Larry Hardy vs. Scott Olsen — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Olsen
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scott 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. Scott Olsen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.85 and WHIP 1.512 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Scott Olsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Scott Olsen

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.46
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.61
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.02
43.02
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
4.85
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
9.68
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.34
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.62
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
6.57
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3179
39.57
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
5.55
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.44
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.22
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.73
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.479
1.479
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2822
35.13
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Scott Olsen

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.06
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Scott Olsen

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
314.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
507.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.56
15.63
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
88.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
92.86
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.71
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
54.76
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
9.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
211.9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.83
2.83
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA