Bill Drake vs. Larry Hardy — Career Comparison

Bill Drake
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Drake 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. Bill Drake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.69 and WHIP 1.393 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Bill Drake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Drake and Larry Hardy

Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.58
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.51
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.02
53.02
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.42
77.42
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.72
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
3.69
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3704
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1234.2
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1298
9.46
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.21
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
3.08
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
4.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4862
35.44
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.77
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.04
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.66
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.393
1.393
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4267
31.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.345
0.345
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.44
35.44
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29

Fielding Stats for Bill Drake and Larry Hardy

Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
1.52
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3358
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119.1
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.86
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.28
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.5
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
3.71
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.29
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.96
92.96
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.444
2.444
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.13
75.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Drake and Larry Hardy

Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
220.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
533.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
105.48
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
81.66
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
13.61
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.61
42.66
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
146.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
148.58
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
104.35
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.56
44.87
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
36.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.25
132.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA