Jose Cano vs. Larry Hardy — Career Comparison

Jose Cano
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jose Cano 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. Jose Cano posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.09 and WHIP 1.435 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Jose Cano had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Cano and Larry Hardy

Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
9.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.13
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
38.74
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
35.22
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29

Fielding Stats for Jose Cano and Larry Hardy

Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Cano and Larry Hardy

Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.42
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-65.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.96
-44.49
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
500
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
323.08
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
1.2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
1.86
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA