Alex Hardy vs. Mike Loynd — Career Comparison

Alex Hardy
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Loynd
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Loynd built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Hardy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Hardy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.34 and WHIP 1.448 compared to 5.82 and 1.698 for Mike Loynd. By the career numbers, Alex Hardy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Hardy and Mike Loynd

Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.32
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.83
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.32
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.29
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.71
45.71
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.34
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
5.82
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.44
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
10.59
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.46
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.59
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
4.61
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.02
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
6.55
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
38.52
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
42.12
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.48
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
6.71
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.689
1.689
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
34.74
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
36.78
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.12
42.12

Fielding Stats for Alex Hardy and Mike Loynd

Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.31
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.83
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.29
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
27
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
9
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.25
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.89
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.63
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.02
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.44
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.7
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
84
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.857
1.857
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.71
45.71
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Hardy and Mike Loynd

Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
521.74
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.76
46.02
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
208.7
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
49.39
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.67
7.67
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA