Dizzy Dean vs. Larry Hardy — Career Comparison

Dizzy Dean
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star
Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dizzy Dean 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. Dizzy Dean posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.206 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Dizzy Dean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dizzy Dean and Larry Hardy

Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.69
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.64
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.38
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.38
64.38
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.56
72.56
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3.02
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5902
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1967.1
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1919
8.78
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.43
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
2.07
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
5.32
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8171
37.38
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.35
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
3.54
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7691
35.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.38
37.38
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29

Fielding Stats for Dizzy Dean and Larry Hardy

Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
27
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
9
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.99
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dizzy Dean and Larry Hardy

Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
254.57
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
717
561.62
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
126.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
98.69
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
18.02
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
27.42
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.52
38.79
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
169.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
133.94
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
59.53
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
59.53
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
112.79
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.35
40.22
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
7.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
81.46
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.37
7.37
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
30.55
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
12
9.4
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.92
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.92
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA