Jack Compton vs. Larry Hardy — Career Comparison

Jack Compton
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Compton 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. Jack Compton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.342 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Jack Compton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Compton and Larry Hardy

Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.84
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.91
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
6.75
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.13
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.829
0.829
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
39.08
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.42
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.91
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.342
1.342
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
33.39
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.08
39.08
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29

Fielding Stats for Jack Compton and Larry Hardy

Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
27
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
9
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.875
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Compton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Compton and Larry Hardy

Jack Compton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jack Compton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
800
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Jack Compton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Jack Compton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Compton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Compton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Compton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Compton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Compton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Compton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Compton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jack Compton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Compton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jack Compton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Compton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
82.59
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Jack Compton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Compton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jack Compton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Compton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Jack Compton
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
1.86
Jack Compton
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jack Compton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Compton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Compton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Compton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Compton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Compton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Compton
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA