Lady Baldwin vs. Mel Harder — Career Comparison

Lady Baldwin
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit WolverinesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Harder
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Harder built a career as a starting pitcher and Lady Baldwin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lady Baldwin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.135 compared to 3.8 and 1.408 for Mel Harder. By the career numbers, Lady Baldwin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lady Baldwin and Mel Harder

Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.04
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
1.53
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.03
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.14
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.65
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
0.59
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.36
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.49
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.52
54.52
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.4
74.4
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.99
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
0.48
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.07
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
2.85
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1447
3.8
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3051
27
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10279
27
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1017
9
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3426.1
9
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
8.15
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3706
9.73
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.27
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.42
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
2.06
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1118
2.94
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
5.15
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1160
3.05
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.801
0.801
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.665
0.665
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.39
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.15
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4220
37.35
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14862
39.04
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.25
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
4.84
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1714
4.5
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3978
35.2
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13685
35.95
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04

Fielding Stats for Lady Baldwin and Mel Harder

Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.03
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3633
27
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
9
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.48
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.67
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
734
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
2.32
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.15
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.63
92.63
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.094
2.094
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lady Baldwin and Mel Harder

Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
134
150.28
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
266.67
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
535
600
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1314
600
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
494
554.02
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1203
549.32
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
127.85
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
90.87
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
102.06
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
69.41
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
17.94
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
17.35
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.85
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.28
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.83
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
25.79
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
21.46
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45.51
51.04
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.84
23.22
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
161.5
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
259
118.26
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
173.83
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
110.05
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
76.26
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
40.64
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
61.68
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
42.47
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
137.94
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
81.28
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.22
56.32
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
35.85
16.37
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.37
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
44.86
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
39
17.81
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
86.36
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
369
168.49
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
3.56
3.56
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
31.51
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
11
5.02
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.85
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.91
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.85
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.91
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100