Larry Hardy vs. Matt Manning — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Manning
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Manning 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. Matt Manning posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.43 and WHIP 1.287 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Matt Manning had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Matt Manning

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
8.57
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.06
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.01
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
6.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
38.52
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.89
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975
34.55
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Matt Manning

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.81
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.74
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.92
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.74
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.67
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
102
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Matt Manning

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
4338.46
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
30600
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.42
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.96
-44.49
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
323.08
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
1.86
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA