Mel Harder vs. Bob Rhoads — Career Comparison

Mel Harder
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob Rhoads
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bob Rhoads posted a stronger line than Mel Harder. Bob Rhoads posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.61 vs 3.8) and WHIP (1.240 vs 1.408). By the career numbers, Bob Rhoads had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Mel Harder and Bob Rhoads

Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
1.53
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.16
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.14
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
0.98
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.59
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.52
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.49
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.44
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.52
54.52
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.19
54.19
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.4
74.4
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.86
84.86
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
0.48
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.82
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.07
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1447
3.8
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.61
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10279
27
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Innings
5075
27
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3426.1
9
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Innings
1691.2
9
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3706
9.73
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1604
8.53
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.42
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1118
2.94
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
2.63
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1160
3.05
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
2.78
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.665
0.665
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.601
0.601
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.21
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.15
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.31
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14862
39.04
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Innings
6820
36.28
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.25
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.16
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1714
4.5
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
701
3.73
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13685
35.95
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Innings
6268
33.35
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.28
36.28

Fielding Stats for Mel Harder and Bob Rhoads

Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.16
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.83
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5259
27
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1753
9
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.48
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
734
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
2.65
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
3.28
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
3.13
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.61
95.61
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.711
2.711
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
72
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Harder and Bob Rhoads

Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
266.67
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 600 PA
231
201.16
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1314
600
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 600 PA
689
600
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1203
549.32
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
642
559.07
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
90.87
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
105.37
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
69.41
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
87.08
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
17.35
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 600 PA
11
9.58
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.28
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.97
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.83
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.74
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
21.46
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 600 PA
21
18.29
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.84
23.22
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34.88
30.38
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
259
118.26
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
134.11
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
110.05
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
123.66
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
40.64
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 600 PA
37
32.22
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
42.47
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 600 PA
48
41.8
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
81.28
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 600 PA
83
72.28
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35.85
16.37
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33.29
28.99
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.37
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
17.81
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
18.29
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
369
168.49
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
175.91
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
3.56
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 600 PA
3.41
3.41
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mel Harder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
31.51
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 600 PA
26
22.64
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
11
5.02
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.91
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.1
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.91
Bob Rhoads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.1
Mel Harder
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bob Rhoads
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100