Larry Hardy vs. Randy Lerch — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Randy Lerch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Randy Lerch 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. Randy Lerch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.53 and WHIP 1.537 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Randy Lerch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Randy Lerch

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
2.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.34
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.49
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.52
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.39
48.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.82
64.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.53
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3298
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1099.1
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
10.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.09
10.09
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.83
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.54
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
507
4.15
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.854
0.854
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.32
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4829
39.53
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
5.01
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.51
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.84
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.514
1.514
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4264
34.91
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Randy Lerch

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
2.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.34
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3298
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1099.1
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.52
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
1.55
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
2.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
2.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.82
64.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Randy Lerch

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
524
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
534
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
110
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
76
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
34
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.55
41.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
162
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
148
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
92
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.68
39.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
38
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
88
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.82
6.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0