King Cole vs. Larry Hardy — Career Comparison

King Cole
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

King 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. King Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, King Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for King Cole and Larry Hardy

King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.59
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.69
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.64
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.33
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.47
67.47
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.89
65.89
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.58
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.12
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2192
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730.2
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
8.09
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
4.08
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
3.67
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.861
0.861
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.31
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.32
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3001
36.96
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
3.81
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2644
32.57
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.96
36.96
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29

Fielding Stats for King Cole and Larry Hardy

King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
4.66
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
6.65
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.86
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.8
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
7.88
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
7.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.29
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.91
89.91
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.26
23.26
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for King Cole and Larry Hardy

King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
287.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
551.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
95.2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
77.49
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.64
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.71
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.39
25.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
119.56
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
115.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
37.64
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.42
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
73.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.83
21.77
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
15.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
177.12
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
3.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.78
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA