How Mel Harder's Walks Compares to Similar Players

Mel Harder totaled 1,118 career Walks, well above the starting pitcher average of 265.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Walks season came in 1929, posting 5, well below the starting pitcher average of 41.5 that year. The highest point came in 1937 at 86, well above the starting pitcher average of 37.1 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 23 in 1945 to 31 in 1946 and 27 in 1947, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 5 to 86 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Mel Harder Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats

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Mel Harder Walks Per Season

Mel Harder's Walks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Mel Harder Walks per season line chart

Mel Harder Walks by Team

Mel Harder's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mel Harder career Walks by team bar chart

Mel Harder Cumulative Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Mel Harder's career Walks, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Mel Harder Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Mel Harder Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mel Harder's seasonal Walks alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Mel Harder Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mel Harder Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mel Harder's MLB career with Walks alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Mel Harder Walks season-by-season breakdown table