Larry Hardy vs. Lou Lucier — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Lucier
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Lucier 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. Lou Lucier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.623 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Lou Lucier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Lou Lucier

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.92
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.8
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.81
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
101.2
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
10.45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.45
10.45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
4.16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.74
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.767
0.767
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
40.19
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.42
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.623
1.623
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
35.85
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.19
40.19

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Lou Lucier

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
27
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
9
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.83
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.364
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Lou Lucier

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
33
761.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
25.48
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
29.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA