Kelly Downs vs. Larry Hardy — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs 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. Kelly Downs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.389 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Larry Hardy

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Larry Hardy

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Larry Hardy

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA