Mel Harder
Bats R · Throws R · b. 1909, Beemer, USA · d. 2002 · MLB debut 1928-04-24, final game 1947-09-07
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | CLE | AL | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1929 | CLE | AL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1930 | CLE | AL | 36 | 63 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 28 | .143 | .169 | .206 |
| 1931 | CLE | AL | 40 | 75 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .253 | .273 | .307 |
| 1932 | CLE | AL | 39 | 94 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 25 | .181 | .222 | .277 |
| 1933 | CLE | AL | 44 | 84 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 26 | .190 | .209 | .262 |
| 1934 | CLE | AL | 44 | 87 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 24 | .161 | .189 | .230 |
| 1935 | CLE | AL | 42 | 102 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 29 | .206 | .221 | .275 |
| 1936 | CLE | AL | 36 | 80 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .138 | .148 | .188 |
| 1937 | CLE | AL | 38 | 86 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 33 | .174 | .220 | .221 |
| 1938 | CLE | AL | 39 | 88 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 31 | .114 | .152 | .136 |
| 1939 | CLE | AL | 29 | 72 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .139 | .195 | .208 |
| 1940 | CLE | AL | 31 | 62 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | .177 | .227 | .194 |
| 1941 | CLE | AL | 15 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .080 | .080 | .080 |
| 1942 | CLE | AL | 29 | 67 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .119 | .145 | .119 |
| 1943 | CLE | AL | 19 | 47 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .213 | .245 | .277 |
| 1944 | CLE | AL | 30 | 74 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .216 | .216 | .257 |
| 1945 | CLE | AL | 11 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .080 | .080 | .120 |
| 1946 | CLE | AL | 13 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .086 | .111 | .086 |
| 1947 | CLE | AL | 15 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .179 | .233 | .214 |
| 1928–1947 | 584 | 1203 | 89 | 199 | 38 | 5 | 4 | 93 | 2 | 39 | 369 | .165 | .194 | .215 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | CLE | AL | 0 | 2 | 6.61 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49.0 | 64 | 36 | 4 | 32 | 15 |
| 1929 | CLE | AL | 1 | 0 | 5.60 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 1930 | CLE | AL | 11 | 10 | 4.21 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 175.1 | 205 | 82 | 9 | 68 | 44 |
| 1931 | CLE | AL | 13 | 14 | 4.36 | 40 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 194.0 | 229 | 94 | 8 | 72 | 63 |
| 1932 | CLE | AL | 15 | 13 | 3.75 | 39 | 32 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 254.2 | 277 | 106 | 9 | 68 | 90 |
| 1933 | CLE | AL | 15 | 17 | 2.95 | 43 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 253.0 | 254 | 83 | 10 | 67 | 81 |
| 1934 | CLE | AL | 20 | 12 | 2.61 | 44 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 255.1 | 246 | 74 | 6 | 81 | 91 |
| 1935 | CLE | AL | 22 | 11 | 3.29 | 42 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 287.1 | 313 | 105 | 6 | 53 | 95 |
| 1936 | CLE | AL | 15 | 15 | 5.17 | 36 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 224.2 | 294 | 129 | 13 | 71 | 84 |
| 1937 | CLE | AL | 15 | 12 | 4.28 | 38 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 233.2 | 269 | 111 | 9 | 86 | 95 |
| 1938 | CLE | AL | 17 | 10 | 3.83 | 38 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 240.0 | 257 | 102 | 16 | 62 | 102 |
| 1939 | CLE | AL | 15 | 9 | 3.50 | 29 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 208.0 | 213 | 81 | 15 | 64 | 67 |
| 1940 | CLE | AL | 12 | 11 | 4.06 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 186.1 | 200 | 84 | 16 | 59 | 76 |
| 1941 | CLE | AL | 5 | 4 | 5.24 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 68.2 | 76 | 40 | 8 | 37 | 21 |
| 1942 | CLE | AL | 13 | 14 | 3.44 | 29 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 198.2 | 179 | 76 | 8 | 82 | 74 |
| 1943 | CLE | AL | 8 | 7 | 3.06 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 135.1 | 126 | 46 | 7 | 61 | 40 |
| 1944 | CLE | AL | 12 | 10 | 3.71 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 196.1 | 211 | 81 | 5 | 69 | 64 |
| 1945 | CLE | AL | 3 | 7 | 3.67 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 76.0 | 93 | 31 | 3 | 23 | 16 |
| 1946 | CLE | AL | 5 | 4 | 3.41 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 92.1 | 85 | 35 | 4 | 31 | 21 |
| 1947 | CLE | AL | 6 | 4 | 4.50 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 | 91 | 40 | 3 | 27 | 17 |
| 1928–1947 | 223 | 186 | 3.80 | 582 | 433 | 181 | 25 | 23 | 3426.1 | 3706 | 1447 | 161 | 1118 | 1160 |
Awards
- 1934 Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
- 1935 Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | BBWAA | 4 | 153 | 115 | |
| 1950 | BBWAA | 2 | 168 | 126 | |
| 1951 | BBWAA | 1 | 226 | 170 | |
| 1952 | BBWAA | 10 | 234 | 176 | |
| 1953 | BBWAA | 8 | 264 | 198 | |
| 1958 | BBWAA | 6 | 266 | 200 | |
| 1960 | BBWAA | 12 | 269 | 202 | |
| 1962 | BBWAA | 7 | 160 | 120 | |
| 1964 | Run Off | 14 | 201 | ||
| 1964 | BBWAA | 51 | 201 | 151 | |
| 1966 | BBWAA | 34 | 302 | 227 | |
| 1967 | BBWAA | 52 | 292 | 219 | |
| 1967 | Run Off | 14 | 306 | ||
| 1968 | Veterans | ||||
| 1976 | Veterans | ||||
| 1981 | Veterans | ||||
| 1984 | Veterans | ||||
| 1985 | Veterans | ||||
| 1987 | Veterans | ||||
| 1991 | Veterans | 16 | 12 | ||
| 1995 | Veterans | ||||
| 2000 | Veterans | ||||
| 2003 | Veterans - Players | ||||
| 2005 | Veterans - Players | ||||
| 2007 | Veterans - Players |