Army Cooper vs. Larry Hardy — Career Comparison

Army Cooper
Lost GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Army Cooper 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. Army Cooper posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.36 and WHIP 1.436 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Army Cooper had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Army Cooper and Larry Hardy

Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.52
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.37
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.77
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.64
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.39
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.48
90.48
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.53
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.36
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1120
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373.1
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
8.99
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.93
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
7.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.06
7.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.53
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1658
39.97
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
5.35
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.28
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.01
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.436
1.436
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1420
34.23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.97
39.97
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29

Fielding Stats for Army Cooper and Larry Hardy

Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.55
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.38
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1115
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371.2
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.53
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.84
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.84
86.84
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.06
89.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Army Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Army Cooper and Larry Hardy

Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Army Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
68
256.6
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
547.17
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
105.66
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.64
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Army Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.76
36.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
139.62
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.51
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
124.53
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
38.62
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Army Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
33.96
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Army Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.75
39.75
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.87
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Army Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA