Lefty Calhoun vs. Larry Hardy — Career Comparison

Lefty Calhoun
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis-New Orleans StarsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Calhoun 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. Lefty Calhoun posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Lefty Calhoun had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Calhoun and Larry Hardy

Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.98
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.93
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.18
41.18
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.88
46.88
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.4
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290.2
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
9.2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.56
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.68
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1277
39.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.71
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
5.67
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.62
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.59
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1134
35.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.54
39.54
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29

Fielding Stats for Lefty Calhoun and Larry Hardy

Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.88
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1075
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.1
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.55
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.53
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
2.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
2.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.65
97.65
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.107
1.107
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Calhoun and Larry Hardy

Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
76
318.88
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
562.24
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
92.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
75.52
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.59
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.78
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.56
23.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
113.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
117.48
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.55
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
75.52
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
130.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.77
20.02
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
20.98
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
143
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.59
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA