Alex Hardy vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Alex Hardy
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant 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. Luis Tiant posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.214 compared to 4.34 and 1.448 for Alex Hardy. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Hardy and Luis Tiant

Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.25
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.48
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.34
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
9.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
38.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
34.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Alex Hardy and Luis Tiant

Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.857
1.857
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Hardy and Luis Tiant

Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
182.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.76
46.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
46.32
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
208.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
49.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.67
7.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50