Shawn Chacon vs. Larry Hardy — Career Comparison

Shawn Chacon
Gen XAlaskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shawn Chacon 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. Shawn Chacon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.99 and WHIP 1.560 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Shawn Chacon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shawn Chacon and Larry Hardy

Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
2.63
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.44
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.45
42.45
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.81
49.81
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
4.99
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2766
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
922
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
8.94
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.34
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
4.64
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.46
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
6.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.187
1.187
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.35
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.64
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4130
40.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.69
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
5.31
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.57
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.26
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.69
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.509
1.509
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3504
34.2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.31
40.31
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29

Fielding Stats for Shawn Chacon and Larry Hardy

Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
2.63
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2766
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
922
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.59
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.17
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.84
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.76
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.74
95.74
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.669
0.669
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.81
49.81
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shawn Chacon and Larry Hardy

Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
720.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
530.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
80.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
66.96
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.71
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
17.75
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
99.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
96.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
34.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.79
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.93
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
8.48
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
13.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
208.93
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.87
2.87
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.57
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.36
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA