Sam Cooper vs. Larry Hardy — Career Comparison

Sam Cooper
Lost GenerationNew YorkNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam 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. Larry Hardy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.29 and WHIP 1.929 compared to 5.4 and 1.534 for Sam Cooper. By the career numbers, Larry Hardy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Cooper and Larry Hardy

Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.64
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.02
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
5.4
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.29
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203.1
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
10.05
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.76
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
3.63
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
40.77
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
6.64
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
5.93
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.68
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
790
34.97
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.77
40.77
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29

Fielding Stats for Sam Cooper and Larry Hardy

Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.64
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.02
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203.1
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.86
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.81
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.5
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.29
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.53
89.53
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.081
2.081
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Cooper and Larry Hardy

Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
39
278.57
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
557.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
107.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
41.15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
164.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
42.86
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
71.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
107.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.9
42.17
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
28.57
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
84
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA