Mel Harder
Bats R Throws R6'1" 195 lbBorn 1909 Beemer, USADebut 1928Team CLE4x All-Star
Awards: Baseball Magazine All-Star x2
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 1947 | CLE | 15 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.179 | 0.233 | 0.214 | 0.448 | 20.4 |
| 1946 | CLE | 13 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0.086 | 0.111 | 0.086 | 0.197 | -57.5 |
| 1945 | CLE | 11 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.080 | 0.080 | 0.120 | 0.200 | -63.7 |
| 1944 | CLE | 30 | 76 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.216 | 0.216 | 0.257 | 0.473 | 27.2 |
| 1943 | CLE | 19 | 53 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0.213 | 0.245 | 0.277 | 0.521 | 49.5 |
| 1942 | CLE | 29 | 72 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0.119 | 0.145 | 0.119 | 0.264 | -29.6 |
| 1941 | CLE | 15 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.080 | 0.080 | 0.080 | 0.160 | -62.1 |
| 1940 | CLE | 31 | 71 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 0.177 | 0.227 | 0.194 | 0.421 | 13.1 |
| 1939 | CLE | 29 | 83 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0.139 | 0.195 | 0.208 | 0.403 | 9.2 |
| 1938 | CLE | 39 | 94 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 0.114 | 0.152 | 0.136 | 0.289 | -21.6 |
| 1937 | CLE | 38 | 98 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 0.174 | 0.220 | 0.221 | 0.441 | 14.4 |
| 1936 | CLE | 36 | 87 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.138 | 0.148 | 0.188 | 0.336 | -16.8 |
| 1935 | CLE | 42 | 111 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0.206 | 0.221 | 0.275 | 0.496 | 23.1 |
| 1934 | CLE | 44 | 99 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 0.161 | 0.189 | 0.230 | 0.419 | 6.1 |
| 1933 | CLE | 44 | 88 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0.190 | 0.209 | 0.262 | 0.471 | 17.1 |
| 1932 | CLE | 39 | 101 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 0.181 | 0.222 | 0.277 | 0.499 | 20.3 |
| 1931 | CLE | 40 | 81 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0.253 | 0.273 | 0.307 | 0.579 | 46.4 |
| 1930 | CLE | 36 | 67 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 0.143 | 0.169 | 0.206 | 0.376 | -5.5 |
| 1929 | CLE | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -109.8 |
| 1928 | CLE | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -111.3 |
| Career | | 584 | 1314 | 89 | 199 | 38 | 5 | 4 | 93 | 2 | 39 | 369 | 0.165 | 0.194 | 0.215 | 0.409 | 5.0 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 1947 | CLE | 6 | 4 | 4.50 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 80.0 | 348 | 3 | 27 | 17 | | | |
| 1946 | CLE | 5 | 4 | 3.41 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 92.3 | 382 | 4 | 31 | 21 | | | |
| 1945 | CLE | 3 | 7 | 3.67 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 76.0 | 335 | 3 | 23 | 16 | | | |
| 1944 | CLE | 12 | 10 | 3.71 | 30 | 27 | 0 | 196.3 | 843 | 5 | 69 | 64 | | | |
| 1943 | CLE | 8 | 7 | 3.06 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 135.3 | 571 | 7 | 61 | 40 | | | |
| 1942 | CLE | 13 | 14 | 3.44 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 198.7 | 842 | 8 | 82 | 74 | | | |
| 1941 | CLE | 5 | 4 | 5.24 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 68.7 | 317 | 8 | 37 | 21 | | | |
| 1940 | CLE | 12 | 11 | 4.06 | 31 | 25 | 0 | 186.3 | 797 | 16 | 59 | 76 | | | |
| 1939 | CLE | 15 | 9 | 3.50 | 29 | 26 | 1 | 208.0 | 877 | 15 | 64 | 67 | | | |
| 1938 | CLE | 17 | 10 | 3.83 | 38 | 29 | 4 | 240.0 | 1026 | 16 | 62 | 102 | | | |
| 1937 | CLE | 15 | 12 | 4.28 | 38 | 30 | 2 | 233.7 | 1038 | 9 | 86 | 95 | | | |
| 1936 | CLE | 15 | 15 | 5.17 | 36 | 30 | 1 | 224.7 | 1031 | 13 | 71 | 84 | | | |
| 1935 | CLE | 22 | 11 | 3.29 | 42 | 35 | 2 | 287.3 | 1206 | 6 | 53 | 95 | | | |
| 1934 | CLE | 20 | 12 | 2.61 | 44 | 29 | 4 | 255.3 | 1072 | 6 | 81 | 91 | | | |
| 1933 | CLE | 15 | 17 | 2.95 | 43 | 31 | 4 | 253.0 | 1073 | 10 | 67 | 81 | | | |
| 1932 | CLE | 15 | 13 | 3.75 | 39 | 32 | 0 | 254.7 | 1106 | 9 | 68 | 90 | | | |
| 1931 | CLE | 13 | 14 | 4.36 | 40 | 24 | 1 | 194.0 | 880 | 8 | 72 | 63 | | | |
| 1930 | CLE | 11 | 10 | 4.21 | 36 | 19 | 2 | 175.3 | 793 | 9 | 68 | 44 | | | |
| 1929 | CLE | 1 | 0 | 5.60 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 17.7 | 84 | 2 | 5 | 4 | | | |
| 1928 | CLE | 0 | 2 | 6.61 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 49.0 | 241 | 4 | 32 | 15 | | | |
| Career | | 223 | 186 | 3.80 | 582 | 433 | 23 | 3426.3 | 14862 | 161 | 1118 | 1160 | | | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 1947 | CLE | P | 15 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.917 | |
| 1946 | CLE | P | 13 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1945 | CLE | P | 11 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1944 | CLE | P | 30 | 0 | 11 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0.957 | |
| 1943 | CLE | P | 19 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 1942 | CLE | P | 29 | 0 | 14 | 44 | 3 | 5 | 0.951 | |
| 1941 | CLE | P | 15 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0.958 | |
| 1940 | CLE | P | 31 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 0.959 | |
| 1939 | CLE | P | 29 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0.976 | |
| 1938 | CLE | P | 38 | 0 | 21 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 0.986 | |
| 1937 | CLE | P | 38 | 0 | 12 | 48 | 1 | 3 | 0.984 | |
| 1936 | CLE | P | 36 | 0 | 13 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 0.944 | |
| 1935 | CLE | P | 42 | 0 | 18 | 81 | 4 | 0 | 0.961 | |
| 1934 | CLE | P | 44 | 0 | 10 | 61 | 7 | 2 | 0.910 | |
| 1933 | CLE | P | 43 | 0 | 22 | 87 | 3 | 4 | 0.973 | |
| 1932 | CLE | P | 39 | 0 | 18 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 0.976 | |
| 1931 | CLE | P | 40 | 0 | 14 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 0.929 | |
| 1930 | CLE | P | 36 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 0.854 | |
| 1929 | CLE | P | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.750 | |
| 1928 | CLE | P | 23 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.800 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.