Joe Decker vs. Larry Hardy — Career Comparison

Joe Decker
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Decker 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. Joe Decker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.531 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Joe Decker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Decker and Larry Hardy

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.93
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.56
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.17
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
710
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
8.9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
4.78
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
5.81
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.47
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3125
39.61
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
4.6
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.66
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2679
33.96
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29

Fielding Stats for Joe Decker and Larry Hardy

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.92
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2133
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.73
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.94
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.84
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.77
94.77
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.954
0.954
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Decker and Larry Hardy

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
1669.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
501.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
87.27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
36.71
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
141.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
120
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
76.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
31.38
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.73
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
240
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA