Bill Force vs. Larry Hardy — Career Comparison

Bill Force
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Force 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 Force posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Bill Force had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Force and Larry Hardy

Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.68
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.96
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.52
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.44
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
54
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.47
57.47
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.53
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
4.44
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2804
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
934.2
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
9.24
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.59
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
2.74
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
4.22
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.774
0.774
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.12
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3724
35.86
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.51
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
5.53
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.18
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.52
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3280
31.58
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.323
0.323
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.86
35.86
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29

Fielding Stats for Bill Force and Larry Hardy

Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.84
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.02
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2920
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
973.1
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
2.03
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.86
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.25
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.74
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.5
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
2.49
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.29
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.88
90.88
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.28
55.28
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Force and Larry Hardy

Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
266.4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
518.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
114.87
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
84.32
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
15.89
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
30.55
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.4
54.26
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
167.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
167.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.99
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
50.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
108.76
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.45
59.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.67
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
48.88
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.89
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122.75
122.75
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
29.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.67
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.67
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA