Rank: 174)
CG181 (MLB Rank: 169)
SO1,161 (MLB Rank: 424)
BB1118 (MLB Rank: 72)
H3,706 (MLB Rank: 52)
HR161 (MLB Rank: 453)
SO93.05 (MLB Rank: 8,875)
BB92.94 (MLB Rank: 8,753)
H99.73 (MLB Rank: 5,161)
HR90.42 (MLB Rank: 7,829)
WHIP1.408 (MLB Rank: 7,313)
WAR48.2 (MLB Rank: 114)

📊 Last Season Summary (1947)

In his final season (1947), Mel Harder recorded the following stats:

GS15
W6
L4
ERA4.5
IP80
SHO1
CG4
SO17
BB27
H91
HR3
SO91.91
BB93.04
H910.24
HR90.34
WHIP1.475
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

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
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