Harry Gardner vs. Mike Loynd — Career Comparison

Harry Gardner
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Loynd
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Loynd built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Gardner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Gardner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.46 and WHIP 1.488 compared to 5.82 and 1.698 for Mike Loynd. By the career numbers, Harry Gardner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Gardner and Mike Loynd

Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.98
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
2.83
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.29
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.71
45.71
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.46
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
5.82
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
8.93
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
10.59
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.46
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.46
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
4.61
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
5.1
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
6.55
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
40.18
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
42.12
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.91
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.59
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
6.71
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.488
1.488
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.689
1.689
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
35.29
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
36.78
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.18
40.18
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.12
42.12

Fielding Stats for Harry Gardner and Mike Loynd

Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.83
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.29
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
27
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111.1
9
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.89
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.02
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.7
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
84
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.71
45.71
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Gardner and Mike Loynd

Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
35.4
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
34.52
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA