Jose Fernandez vs. Larry Hardy — Career Comparison

Jose Fernandez
MillenialCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanMiami MarlinsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jose Fernandez 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. Jose Fernandez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.58 and WHIP 1.080 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Jose Fernandez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Fernandez and Larry Hardy

Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.45
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.73
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.64
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.09
69.09
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
2.58
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1414
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471.1
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
6.82
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.59
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.67
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
11.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.25
11.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.31
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1888
36.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.86
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.25
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.59
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.055
1.055
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1712
32.69
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.05
36.05
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29

Fielding Stats for Jose Fernandez and Larry Hardy

Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.45
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1414
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471.1
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.69
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.65
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
1.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.34
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Fernandez and Larry Hardy

Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
77
290.57
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
513.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
109.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.69
32.8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
154.72
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
113.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
41.51
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
52.83
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
86.79
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.56
32.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
3.7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.32
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA