Kyle Drabek vs. Larry Hardy — Career Comparison

Kyle Drabek
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kyle Drabek 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. Kyle Drabek posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.26 and WHIP 1.698 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Kyle Drabek had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Drabek and Larry Hardy

Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.15
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.75
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.77
69.77
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5.26
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179.2
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
9.42
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.42
9.42
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
5.86
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
6.16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.16
6.16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
40.83
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
5.51
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.698
1.698
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
34.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29

Fielding Stats for Kyle Drabek and Larry Hardy

Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.15
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179.2
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.65
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
2.3
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
2.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
91.3
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.977
0.977
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.77
69.77
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Drabek and Larry Hardy

Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
12900
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
4338.46
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.42
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.96
-44.49
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA