Doc Ayers vs. Larry Hardy — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers 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. Doc Ayers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.84 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Doc Ayers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Ayers and Larry Hardy

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Larry Hardy

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Larry Hardy

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA