Howie Fox vs. Larry Hardy — Career Comparison

Howie Fox
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howie Fox 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. Howie Fox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.33 and WHIP 1.452 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Howie Fox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howie Fox and Larry Hardy

Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
2.01
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.35
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.58
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.39
37.39
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.23
53.23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.34
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
4.33
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3325
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1108.1
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
9.53
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.58
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
3.53
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
2.78
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4810
39.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.51
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
4.96
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.452
1.452
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4358
35.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29

Fielding Stats for Howie Fox and Larry Hardy

Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
30.3
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
6.71
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.2
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
35.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.86
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.47
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
44.23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.5
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
42.76
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.29
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.57
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howie Fox and Larry Hardy

Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
393.26
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
542.49
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
102.59
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
82.38
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
20.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.87
26.22
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
129.02
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
119.69
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
45.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
38.86
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
80.83
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.03
23.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
13.99
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
73.06
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.21
8.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
40.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.44
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA