Larry Hardy vs. Kevin Olsen — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kevin Olsen
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kevin Olsen 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. Kevin Olsen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.12 and WHIP 1.609 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Kevin Olsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Kevin Olsen

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
3.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.09
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
5.12
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.2
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
10.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.76
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.03
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.86
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.86
6.86
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
40.06
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
5.55
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.52
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.573
1.573
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
35.17
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Kevin Olsen

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
3.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.09
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.2
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.65
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.96
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.85
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.607
0.607
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Kevin Olsen

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1050
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
2.22
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.9
-33.73
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
323.08
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
375
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
1.86
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
1.6
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA