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Season Age Team Lg WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB Awards
1928 18 CLE AL -0.8 0 2 .000 6.61 23 1 12 0 0 1 49.0 64 42 36 4 32 0 15 0 0 0 240 63 5.44 1.959 11.8 0.7 5.9 2.8 0.47
1929 19 CLE AL -0.2 1 0 1.000 5.60 11 0 7 0 0 0 17.2 24 15 11 2 5 2 4 3 0 0 84 80 5.17 1.642 12.2 1.0 2.5 2.0 0.80
1930 20 CLE AL 2.0 11 10 .524 4.21 36 19 9 7 0 2 175.1 205 108 82 9 68 7 45 4 0 5 793 114 4.24 1.557 10.5 0.5 3.5 2.3 0.66
1931 21 CLE AL 1.9 13 14 .481 4.36 40 24 7 9 0 1 194.0 229 119 94 8 72 9 63 6 1 3 880 106 4.23 1.552 10.6 0.4 3.3 2.9 0.88
1932 22 CLE AL 5.8 15 13 .536 3.75 39 32 4 17 1 0 254.2 277 125 106 9 68 8 90 3 0 1 1106 128 3.38 1.355 9.8 0.3 2.4 3.2 1.32
1933 23 CLE AL 5.6 15 17 .469 2.95 43 31 10 14 2 4 253.0 254 113 83 10 67 7 81 3 0 2 1073 152 3.60 1.269 9.0 0.4 2.4 2.9 1.21
1934 24 CLE AL 8.0 20 12 .625 2.61 44 29 12 17 6 5 255.1 246 97 74 6 81 11 91 7 0 2 1072 173 3.81 1.281 8.7 0.2 2.9 3.2 1.12 AS,MVP-16
1935 25 CLE AL 7.3 22 11 .667 3.29 42 35 7 17 4 2 287.1 313 120 105 6 53 6 95 0 0 1 1206 137 3.35 1.274 9.8 0.2 1.7 3.0 1.79 AS,MVP-22
1936 26 CLE AL 1.6 15 15 .500 5.17 36 30 6 13 0 1 224.2 294 155 129 13 71 10 84 6 0 4 1031 100 4.35 1.625 11.8 0.5 2.8 3.4 1.18 AS
1937 27 CLE AL 3.4 15 12 .556 4.28 38 30 7 13 0 2 233.2 269 127 111 9 86 6 95 4 0 2 1038 105 4.05 1.519 10.4 0.3 3.3 3.7 1.10 AS
1938 28 CLE AL 5.2 17 10 .630 3.83 38 29 6 15 2 4 240.0 257 115 102 16 62 3 102 5 0 1 1026 120 3.91 1.329 9.6 0.6 2.3 3.8 1.65 MVP-16
1939 29 CLE AL 4.6 15 9 .625 3.50 29 26 3 12 1 1 208.0 213 89 81 15 64 4 67 3 0 1 877 125 3.85 1.332 9.2 0.6 2.8 2.9 1.05
1940 30 CLE AL 1.5 12 11 .522 4.06 31 25 2 5 0 0 186.1 200 96 84 16 59 8 76 5 0 2 797 105 4.33 1.390 9.7 0.8 2.8 3.7 1.29
1941 31 CLE AL -0.1 5 4 .556 5.24 15 10 1 1 0 1 68.2 76 43 40 8 37 4 21 2 0 1 317 76 5.39 1.646 10.0 1.0 4.8 2.8 0.57
1942 32 CLE AL 1.9 13 14 .481 3.44 29 29 0 13 4 0 198.2 179 83 76 8 82 6 74 3 0 1 842 100 3.13 1.314 8.1 0.4 3.7 3.4 0.90
1943 33 CLE AL 0.2 8 7 .533 3.06 19 18 0 6 1 0 135.1 126 57 46 7 61 0 40 1 0 0 571 102 4.11 1.382 8.4 0.5 4.1 2.7 0.66
1944 34 CLE AL 0.1 12 10 .545 3.71 30 27 0 12 2 0 196.1 211 95 81 5 69 4 64 3 0 3 843 89 3.46 1.426 9.7 0.2 3.2 2.9 0.93
1945 35 CLE AL 0.0 3 7 .300 3.67 11 11 0 2 0 0 76.0 93 37 31 3 23 3 16 0 0 4 335 89 3.70 1.526 11.0 0.4 2.7 1.9 0.70
1946 36 CLE AL 0.8 5 4 .556 3.41 13 12 1 4 1 0 92.1 85 37 35 4 31 7 21 0 0 0 382 97 3.70 1.256 8.3 0.4 3.0 2.0 0.68
1947 37 CLE AL -0.6 6 4 .600 4.50 15 15 0 4 1 0 80.0 91 41 40 3 27 2 17 1 1 0 348 78 3.79 1.475 10.2 0.3 3.0 1.9 0.63
WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB Awards
20 Yrs 48.5 223 186 .545 3.80 582 433 94 181 25 24 3426.1 3706 1714 1447 161 1118 107 1161 59 2 33 14861 113 3.87 1.408 9.7 0.4 2.9 3.0 1.04
162 Game Avg 3.2 15 12 .545 3.80 39 29 6 12 2 2 230 248 115 97 11 75 7 78 4 0 2 996 113 3.87 1.408 9.7 0.4 2.9 3.0 1.04
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Season Age Team Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Awards
1928 18 CLE AL 49.0 23 1 42 7.71 4.81 -0.14 0.00 102 5.03 -15 -1.4 0.69 0.1 -0.8 -9 .439 .491
1929 19 CLE AL 17.2 11 0 15 7.64 4.71 -0.11 0.00 103 4.98 -5 -0.5 0.39 0.1 -0.2 -3 .456 .497
1930 20 CLE AL 175.1 36 19 108 5.54 5.27 -0.27 0.00 103 5.73 4 0.3 1.46 -0.1 2.0 26 .508 .502
1931 21 CLE AL 194.0 40 24 119 5.52 5.22 -0.21 0.00 103 5.59 2 0.1 1.59 -0.1 1.9 25 .501 .500
1932 22 CLE AL 254.2 39 32 125 4.42 5.28 -0.05 0.00 106 5.65 35 3.4 1.21 -0.1 5.8 66 .586 .521
1933 23 CLE AL 253.0 43 31 113 4.02 5.13 0.19 0.00 105 5.18 33 3.0 2.06 0.0 5.6 62 .571 .519
1934 24 CLE AL 255.1 44 29 97 3.42 5.21 -0.01 0.00 100 5.22 51 5.1 2.66 0.3 8.0 82 .617 .532 AS,MVP-16
1935 25 CLE AL 287.1 42 35 120 3.76 5.15 0.12 0.00 102 5.12 43 4.5 2.62 -0.1 7.3 77 .606 .527 AS,MVP-22
1936 26 CLE AL 224.2 36 30 155 6.21 5.70 -0.17 0.00 102 6.02 -5 -0.5 1.17 -0.2 1.6 24 .487 .497 AS
1937 27 CLE AL 233.2 38 30 127 4.89 5.31 -0.16 0.00 99 5.40 13 1.2 2.18 -0.1 3.4 40 .530 .507 AS
1938 28 CLE AL 240.0 38 29 115 4.31 5.60 -0.11 0.00 97 5.55 33 2.9 2.22 0.0 5.2 62 .576 .518 MVP-16
1939 29 CLE AL 208.0 29 26 89 3.85 5.35 -0.03 0.00 94 5.05 28 2.6 1.84 -0.1 4.6 52 .591 .516
1940 30 CLE AL 186.1 31 25 96 4.64 5.07 0.27 0.00 97 4.66 1 -0.1 1.30 -0.1 1.5 20 .497 .499
1941 31 CLE AL 68.2 15 10 43 5.64 4.95 0.01 0.00 98 4.83 -6 -0.6 1.57 -0.1 -0.1 1 .458 .496
1942 32 CLE AL 198.2 29 29 83 3.76 4.32 0.17 0.00 97 4.01 6 0.5 -0.1 1.9 20 .516 .503
1943 33 CLE AL 135.1 19 18 57 3.79 3.72 0.28 0.00 98 3.37 -6 -0.8 1.00 -0.1 0.2 3 .459 .495
1944 34 CLE AL 196.1 30 27 95 4.35 4.05 0.10 0.00 97 3.81 -12 -1.3 1.00 -0.1 0.1 2 .457 .492
1945 35 CLE AL 76.0 11 11 37 4.38 3.73 -0.15 0.00 97 3.75 -5 -0.6 -0.1 0.0 0 .449 .497
1946 36 CLE AL 92.1 13 12 37 3.61 3.98 0.00 0.00 94 3.74 1 0.2 0.46 -0.1 0.8 8 .511 .501
1947 37 CLE AL 80.0 15 15 41 4.61 4.02 0.52 0.00 95 3.30 -12 -1.2 0.0 -0.6 -6 .423 .493
IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Awards
20 Yrs 3426.1 582 433 1714 4.50 4.99 0.01 0.00 100 4.98 183 16.8 1.55 -1.2 48.5 551 .529 .508
162 Game Avg 230 39 29 115 4.50 4.99 0.01 0.00 100 4.98 12 1.1 1.55 -0.1 3.2 37 .529 .508

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Batting Against Pitching Ratios Win Probability
Season Age Team Lg IP BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip HR% K% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 Awards
1928 18 CLE AL 49.0 .335 .425 .450 .875 .343 1.7 6.3 13.3 -0.2 -0.5% -10.38
1929 19 CLE AL 17.2 .329 .390 .466 .856 .324 2.4 4.8 6.0 -0.1 -0.1% -7.09
1930 20 CLE AL 175.1 .295 .354 .424 .778 .299 1.1 5.7 8.6 0.0 1.8% -1.95
1931 21 CLE AL 194.0 .290 .354 .397 .751 .307 0.9 7.2 8.2 -1.3 -0.2% -5.56
1932 22 CLE AL 254.2 .272 .319 .360 .679 .291 0.8 8.1 6.1 2.0 1.1% 25.64
1933 23 CLE AL 253.0 .260 .309 .351 .661 .275 0.9 7.5 6.2 4.5 4.1% 28.68
1934 24 CLE AL 255.1 .253 .315 .329 .644 .274 0.6 8.5 7.6 5.8 4.1% 53.39 AS,MVP-16
1935 25 CLE AL 287.1 .275 .308 .354 .662 .296 0.5 7.9 4.4 4.7 5.0% 42.20 AS,MVP-22
1936 26 CLE AL 224.2 .313 .365 .428 .793 .334 1.3 8.1 6.9 0.5 2.5% -11.22 AS
1937 27 CLE AL 233.2 .287 .350 .387 .737 .312 0.9 9.2 8.3 1.8 0.0% 11.63 AS
1938 28 CLE AL 240.0 .271 .319 .385 .704 .290 1.6 9.9 6.0 4.0 5.3% 27.04 MVP-16
1939 29 CLE AL 208.0 .269 .324 .394 .718 .277 1.7 7.6 7.3 2.8 0.0% 33.71
1940 30 CLE AL 186.1 .279 .338 .398 .736 .294 2.0 9.5 7.4 0.3 6.0% 6.91
1941 31 CLE AL 68.2 .279 .370 .415 .785 .280 2.5 6.6 11.7 0.1 -0.8% -6.10
1942 32 CLE AL 198.2 .239 .317 .320 .636 .257 1.0 8.8 9.7 1.9 0.6% 14.18
1943 33 CLE AL 135.1 .255 .338 .345 .683 .266 1.2 7.0 10.7 0.5 0.6% -2.30
1944 34 CLE AL 196.1 .278 .340 .329 .669 .298 0.6 7.6 8.2 -0.6 -1.2% -2.37
1945 35 CLE AL 76.0 .301 .349 .372 .722 .310 0.9 4.8 6.9 -0.6 -0.4% -1.78
1946 36 CLE AL 92.1 .249 .311 .342 .653 .256 1.0 5.5 8.1 0.3 -0.1% 6.28
1947 37 CLE AL 80.0 .289 .347 .419 .766 .298 0.9 4.9 7.8 -0.9 0.5% -6.27
Batting Against Pitching Ratios Win Probability
IP BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip HR% K% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 Awards
20 Yrs 3426.1 .276 .334 .374 .708 .292 1.1 7.8 7.5 25.3 28.5% 194.65
MLB Average .321 .398 .382 .779 .329 1.3

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Advanced Batting

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Batting Batting Ratios Win Probability Baserunning
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 RS% SB% XBT% Pos Awards
1928 18 CLE AL 8 -0.035 -156 .000 .000 0.0 75.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0% -1.44 1
1929 19 CLE AL 1 -0.050 -162 .000 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0% -0.26 1
1930 20 CLE AL 67 .157 -37 .257 .063 0.0 41.8 3.0 -0.9 -0.9% -12.75 72.7 100.0 66.7 1
1931 21 CLE AL 81 .257 32 .373 .053 0.0 29.6 2.5 -0.8 0.0% -7.82 33.3 45.5 1
1932 22 CLE AL 101 .222 6 .246 .096 0.0 24.8 5.0 -0.6 0.0% -7.31 50.0 71.4 1
1933 23 CLE AL 88 .208 2 .263 .071 1.1 29.5 2.3 -0.9 -0.2% -11.23 5.9 50.0 1/H
1934 24 CLE AL 99 .187 -23 .222 .069 0.0 24.2 3.0 -1.4 -1.4% -15.19 52.9 62.5 1 AS,MVP-16
1935 25 CLE AL 111 .220 2 .268 .069 1.8 26.1 1.8 -1.1 -1.7% -13.78 42.9 45.5 1 AS,MVP-22
1936 26 CLE AL 87 .147 -55 .180 .050 0.0 21.8 0.0 -1.5 -1.7% -18.79 25.0 80.0 1 AS
1937 27 CLE AL 98 .197 -13 .283 .047 0.0 33.7 5.1 -0.8 -0.5% -12.37 25.0 28.6 1 AS
1938 28 CLE AL 94 .130 -52 .175 .023 0.0 33.0 4.3 -1.3 -3.0% -18.80 21.4 40.0 1/H MVP-16
1939 29 CLE AL 83 .188 -15 .167 .069 1.2 20.5 3.6 -1.2 -0.4% -14.67 50.0 0.0 1
1940 30 CLE AL 71 .200 -6 .244 .016 0.0 23.9 5.6 -0.9 -4.6% -7.27 26.7 100.0 16.7 1
1941 31 CLE AL 25 .067 -81 .111 .000 0.0 28.0 0.0 -0.5 -1.5% -6.18 50.0 1
1942 32 CLE AL 72 .123 -42 .167 .000 0.0 26.4 2.8 -1.1 -1.1% -11.55 30.0 50.0 1
1943 33 CLE AL 53 .245 46 .278 .064 0.0 20.8 3.8 -0.5 -0.2% -3.80 16.7 0.0 1
1944 34 CLE AL 76 .215 22 .291 .041 0.0 25.0 0.0 -0.2 0.0% -2.82 56.3 100.0 1
1945 35 CLE AL 28 .084 -85 .125 .040 0.0 32.1 0.0 -0.4 -0.2% -3.71 0.0 1
1946 36 CLE AL 36 .088 -65 .143 .000 0.0 38.9 2.8 -0.6 -0.1% -5.36 25.0 50.0 1
1947 37 CLE AL 36 .211 -2 .278 .036 0.0 27.8 5.6 -0.3 -0.1% -6.49 28.6 0.0 1
Batting Batting Ratios Win Probability Baserunning
PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 RS% SB% XBT% Pos Awards
20 Yrs 1315 .184 -17 .235 .050 0.3 28.1 3.0 -15.3 -17.7% -181.60 35.9 100.0 44.3 1/H
MLB Average .334 100 .285 .113 1.3 7.3 8.5 34.6 56.6 47.8

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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG WP SB CS CS% lgCS% Pick Awards
1928 18 CLE AL P 23 1 0 49.0 10 0 8 2 0 .800 .957 1.47 2.44 0.35 2.42 0 4 5 55.6 1
1929 19 CLE AL P 11 0 0 18.0 4 0 3 1 0 .750 .958 1.50 2.35 0.27 2.31 0 2 1 33.3 44.7 0
1930 20 CLE AL P 36 19 7 175.0 48 9 32 7 3 .854 .946 2.11 2.20 1.14 2.17 5 5 8 61.5 41.5 1
1931 21 CLE AL P 40 24 9 194.0 56 14 38 4 4 .929 .954 2.41 2.21 1.30 2.19 3 12 11 47.8 41.6 1
1932 22 CLE AL P 39 32 17 255.0 85 18 65 2 0 .976 .958 2.93 2.24 2.13 2.23 1 5 8 61.5 43.5 4
1933 23 CLE AL P 43 31 14 253.0 112 22 87 3 4 .973 .960 3.88 2.28 2.53 2.27 2 1 17 94.4 47.2 1
1934 24 CLE AL P 44 29 17 255.0 78 10 61 7 2 .910 .956 2.51 2.14 1.61 2.11 2 5 8 61.5 37.5 2 AS,MVP-16
1935 25 CLE AL P 42 35 17 287.0 103 18 81 4 0 .961 .949 3.10 2.15 2.36 2.14 1 2 11 84.6 43.0 3 AS,MVP-22
1936 26 CLE AL P 36 30 13 225.0 54 13 38 3 3 .944 .956 2.04 1.99 1.42 1.96 4 3 2 40.0 37.0 1 AS
1937 27 CLE AL P 38 30 13 234.0 61 12 48 1 3 .984 .954 2.31 2.05 1.58 2.01 2 8 8 50.0 39.1 0 AS
1938 28 CLE AL P 38 29 15 240.0 71 21 49 1 2 .986 .952 2.63 2.11 1.84 2.06 1 8 2 20.0 36.8 1 MVP-16
1939 29 CLE AL P 29 26 12 208.0 41 14 26 1 1 .976 .951 1.73 1.92 1.38 1.89 1 5 6 54.5 1
1940 30 CLE AL P 31 25 5 186.0 49 9 38 2 4 .959 .956 2.27 2.04 1.52 2.01 2 7 7 50.0 42.1 1
1941 31 CLE AL P 15 10 1 69.0 24 7 16 1 0 .958 .960 3.00 2.14 1.53 2.11 1 0 0 0
1942 32 CLE AL P 29 29 13 199.0 61 14 44 3 5 .951 .957 2.62 2.31 2.00 2.30 1 5 4 44.4 0
1943 33 CLE AL P 19 18 6 135.0 33 6 27 0 2 1.000 .963 2.20 2.27 1.74 2.30 0 2 7 77.8 1
1944 34 CLE AL P 30 27 12 196.0 47 11 34 2 3 .957 .960 2.07 2.09 1.50 2.10 3 4 1 20.0 1
1945 35 CLE AL P 11 11 2 76.0 25 6 19 0 1 1.000 .955 2.96 2.24 2.27 2.23 4 1 2 66.7 44.7 1
1946 36 CLE AL P 13 12 4 92.0 14 5 9 0 1 1.000 .951 1.37 2.01 1.08 1.99 0 0 4 100.0 0
1947 37 CLE AL P 15 15 4 80.0 12 0 11 1 0 .917 .955 1.24 1.92 0.73 1.90 0 2 2 50.0 48.5 0
Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG WP SB CS CS% lgCS% Pick Awards
20 Yrs 582 433 181 3426.0 988 209 734 45 38 .954 .955 2.48 2.14 1.62 2.13 33 81 114 58.5 31.7 20

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Mel Harder born?

Mel Harder was born on October 15, 1909.

Where was Mel Harder born?

Mel Harder was born in Beemer, NE.

How tall was Mel Harder?

Mel Harder was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Mel Harder weigh when playing?

Mel Harder weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Mel Harder play?

Mel Harder played 20 seasons.

Is Mel Harder in the Hall of Fame?

Mel Harder has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Mel Harder play?

Mel Harder was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Mel Harder have?

Mel Harder had 1,161 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Mel Harder played for?

Mel Harder played for 1 team, the Cleveland Indians.

How many World Series has Mel Harder won?

Mel Harder never won a World Series.

When did Mel Harder retire?

Mel Harder last played in 1947.

What are Mel Harder's nicknames?

Chief is a nickname for Mel Harder.

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