Jerry Casale vs. Larry Hardy — Career Comparison

Jerry Casale
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jerry Casale 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. Jerry Casale posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.08 and WHIP 1.590 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Jerry Casale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Casale and Larry Hardy

Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
2.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.58
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.04
51.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.08
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1111
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370.1
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
9.14
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.24
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
4.96
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
5.03
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.53
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
40.68
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
5.54
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.566
1.566
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
35.55
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.68
40.68
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29

Fielding Stats for Jerry Casale and Larry Hardy

Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
2.34
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1110
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.58
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.63
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.48
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.04
91.04
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.635
0.635
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.04
51.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Casale and Larry Hardy

Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
443.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
535.38
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
115.38
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
64.62
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.77
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.09
60.42
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
203.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
161.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
110.77
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.37
57.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
189.23
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.62
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA