#10 Mel "Chief" Harder, Starting Pitcher, 35 yrs, Boston (N) Braves Thursday, 10/26/1944 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Mel Harder Chief 10/15/1909 35 USA,NE,BEEMER 6"1 215
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Suffers Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 2,750,000 1945 9 Year(s), 144 Days (1692 total Days) 172 Day(s) 10 Year(s), 52 Days (1772 total Days) 16 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 3 | 6 | 9 | 91-94 Mph |
Versus LHB | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
Versus RHB | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
Talent | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 9 46 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Slider Splitfinger-Fastball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Versus LHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Versus RHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 5 (Range), .957 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 33 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 4.36 | 281.0 | 277 | 147 | 136 | 116 | 110 | 20 | 60.6 | 1 | 16 | 48.5 |
Projected | 33 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 4.36 | 281.0 | 277 | 147 | 136 | 116 | 110 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 12.6 | 8.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.10 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 564 | 159 | 20 | 3 | 22 | 84 | 85 | 70 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .355 | .445 | .800 |
vs. RHB | 504 | 118 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 59 | 62 | 46 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .291 | .361 | .652 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 14 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4.39 | 125.0 | 127 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 47 |
Road | 19 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4.33 | 156.0 | 150 | 79 | 75 | 66 | 63 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.75 | 41.2 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 16 |
May | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7.20 | 50.0 | 68 | 44 | 40 | 24 | 15 |
June | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.43 | 42.0 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 22 |
July | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.27 | 44.0 | 45 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 9 |
August | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.47 | 51.0 | 36 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 |
Sept./Oct. | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.82 | 52.1 | 53 | 30 | 28 | 16 | 27 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1934 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5.24 | 46.1 | 53 | 32 | 27 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1.60 | .307 | NYN BSN |
1935 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 18.0 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2.11 | .403 | BSN |
1936 | 31 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 5.90 | 216.2 | 268 | 152 | 142 | 25 | 88 | 70 | 16 | 0 | 1.64 | .312 | BSN |
1937 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6.63 | 55.2 | 75 | 42 | 41 | 5 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.85 | .327 | BSN |
1938 | 35 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3.08 | 184.1 | 189 | 77 | 63 | 7 | 53 | 89 | 11 | 1 | 1.31 | .295 | BSN,NL |
1939 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3.96 | 273.0 | 255 | 125 | 120 | 17 | 114 | 135 | 22 | 2 | 1.35 | .269 | BSN |
1940 | 33 | 33 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 4.67 | 264.0 | 273 | 145 | 137 | 33 | 107 | 127 | 23 | 1 | 1.44 | .277 | BSN |
1941 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 3.77 | 327.1 | 322 | 148 | 137 | 25 | 112 | 152 | 26 | 6 | 1.33 | .277 | BSN,NL |
1942 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 3.75 | 348.0 | 338 | 169 | 145 | 31 | 110 | 180 | 30 | 3 | 1.29 | .274 | BSN |
1943 | 39 | 39 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 5.39 | 317.1 | 333 | 205 | 190 | 39 | 130 | 128 | 25 | 2 | 1.46 | .275 | BSN |
1944 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 4.36 | 281.0 | 277 | 147 | 136 | 34 | 116 | 110 | 20 | 1 | 1.40 | .263 | BSN |
Total | 326 | 274 | 146 | 106 | 2 | 4.46 | 2331.2 | 2414 | 1260 | 1156 | 223 | 886 | 1035 | 177 | 16 | 1.42 | .282 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1928, AAA | 14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4.10 | 74.2 | 84 | 36 | 34 | 4 | 23 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 1.43 | .315 |
1929, AAA | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.62 | 54.2 | 54 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1.28 | .270 |
1930, AAA | 24 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 4.19 | 176.1 | 184 | 93 | 82 | 5 | 62 | 93 | 7 | 2 | 1.40 | .305 |
1931, AAA | 19 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3.05 | 159.1 | 154 | 66 | 54 | 9 | 64 | 60 | 13 | 2 | 1.37 | .274 |
1932, AAA | 27 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 4.35 | 200.2 | 229 | 108 | 97 | 15 | 80 | 104 | 10 | 2 | 1.54 | .318 |
1933, AAA | 24 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4.47 | 167.0 | 167 | 98 | 83 | 14 | 93 | 96 | 6 | 0 | 1.56 | .284 |
1934, AAA | 22 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 4.35 | 136.2 | 149 | 73 | 66 | 12 | 55 | 64 | 8 | 2 | 1.49 | .295 |
1935, AAA | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | 28.0 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1.46 | .290 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1937 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1943 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.36 | 14.2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.79 | 18.2 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1934 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .188 | .188 | .375 | NYN BSN |
1935 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | BSN |
1936 | 31 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .029 | .042 | .029 | .071 | BSN |
1937 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 | BSN |
1938 | 35 | 62 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | .113 | .113 | .129 | .242 | BSN,NL |
1939 | 32 | 91 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .099 | .108 | .110 | .217 | BSN |
1940 | 33 | 99 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 0 | .192 | .206 | .222 | .428 | BSN |
1941 | 39 | 119 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 0 | .168 | .192 | .210 | .402 | BSN,NL |
1942 | 41 | 124 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 0 | .113 | .131 | .137 | .268 | BSN |
1943 | 39 | 112 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .132 | .134 | .266 | BSN |
1944 | 33 | 101 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .129 | .136 | .139 | .275 | BSN |
Total | 326 | 808 | 102 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 50 | 15 | 292 | 2 | 0 | .126 | .141 | .145 | .285 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 33 | 33 | 15 | 48 | 3 | 66 | 3 | .955 | 281.0 | 2.11 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 17th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1928... Injured on 5/25/1930 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks... Injured on 5/1/1933 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 3 weeks... Traded from New York (N) to Boston (N) on 2/18/1934 (Going to BSN: P Mel Harder. Going to NYN: P Bud Tinning)... Had first career hit on 8/26/1934, off Ted Trent (PHI)... Earned first career win on 8/26/1934... Injured on 9/18/1934 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week... Injured on 5/27/1937 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 3-4 weeks... Won World Series with Boston (N) in 1937... Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1938, going 5-1, 2.14... 1/31/1939: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,851,429 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,214,286 through salary arbitration... 9/26/1940: Signed a contract extension with Boston (N), $4,370,000 per year, for 3 years. Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1941, going 5-1, 2.51... Injured on 5/24/1941 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1941, going 5-1, 1.36... Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game... Injured on 10/15/1943 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks... 10/26/1943: Signed a contract extension with Boston (N), $2,750,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1938 - 3.08 - 3rd 1939 - 3.96 - 4th 1940 - 4.67 - 10th 1941 - 3.77 - 4th 1942 - 3.75 - 4th
| WHIP 1938 - 1.31 - 7th 1939 - 1.35 - 10th 1941 - 1.33 - 9th 1942 - 1.29 - 7th
| Wins 1941 - 27 - 1st 1942 - 20 - 7th
| Losses 1943 - 20 - 3rd
| IP 1941 - 327.1 - 7th 1942 - 348.0 - 1st 1943 - 317.1 - 8th
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CG 1941 - 26 - 5th 1942 - 30 - 2nd 1943 - 25 - 6th
| SHO 1939 - 2 - 7th 1941 - 6 - 2nd 1942 - 3 - 5th 1943 - 2 - 6th
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