James Atkins vs. Larry Hardy — Career Comparison

James Atkins
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

James Atkins 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. James Atkins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.733 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, James Atkins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Atkins and Larry Hardy

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
9
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
42
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
34.8
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
42
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29

Fielding Stats for James Atkins and Larry Hardy

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
9
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Atkins and Larry Hardy

James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA