Lou Fiene vs. Larry Hardy — Career Comparison

Lou Fiene
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Fiene 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. Lou Fiene posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Lou Fiene had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Fiene and Larry Hardy

Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.7
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.85
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
9.72
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.72
9.72
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.28
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
3.52
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.645
0.645
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.72
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
37.17
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.98
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
5.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
524
34.17
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29

Fielding Stats for Lou Fiene and Larry Hardy

Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.7
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.86
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.37
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.5
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.98
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.29
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.04
91.04
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.346
2.346
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Fiene and Larry Hardy

Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
29
322.22
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
588.89
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
44.44
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
12.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-6.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
133.33
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA