Larry Hardy vs. Aaron Laffey — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Aaron Laffey 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. Aaron Laffey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.535 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Aaron Laffey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Aaron Laffey

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.44
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
10.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.87
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.62
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
4.46
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2181
39.71
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.92
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1930
35.14
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.71
39.71

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Aaron Laffey

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.02
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.97
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Aaron Laffey

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
94
4338.46
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
26.79
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA