Player

Mel Harder

Player Info
Full Name
Melvin Leroy
Born
October 15, 1909
Beemer, NE, USA
Died
October 20, 2002
Size
6'1" / 195 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
April 24, 1928
Final Game
September 7, 1947
Career
20 years
Teams
Honors
4 x All-Star
1937, 1936, 1935, 1934
1935 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
1934 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
Career Batting
584
G
.165
AVG
199
H
4
HR
93
RBI
.407
OPS
11
OPS vs Lg
14% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
223-186
W-L
3.80
ERA
582
G
1,160
SO
23
SV
1.41
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
1947 Cleveland Indians 6 4 4.50 15 15 0 80.0 17 27
1946 Cleveland Indians 5 4 3.41 13 12 0 92.0 21 31
1945 Cleveland Indians 3 7 3.67 11 11 0 76.0 16 23
1944 Cleveland Indians 12 10 3.71 30 27 0 196.1 64 69
1943 Cleveland Indians 8 7 3.06 19 18 0 135.1 40 61
1942 Cleveland Indians 13 14 3.44 29 29 0 198.1 74 82
1941 Cleveland Indians 5 4 5.24 15 10 1 68.2 21 37
1940 Cleveland Indians 12 11 4.06 31 25 0 186.1 76 59
1939 Cleveland Indians 15 9 3.50 29 26 1 208.0 67 64
1938 Cleveland Indians 17 10 3.83 38 29 4 240.0 102 62
1937 Cleveland Indians 15 12 4.28 38 30 2 233.1 95 86
1936 Cleveland Indians 15 15 5.17 36 30 1 224.1 84 71
1935 Cleveland Indians 22 11 3.29 42 35 2 287.0 95 53
1934 Cleveland Indians 20 12 2.61 44 29 4 255.1 91 81
1933 Cleveland Indians 15 17 2.95 43 31 4 253.0 81 67
1932 Cleveland Indians 15 13 3.75 39 32 0 254.1 90 68
1931 Cleveland Indians 13 14 4.36 40 24 1 194.0 63 72
1930 Cleveland Indians 11 10 4.21 36 19 2 175.1 44 68
1929 Cleveland Indians 1 0 5.60 11 0 0 17.2 4 5
1928 Cleveland Indians 0 2 6.61 23 1 1 49.0 15 32
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1947 AL 80.0 1.91 3.04 1.475
1946 AL 92.3 2.05 3.02 1.256
1945 AL 76.0 1.89 2.72 1.526
1944 AL 196.3 2.93 3.16 1.426 ✓
1943 AL 135.3 2.66 4.06 1.382
1942 AL 198.7 3.35 3.71 1.314 ✓
1941 AL 68.7 2.75 4.85 1.646
1940 AL 186.3 3.67 2.85 1.390 ✓
1939 AL 208.0 2.90 2.77 1.332 ✓
1938 AL 240.0 3.83 2.33 1.329 ✓
1937 AL 233.7 3.66 3.31 1.519 ✓
1936 AL 224.7 3.36 2.84 1.625 ✓
1935 AL 287.3 2.98 1.66 1.274 ✓
1934 AL 255.3 3.21 2.86 1.281 ✓
1933 AL 253.0 2.88 2.38 1.269 ✓
1932 AL 254.7 3.18 2.40 1.355 ✓
1931 AL 194.0 2.92 3.34 1.552 ✓
1930 AL 175.3 2.26 3.49 1.557 ✓
1929 AL 17.7 2.04 2.55 1.642
1928 AL 49.0 2.76 5.88 1.959
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1947 Cleveland Indians 15 28 5 1 0 0 2 .179
1946 Cleveland Indians 13 35 3 0 0 0 1 .086
1945 Cleveland Indians 11 25 2 1 0 0 0 .080
1944 Cleveland Indians 30 74 16 3 0 0 9 .216
1943 Cleveland Indians 19 47 10 1 1 0 2 .213
1942 Cleveland Indians 29 67 8 0 0 0 3 .119
1941 Cleveland Indians 15 25 2 0 0 0 1 .080
1940 Cleveland Indians 31 62 11 1 0 0 4 .177
1939 Cleveland Indians 29 72 10 0 1 1 8 .139
1938 Cleveland Indians 39 88 10 2 0 0 3 .114
1937 Cleveland Indians 38 86 15 4 0 0 5 .174
1936 Cleveland Indians 36 80 11 4 0 0 3 .138
1935 Cleveland Indians 42 102 21 1 0 2 11 .206
1934 Cleveland Indians 44 87 14 6 0 0 9 .161
1933 Cleveland Indians 44 84 16 3 0 1 2 .190
1932 Cleveland Indians 39 94 17 7 1 0 11 .181
1931 Cleveland Indians 40 75 19 2 1 0 7 .253
1930 Cleveland Indians 36 63 9 2 1 0 8 .143
1929 Cleveland Indians 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1928 Cleveland Indians 23 8 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1947 AL 35 .036 .278 5.7 28.6 28 0.0
1946 AL 36 .000 .143 2.8 38.9 -42 0.0
1945 AL 28 .040 .125 0.0 32.1 -41 0.0
1944 AL 76 .041 .291 0.0 25.0 39 0.0
1943 AL 53 .064 .278 3.8 20.8 57 0.0
1942 AL 72 .000 .167 2.8 26.4 -22 0.0
1941 AL 25 .000 .111 0.0 28.0 -56 0.0
1940 AL 71 .016 .244 5.6 23.9 14 0.0
1939 AL 83 .069 .167 3.6 20.5 7 1.1
1938 AL 94 .023 .175 4.3 33.0 -24 0.0
1937 AL 98 .047 .283 5.1 33.7 15 0.0
1936 AL 87 .050 .180 0.0 21.8 -14 0.0
1935 AL 111 .069 .268 1.8 26.1 31 2.1
1934 AL 99 .069 .222 3.0 24.2 12 0.0
1933 AL 88 .071 .263 2.3 29.5 28 1.1
1932 AL 101 .096 .246 5.0 24.8 33 0.0
1931 AL 81 .053 .373 2.5 29.6 57 0.0
1930 AL 67 .064 .257 3.0 41.8 -3 0.0
1929 AL 1 .000 — 0.0 100.0 -100 0.0
1928 AL 8 .000 .000 0.0 75.0 -100 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 582 209 734 45 38 .954
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1947 Cleveland Indians P 15 0 11 1 0 .917
1946 Cleveland Indians P 13 5 9 0 1 1.000
1945 Cleveland Indians P 11 6 19 0 1 1.000
1944 Cleveland Indians P 30 11 34 2 3 .957
1943 Cleveland Indians P 19 6 27 0 2 1.000
1942 Cleveland Indians P 29 14 44 3 5 .951
1941 Cleveland Indians P 15 7 16 1 0 .958
1940 Cleveland Indians P 31 9 38 2 4 .959
1939 Cleveland Indians P 29 14 26 1 1 .976
1938 Cleveland Indians P 38 21 49 1 2 .986
1937 Cleveland Indians P 38 12 48 1 3 .984
1936 Cleveland Indians P 36 13 38 3 3 .944
1935 Cleveland Indians P 42 18 81 4 0 .961
1934 Cleveland Indians P 44 10 61 7 2 .910
1933 Cleveland Indians P 43 22 87 3 4 .973
1932 Cleveland Indians P 39 18 65 2 0 .976
1931 Cleveland Indians P 40 14 38 4 4 .929
1930 Cleveland Indians P 36 9 32 7 3 .854
1929 Cleveland Indians P 11 0 3 1 0 .750
1928 Cleveland Indians P 23 0 8 2 0 .800
Managerial record: 3-0 (1.000) Full Managerial Record
Year Team League G W L PCT Finish
1962 Cleveland Indians AL 2 2 0 1.000 6
1961 Cleveland Indians AL 1 1 0 1.000 5