Larry Hardy vs. Jake Odorizzi — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jake Odorizzi 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. Jake Odorizzi posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.255 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Jake Odorizzi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Jake Odorizzi

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.53
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.5
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.75
51.75
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.99
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.18
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.42
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Jake Odorizzi

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.68
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Jake Odorizzi

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
94
4338.46
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
480
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
4.7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.63
-12.61
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA