Larry Hardy vs. Sparky Lyle — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sparky Lyle
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Sparky Lyle posted a stronger line than Larry Hardy. Sparky Lyle posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.88 vs 5.29) and WHIP (1.333 vs 1.929). By the career numbers, Sparky Lyle had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Sparky Lyle

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
899
5.82
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.64
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.64
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.49
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.57
56.57
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.54
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
2.88
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390.1
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
8.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.11
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.52
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
5.65
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.43
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5794
37.51
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
2.64
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
4.1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
3.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.54
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.3
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.61
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
33.46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Sparky Lyle

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
899
5.82
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4170
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
1.28
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
1.77
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
1.63
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Sparky Lyle

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
94
4338.46
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
899
6129.55
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
531.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
102.27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
88.64
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
30.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
115.91
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
136.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
54.55
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
81.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
31.22
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
177.27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100