Mel Harder
1928–1947 · bats R / throws R · ALS, ASF, Cleveland Guardians
584G
.165AVG
.193OBP
.215SLG
199H
4HR
91RBI
2SB
223–186W–L
3,425IP
1,162K
3.82ERA
433GS
24SV
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 584 | 1,315 | 1,204 | 89 | 199 | 38 | 5 | 4 | 91 | 39 | 373 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 259 | .165 | .193 | .215 | .408 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,425.3 | 582 | 433 | 181 | 223 | 186 | 24 | 3,707 | 1,714 | 1,454 | 159 | 1,121 | 1,162 | 0 | 0 | 3.82 | 1.409 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1944-05-03 to 1944-05-30
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1935-06-16 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 12 innings pitched | 1933-07-10 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | 7 walks allowed | 1930-08-11 | 1 in 192 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 289 | 630 | 105 | 1 | 50 | 21 | 163 | .184 | .200 | .235 |
| Away | 295 | 685 | 94 | 3 | 41 | 18 | 210 | .148 | .164 | .197 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 38 | 85 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 19 | .185 | .200 | .222 |
| May | 93 | 202 | 26 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 69 | .140 | .163 | .194 |
| June | 108 | 213 | 33 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 58 | .171 | .192 | .207 |
| July | 124 | 279 | 34 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 79 | .133 | .143 | .184 |
| August | 120 | 282 | 47 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 76 | .183 | .195 | .230 |
| September | 98 | 244 | 43 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 71 | .191 | .205 | .253 |
| October | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .143 | .200 | .286 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 96 | 231 | 34 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 68 | .167 | .190 | .212 |
| st-louis-browns | 90 | 230 | 46 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 65 | .213 | .230 | .269 |
| chicago-white-sox | 85 | 182 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 52 | .147 | .159 | .224 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 83 | 188 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 47 | .136 | .144 | .154 |
| detroit-tigers | 81 | 155 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 47 | .174 | .174 | .236 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 75 | 173 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 50 | .173 | .197 | .231 |
| new-york-yankees | 74 | 156 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 44 | .130 | .154 | .164 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 23 | 8 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 49 | 16 | |
| 1929 | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 17 | 4 | |
| 1930 | 36 | 63 | 9 | – | 4 | 1 | .143 | 175 | 45 | |
| 1931 | 40 | 75 | 19 | – | 9 | – | .253 | 193 | 63 | |
| 1932 | 39 | 94 | 17 | – | 13 | – | .181 | 254 | 90 | |
| 1933 | 44 | 84 | 16 | 1 | 5 | – | .190 | 253 | 81 | |
| 1934 | 44 | 87 | 14 | – | 4 | – | .161 | 255 | 91 | |
| 1935 | 42 | 102 | 21 | 2 | 10 | – | .206 | 287 | 95 | |
| 1936 | 36 | 80 | 11 | – | 3 | – | .138 | 224 | 84 | |
| 1937 | 38 | 86 | 15 | – | 10 | – | .174 | 233 | 95 | |
| 1938 | 39 | 88 | 10 | – | 6 | – | .114 | 240 | 103 | |
| 1939 | 29 | 72 | 10 | 1 | 9 | – | .139 | 208 | 66 | |
| 1940 | 31 | 62 | 11 | – | 4 | 1 | .177 | 186 | 76 | |
| 1941 | 15 | 25 | 2 | – | – | – | .080 | 68 | 21 | |
| 1942 | 29 | 67 | 8 | – | 2 | – | .119 | 198 | 74 | |
| 1943 | 19 | 47 | 10 | – | 4 | – | .213 | 135 | 40 | |
| 1944 | 30 | 74 | 16 | – | 6 | – | .216 | 196 | 64 | |
| 1945 | 11 | 25 | 2 | – | – | – | .080 | 76 | 16 | |
| 1946 | 13 | 35 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .086 | 92 | 21 | |
| 1947 | 15 | 29 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .172 | 80 | 17 |