Wenty Ford vs. Larry Hardy — Career Comparison

Wenty Ford
Baby BoomersBahamasThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Wenty Ford 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. Larry Hardy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.29 and WHIP 1.929 compared to 5.51 and 1.531 for Wenty Ford. By the career numbers, Larry Hardy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wenty Ford and Larry Hardy

Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.51
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.29
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
9.37
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.37
9.37
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.65
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
39.67
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5.51
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.531
1.531
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
33.61
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.67
39.67
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29

Fielding Stats for Wenty Ford and Larry Hardy

Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.65
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wenty Ford and Larry Hardy

Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
113.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
1.86
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA