Kurt Ainsworth vs. Larry Hardy — Career Comparison

Kurt Ainsworth
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kurt Ainsworth built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry Hardy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kurt Ainsworth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.19 and WHIP 1.555 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Kurt Ainsworth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kurt Ainsworth and Larry Hardy

Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.06
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.56
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.57
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
5.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126.2
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
9.66
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.66
9.66
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
4.33
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
6.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.5
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.57
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
40.43
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
5.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.78
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.555
1.555
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
34.82
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.43
40.43
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29

Fielding Stats for Kurt Ainsworth and Larry Hardy

Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.06
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.56
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126.2
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.57
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.71
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.71
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.828
0.828
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kurt Ainsworth and Larry Hardy

Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
30
545.45
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
509.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
4.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.24
-22.63
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.13
4.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA