Sid Fernandez vs. Larry Hardy — Career Comparison

Sid Fernandez
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sid 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. Sid Fernandez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.162 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Sid Fernandez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sid Fernandez and Larry Hardy

Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
1.48
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.55
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Sid Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.46
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Sid Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.29
54.29
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.72
97.72
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.12
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Sid Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
3.36
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5600
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1866.2
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Sid Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1421
6.85
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Sid Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.92
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sid Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Sid Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
3.45
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Sid Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1743
8.4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.317
1.317
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sid Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Sid Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sid Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7668
36.97
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Sid Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Sid Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
3.61
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Sid Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.3
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Sid Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.35
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6793
32.75
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Sid Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Sid Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29

Fielding Stats for Sid Fernandez and Larry Hardy

Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
1.48
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
1.45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5600
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1866.2
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.12
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
0.77
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Sid Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
0.92
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.89
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.86
96.86
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.603
0.603
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.05
98.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Sid Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sid Fernandez and Larry Hardy

Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
293.8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
629
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
539
514.15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
93.48
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
76.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.91
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.95
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
17.17
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.12
22.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
114.47
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
110.65
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
26.71
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
32.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
58.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.62
18.72
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.91
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
15.26
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Sid Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
199.36
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.01
3.01
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Sid Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
63.91
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.77
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.45
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.95
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.95
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA