Vern Fear vs. Harry Hardy — Career Comparison

Vern Fear
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harry Hardy
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harry Hardy built a career as a starting pitcher and Vern Fear as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Hardy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.11 and WHIP 1.659 compared to 7.88 and 1.500 for Vern Fear. By the career numbers, Harry Hardy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vern Fear and Harry Hardy

Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.64
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.88
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.11
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
10.13
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
11.25
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.68
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.86
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
40.3
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.88
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
7.36
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
1.659
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
36
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
36.61
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.3
40.3

Fielding Stats for Vern Fear and Harry Hardy

Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.64
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
27
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
9
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.45
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.86
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.86
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vern Fear and Harry Hardy

Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
320
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
2.37
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.86
-34.28
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA