Jim Clancy vs. Larry Hardy — Career Comparison

Jim Clancy
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Clancy 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. Jim Clancy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.23 and WHIP 1.392 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Jim Clancy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Clancy and Larry Hardy

Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
1.69
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
1.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.6
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.6
45.6
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.72
80.72
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.26
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
4.23
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7552
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517.1
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2513
8.98
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.87
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
3.39
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.16
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1422
5.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.36
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.11
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10772
38.51
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1304
4.66
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.25
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.3
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
0.76
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9639
34.46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29

Fielding Stats for Jim Clancy and Larry Hardy

Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
1.69
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
1.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7552
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517.1
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.66
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
1.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
1.83
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
1.74
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.92
94.92
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.72
80.72
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Clancy and Larry Hardy

Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
3933.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
508.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
75
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
66.67
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
11.61
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
83.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
83.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
33.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.67
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
2.64
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
166.67
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
83.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA