Mel Harder

Mel Harder

1928–1947 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'1", 195 lb · b. 1909 Beemer, NE

Career 223–186 · 3.80 ERA · 1,160 SO · 3426.1 IP · 584 G · 199 H · 4 HR · 93 RBI · .165 AVG

Seasons leading his league

11

1 best in baseball 10 league only

32 Top-5 finishes

5 Title seasons

5 Categories led

1933 Best season

Spanning 1932–1938, peaking at 4 titles in 1933.

Clubs 20 Win Seasons ×2

Team records #2 Guardians career W #2 Guardians career IP #9 Guardians career SO

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

446th League titles 11
1,845th Best in baseball 1
841st Top-5 finishes 32

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

74th Wins 223
78th Pitcher Assists 734
83rd Innings Pitched 3426.1
99th Pitcher Putouts 209
170th Complete Games 181
174th Shutouts 25
334th Pitcher Range Factor 1.62
428th Strikeouts 1,160

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Pitcher Putouts	4	1st	2 yrs (1932–1933)	1938 21 1932 AL 18 1933 AL 22 1935 AL 18 1936 #2
Pitcher Assists	3	1st	2 yrs (1932–1933)	1932 AL 65 1933 AL 87 1935 AL 81 1934 #2 1938 #3
Pitcher Range Factor	2	1st	—	1933 AL 2.54 1935 AL 2.36 1932 #2
Shutouts	1	1st	—	1934 AL 6 1935 #2 1942 #2
Earned Run Average	1	1st	—	1933 AL 2.95 1934 #2
Innings Pitched	—	#2	—	1935 #2
Walks + Hits / IP	—	#3	—	1933 #3 1934 #3
Wins	—	#2	—	1935 #2

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1938	1	P PO 21
1935	3	P A 81 P PO 18 P RF 2.36
1934	1	SHO 6
1933	4	ERA 2.95 P A 87 P PO 22 P RF 2.54
1932	2	P A 65 P PO 18

Pitching

led the league 20 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1928	CLE	AL	0	2	6.61	23	1	1	49.0	64	36	4	32	15	1.96
1929	CLE	AL	1	0	5.60	11	0	0	17.2	24	11	2	5	4	1.64
1930	CLE	AL	11	10	4.21	36	19	2	175.1	205	82	9	68	44	1.56
1931	CLE	AL	13	14	4.36	40	24	1	194.0	229	94	8	72	63	1.55
1932	CLE	AL	15	13	3.75	39	32	0	254.2	277	106	9	68	90	1.36
1933	CLE	AL	15	17	2.95	43	31	4	253.0	254	83	10	67	81	1.27
1934	CLE	AL	20	12	2.61	44	29	4	255.1	246	74	6	81	91	1.28
1935	CLE	AL	22	11	3.29	42	35	2	287.1	313	105	6	53	95	1.27
1936	CLE	AL	15	15	5.17	36	30	1	224.2	294	129	13	71	84	1.63
1937	CLE	AL	15	12	4.28	38	30	2	233.2	269	111	9	86	95	1.52
1938	CLE	AL	17	10	3.83	38	29	4	240.0	257	102	16	62	102	1.33
1939	CLE	AL	15	9	3.50	29	26	1	208.0	213	81	15	64	67	1.33
1940	CLE	AL	12	11	4.06	31	25	0	186.1	200	84	16	59	76	1.39
1941	CLE	AL	5	4	5.24	15	10	1	68.2	76	40	8	37	21	1.65
1942	CLE	AL	13	14	3.44	29	29	0	198.2	179	76	8	82	74	1.31
1943	CLE	AL	8	7	3.06	19	18	0	135.1	126	46	7	61	40	1.38
1944	CLE	AL	12	10	3.71	30	27	0	196.1	211	81	5	69	64	1.43
1945	CLE	AL	3	7	3.67	11	11	0	76.0	93	31	3	23	16	1.53
1946	CLE	AL	5	4	3.41	13	12	0	92.1	85	35	4	31	21	1.26
1947	CLE	AL	6	4	4.50	15	15	0	80.0	91	40	3	27	17	1.48
Career	—	—	223	186	3.80	582	433	23	3426.1	3,706	1,447	161	1,118	1,160	1.41

Batting

20 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1928	CLE	AL	23	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1929	CLE	AL	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1930	CLE	AL	36	63	8	9	2	1	0	4	2	28	1	.143	.169	.206	.376
1931	CLE	AL	40	75	7	19	2	1	0	10	2	24	0	.253	.273	.307	.579
1932	CLE	AL	39	94	11	17	7	1	0	13	5	25	0	.181	.222	.277	.499
1933	CLE	AL	44	84	2	16	3	0	1	5	2	26	0	.191	.209	.262	.471
1934	CLE	AL	44	87	9	14	6	0	0	5	3	24	0	.161	.189	.230	.419
1935	CLE	AL	42	102	11	21	1	0	2	10	2	29	0	.206	.221	.275	.496
1936	CLE	AL	36	80	3	11	4	0	0	3	0	19	0	.138	.148	.188	.336
1937	CLE	AL	38	86	5	15	4	0	0	10	5	33	0	.174	.220	.221	.441
1938	CLE	AL	39	88	3	10	2	0	0	6	4	31	0	.114	.152	.136	.289
1939	CLE	AL	29	72	8	10	0	1	1	9	3	17	0	.139	.195	.208	.403
1940	CLE	AL	31	62	4	11	1	0	0	4	4	17	1	.177	.227	.194	.421
1941	CLE	AL	15	25	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	.080	.080	.080	.160
1942	CLE	AL	29	67	3	8	0	0	0	2	2	19	0	.119	.145	.119	.264
1943	CLE	AL	19	47	2	10	1	1	0	4	2	11	0	.213	.245	.277	.522
1944	CLE	AL	30	74	9	16	3	0	0	6	0	19	0	.216	.216	.257	.473
1945	CLE	AL	11	25	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	9	0	.080	.080	.120	.200
1946	CLE	AL	13	35	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	14	0	.086	.111	.086	.197
1947	CLE	AL	15	28	2	5	1	0	0	1	2	10	0	.179	.233	.214	.448
Career	—	—	584	1,203	89	199	38	5	4	93	39	369	2	.165	.194	.215	.409

Fielding

1 position

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1928	CLE	AL	P	23	—	—	0	8	2	0	10	.800	0.35
1929	CLE	AL	P	11	—	—	0	3	1	0	4	.750	0.27
1930	CLE	AL	P	36	—	—	9	32	7	3	48	.854	1.14
1931	CLE	AL	P	40	—	—	14	38	4	4	56	.929	1.30
1932	CLE	AL	P	39	—	—	18	65	2	0	85	.977	2.13
1933	CLE	AL	P	43	—	—	22	87	3	4	112	.973	2.54
1934	CLE	AL	P	44	—	—	10	61	7	2	78	.910	1.61
1935	CLE	AL	P	42	—	—	18	81	4	0	103	.961	2.36
1936	CLE	AL	P	36	—	—	13	38	3	3	54	.944	1.42
1937	CLE	AL	P	38	—	—	12	48	1	3	61	.984	1.58
1938	CLE	AL	P	38	—	—	21	49	1	2	71	.986	1.84
1939	CLE	AL	P	29	—	—	14	26	1	1	41	.976	1.38
1940	CLE	AL	P	31	—	—	9	38	2	4	49	.959	1.52
1941	CLE	AL	P	15	—	—	7	16	1	0	24	.958	1.53
1942	CLE	AL	P	29	—	—	14	44	3	5	61	.951	2.00
1943	CLE	AL	P	19	—	—	6	27	0	2	33	1.000	1.74
1944	CLE	AL	P	30	—	—	11	34	2	3	47	.957	1.50
1945	CLE	AL	P	11	—	—	6	19	0	1	25	1.000	2.27
1946	CLE	AL	P	13	—	—	5	9	0	1	14	1.000	1.08
1947	CLE	AL	P	15	—	—	0	11	1	0	12	.917	0.73
Career	—	—	P	582	—	—	209	734	45	38	988	.955	1.62