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Mel Harder 2026 Season · CLE

Career: 223-186, 3.80 ERA, 1161 K in 3426.1 IP.

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Mel Harder

#18

P · CLE

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+4.7Career NUT

+3.3 to Great

Career

3.80ERA1.41WHIP223W1161K3426.1IP23SV

R/R · 6' 1", 195 lb · b. Oct 15, 1909 · Beemer, NE · Signed Undrafted FA, 1928

Player Overview

Year by Year


1928	18	CLE	-0.7	0	2	6.61	23	1	0	0	12	1	240	49.0	64	36	32	0	15	1.96
1929	19	CLE	—	1	0	5.60	11	0	0	0	7	0	84	17.2	24	11	5	3	4	1.64
1930	20	CLE	-0.3	11	10	4.21	36	19	7	0	9	2	793	175.1	205	82	68	4	45	1.56
1931	21	CLE	-0.2	13	14	4.36	40	24	9	0	8	1	880	194.0	229	94	72	6	63	1.55
1932	22	CLE	+1.2	15	13	3.75	39	32	17	1	4	0	1106	254.2	277	106	68	3	90	1.35
1933	23	CLE	+0.7	15	17	2.95	43	31	14	2	10	4	1073	253.0	254	83	67	3	81	1.27
1934	24	CLE	+1.3	20	12	2.61	44	29	17	6	12	4	1072	255.1	246	74	81	7	91	1.28
1935	25	CLE	+3.0	22	11	3.29	42	35	17	4	7	2	1206	287.1	313	105	53	0	95	1.27
1936	26	CLE	+0.4	15	15	5.17	36	30	13	0	6	1	1031	224.2	294	129	71	6	84	1.62
1937	27	CLE	+0.7	15	12	4.28	38	30	13	0	7	2	1038	233.2	269	111	86	4	95	1.52
1938	28	CLE	+1.0	17	10	3.83	38	29	15	2	6	4	1026	240.0	257	102	62	5	102	1.33
1939	29	CLE	-0.1	15	9	3.50	29	26	12	1	3	1	877	208.0	213	81	64	3	67	1.33
1940	30	CLE	-0.2	12	11	4.06	31	25	5	0	2	0	797	186.1	200	84	59	5	76	1.39
1941	31	CLE	-1.1	5	4	5.24	15	10	1	0	1	1	317	68.2	76	40	37	2	21	1.65
1942	32	CLE	-0.2	13	14	3.44	29	29	13	4	0	0	842	198.2	179	76	82	3	74	1.31
1943	33	CLE	-1.0	8	7	3.06	19	18	6	1	0	0	571	135.1	126	46	61	1	40	1.38
1944	34	CLE	+0.3	12	10	3.71	30	27	12	2	0	0	843	196.1	211	81	69	3	64	1.43
1945	35	CLE	+0.0	3	7	3.67	11	11	2	0	0	0	335	76.0	93	31	23	0	16	1.53
1946	36	CLE	-0.1	5	4	3.41	13	12	4	1	1	0	382	92.1	85	35	31	0	21	1.26
1947	37	CLE	+0.1	6	4	4.50	15	15	4	1	0	0	348	80.0	91	40	27	1	17	1.48
Career	—	20 yrs	+4.7	223	186	3.80	582	433	181	25	95	23	14861	3426.1	3706	1447	1118	59	1161	1.41

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Harder's career NUT of +4.7

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

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NUT by Season

-0.7

-0.3

-0.2

+1.2

+0.7

+1.3

+3.0

+0.4

+0.7

+1.0

-0.1

-0.2

-1.1

-0.2

-1.0

+0.3

+0.0

-0.1

+0.1

Awards

1934AL All-Star

1935AL All-Star

1936AL All-Star

1937AL All-Star

1961Cleveland BBWAA Man of the Year Award

1990Uniform number retired

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