Dave Cole vs. Larry Hardy — Career Comparison

Dave Cole
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Cole 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. Dave Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.93 and WHIP 1.770 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Dave Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Cole and Larry Hardy

Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
3.19
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.02
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.68
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.14
32.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
4.93
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237.1
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
8.38
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.61
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
7.55
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.51
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1101
41.75
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.18
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
5.73
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
895
33.94
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.75
41.75
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29

Fielding Stats for Dave Cole and Larry Hardy

Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
7.39
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
6.71
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
102.1
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.78
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.86
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
5.45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.5
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.29
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.16
95.16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.702
0.702
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.24
20.24
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Cole and Larry Hardy

Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
85
796.88
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
571.88
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
131.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.65
62.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
243.75
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
150
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.3
59.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
140.63
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA