Player Report for #14 Mel 'Chief' Harder

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Saturday, September 28th, 1940

Rec	1-3
ERA	4.33
IP	43.2
BB	14
K	14

Name:	Mel Harder	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:	Chief	Salary:	$18,500
Birthday:	10-15-1909	Signed Through:	1940 Season
Age:	30	Years of Major League Service:	12 Years, 69 Days
Born in:	Unknown	Major League Service Days this Year:	152 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 0"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	13 Years, 10 Days
Weight:	201 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	13 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	2 option years left
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	-
Morale:	Angry	Local Popularity (National)	Extremely Popular (Popular)

New York (N)

Giants

MLB

Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	2	7	6	86-88 Mph
Versus LHP	2	6	6
Versus RHP	2	7	6
Talent	3	8	6

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider, Sinker, Splitter
Endurance:	8
Groundball Pct.:	59
Holding Runners:	2

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	4	Pitcher 8
Stealing Ability:	4
Baserunning Instincts:	4
Sacrifice Bunt:	6
Bunt for Hit:	1
Hitter Type:	Spray Hitter

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
09-23-1940	@ CHN	Loss, 3-5	X	7.0	11	5	4	2	3	Loss
09-17-1940	@ CIN	Loss, 2-3	X	7.2	6	3	3	4	3	Loss
09-13-1940	BRO	Loss, 1-7	X	4.1	9	6	6	2	1	Loss
09-11-1940	PHI	Loss, 2-9		3.2	2	1	1	1	2
08-14-1940	@ BSN	Win, 6-5	X	7.0	5	2	0	1	2	Win
08-01-1940	BRO	Win, 9-7	X	4.0	6	6	4	3	2
07-17-1940	CHN	Loss, 3-11		2.1	5	3	3	0	0
05-09-1940	@ CHN	Loss, 5-7		6.2	4	0	0	1	0
05-03-1940	@ CIN	Loss, 1-4		1.0	1	0	0	0	1
04-08-1940	CIN	Win, 4-3	X	4.0	3	2	2	1	2

Major League Baseball 1940 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	9	5	1	3	0	4.33	43.2	49	26	21	3	14	14	0	0.0	0	2	40.0
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	4	3	13.40	10.10	2.89	2.89	4.23	1.44	3.5	.291
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	76	24	4	2	2	13	8	4	0	0	1	.316	.388	.500	.888
vs. RHB	99	25	6	1	1	13	6	10	2	2	1	.253	.296	.364	.660

Major League Baseball 1940 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
This Week	1	1	0	1	0	5.14	7.0	11	5	4	1	2	3
Last Week	1	1	0	1	0	3.52	7.2	6	3	3	0	4	3
May	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	7.2	5	0	0	0	1	1
July	1	0	0	0	0	11.57	2.1	5	3	3	0	0	0
August	2	2	1	0	0	3.27	11.0	11	8	4	2	4	4
September	4	3	0	3	0	5.56	22.2	28	15	14	1	9	9
Spring Training	3	3	2	0	0	6.00	12.0	14	9	8	1	5	7
Last Year	35	9	6	8	8	3.75	108.0	101	48	45	5	30	40
2 Years Ago	38	38	16	15	0	4.26	298.0	284	172	141	34	114	109
Career	351	265	110	133	17	4.12	2258.2	2377	1254	1033	170	795	853
Home	4	2	0	1	0	8.79	14.1	22	16	14	2	6	5
Road	5	3	1	2	0	2.15	29.1	27	10	7	1	8	9
Grass	9	5	1	3	0	4.33	43.2	49	26	21	3	14	14
Day	2	1	0	1	0	10.13	5.1	10	6	6	0	2	2
Night	7	4	1	2	0	3.52	38.1	39	20	15	3	12	12

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1928 Cleveland - MLB	18	23	1	0	2	1	6.61	49.0	64	42	36	4	32	15	0	0	1.96	.316	0.0
1929 Cleveland - MLB	19	11	0	1	0	0	5.60	17.2	24	15	11	2	5	4	0	0	1.64	.314	0.0
1930 Chicago (N) - MLB	20	20	0	2	5	8	4.82	18.2	29	11	10	1	10	4	0	0	2.09	.384	0.9
1931 Chicago (N) - MLB	21	28	25	7	14	0	4.68	207.2	253	144	108	13	87	63	11	0	1.64	.316	8.0
1932 Cincinnati - MLB	22	19	19	7	6	0	3.36	158.0	154	72	59	9	46	52	10	2	1.27	.268	26.2
1933 Cincinnati - MLB	23	31	31	10	18	0	3.86	251.2	278	134	108	14	78	88	17	0	1.41	.294	8.5
1934 Cincinnati - MLB	24	38	38	16	19	0	3.99	320.1	330	164	142	24	96	132	20	1	1.33	.285	24.7
1935 Cincinnati - MLB	25	35	35	18	13	0	3.42	289.1	269	131	110	19	101	101	18	2	1.28	.259	48.4
1936 Cincinnati - MLB	26	27	27	12	12	0	4.24	216.1	211	122	102	24	72	97	12	1	1.31	.268	17.8
1937 Cincinnati - MLB	27	37	37	14	18	0	4.49	280.1	331	173	140	18	110	134	9	3	1.57	.328	3.9
1938 Cincinnati - MLB	28	38	38	16	15	0	4.26	298.0	284	172	141	34	114	109	11	2	1.34	.250	23.7
1939 New York (N) - MLB	29	35	9	6	8	8	3.75	108.0	101	48	45	5	30	40	0	0	1.21	.264	18.8
1940 New York (N) - MLB	30	9	5	1	3	0	4.33	43.2	49	26	21	3	14	14	0	0	1.44	.291	3.5
Total MLB		351	265	110	133	17	4.12	2258.2	2377	1254	1033	170	795	853	108	11	1.40	.285	184.5

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1932 Kalida - AAA	22	25	25	16	3	0	1.73	203.1	138	53	39	5	48	80	12	2	0.91	.206	53.9
Total AAA		25	25	16	3	0	1.73	203.1	138	53	39	5	48	80	12	2	0.91	.206	53.9

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1938 Cincinnati - MLB	28	1	1	0	0	0	7.71	7.0	7	6	6	1	5	5	0	0	1.71	.273	0.0
Total MLB		1	1	0	0	0	7.71	7.0	7	6	6	1	5	5	0	0	1.71	.273	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1928 Cleveland - ML	P	23	1	0	8	0	10	2	.800	49.0	1.47
1929 Cleveland - ML	P	11	0	0	3	0	4	1	.750	17.2	1.53
1930 Chicago (N) - ML	P	20	0	1	5	1	7	1	.857	18.2	2.89
1931 Chicago (N) - ML	P	28	25	15	49	2	68	4	.941	207.2	2.77
1932 Cincinnati - ML	P	19	19	14	26	0	43	3	.930	158.0	2.28
1932 Kalida - AAA	P	25	25	20	45	2	65	0	1.000	203.1	2.88
1933 Cincinnati - ML	P	31	31	20	55	1	80	5	.938	251.2	2.68
1934 Cincinnati - ML	P	38	38	24	69	1	98	5	.949	320.1	2.61
1935 Cincinnati - ML	P	35	35	22	65	2	91	4	.956	289.1	2.71
1936 Cincinnati - ML	P	27	27	13	48	4	68	7	.897	216.1	2.54
1937 Cincinnati - ML	P	37	37	18	63	4	83	2	.976	280.1	2.60
1938 Cincinnati - ML	P	38	38	25	79	1	108	4	.963	298.0	3.14
1939 New York (N) - ML	P	35	9	8	19	2	29	2	.931	108.0	2.25
1940 New York (N) - ML	P	9	5	1	6	0	8	1	.875	43.2	1.44

Player History
01-02-1930	Drafted in the 1930 inaugural draft (Round 6, Pick 13, 93rd overall Pick) by the Chicago (N) Cubs.
11-08-1930	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $32,778 through arbitration.
01-01-1931	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (2); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 6 (6).
11-02-1931	Was traded by the Chicago (N) Cubs to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for 3B I. Jeffries, C A. Spohrer.
11-05-1931	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $26,222 through arbitration.
01-01-1932	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (2); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 5 (5).
04-18-1932	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Saint Paul Riflemen with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
04-25-1932	Wins the AAA INT Player of the Week Award.
05-01-1932	Wins the AAA INT Pitcher of the Month Award.
05-17-1932	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Hialeah Norsemen with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06-01-1932	Wins the AAA INT Pitcher of the Month Award.
07-24-1932	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York (N) Giants with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07-28-1932	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago (N) Cubs with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09-14-1932	Wins the 1932 AAA INT Triple-A Gold Glove Award at P.
11-08-1932	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $20,978 through arbitration.
01-01-1933	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (2); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (6).
11-05-1933	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $16,782 through arbitration.
01-01-1934	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (2); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (6).
06-03-1934	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the St. Louis (N) Cardinals with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10-16-1934	Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $68,000 with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
01-01-1935	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (6).
04-30-1935	Injured (Dislocated Wrist), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
06-29-1935	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York (N) Giants with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08-14-1935	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago (N) Cubs with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01-01-1936	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (6).
06-16-1936	Was selected to the 1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09-04-1936	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis (N) Cardinals with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01-01-1937	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (6).
04-25-1937	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis (N) Cardinals with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06-21-1937	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston (N) Braves with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08-01-1937	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
10-19-1937	Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $59,000 with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
01-01-1938	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (6).
06-20-1938	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York (N) Giants with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07-09-1938	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago (N) Cubs with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
11-09-1938	Became a free agent.
01-01-1939	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (3); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (6).
01-03-1939	Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $37,000 with the New York (N) Giants organization.
01-01-1940	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 6 (6).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SH	Rank
1934	23	9
1937	25	5

Year	GS	Rank
1934	38	10
1935	35	10
1938	38	8

Year	W	Rank
1935	18	8

Year	L	Rank
1933	18	9
1934	19	2
1937	18	8

Year	SV	Rank
1930	8	3
1939	8	10

Year	HLD	Rank
1939	0	7

Year	IP	Rank
1934	320.1	6
1935	289.1	10
1938	298.0	8

Year	BF	Rank
1934	1375	6
1938	1298	8

Year	HRA	Rank
1934	24	4
1936	24	8
1938	34	1

Year	BB	Rank
1935	101	9
1937	110	8
1938	114	6

Year	WP	Rank
1933	13	3
1934	12	4
1937	11	3

Year	ERA	Rank
1932	3.36	9
1935	3.42	6

Year	BABIP	Rank
1932	.268	5
1935	.259	1
1936	.268	3
1938	.250	1

Year	WHIP	Rank
1932	1.27	4
1934	1.33	8
1935	1.28	5
1936	1.31	7
1938	1.34	8

Year	K/BB	Rank
1934	1.38	9
1936	1.35	8

Year	RA/9	Rank
1932	11.62	6
1934	12.08	8
1935	11.63	5
1936	11.90	7
1938	12.20	8

Year	H/9	Rank
1932	8.77	7
1935	8.37	1
1936	8.78	8
1938	8.58	6

Year	BB/9	Rank
1934	2.70	9

Year	K/9	Rank
1936	4.04	10

Year	GF	Rank
1930	19	7

Year	QS	Rank
1935	22	5
1938	20	10

Year	QSP	Rank
1935	.629	4

Year	SHO	Rank
1932	2	8
1935	2	5
1937	3	3
1938	2	3