How Mel Harder's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Mel Harder posted a career ERA of 3.8, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1934, posting 2.61, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.19 that year. The highest point came in 1928 at 6.61, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.06 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.67 in 1945 to 3.41 in 1946 and 4.5 in 1947. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 20 seasons.
Mel Harder Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Mel Harder
| Mel Harder
ERA | Mel Harder
Component ERA | Mel Harder
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.8 | 3.92 | 3.96 |
| Season Avg. | 3.8 | 3.92 | 3.96 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.8 | 3.92 | 3.96 |
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Mel Harder ERA Per Season
Mel Harder's ERA 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 ERA by Team
Mel Harder's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mel Harder ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Mel Harder's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Mel Harder ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Mel Harder's seasonal ERA 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 ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Mel Harder's MLB career with ERA 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.
