Larry Hardy vs. Claude Osteen — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Osteen 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. Claude Osteen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.302 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Claude Osteen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Claude Osteen

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
0.51
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.51
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.13
50.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
9.03
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.65
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.24
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
4.19
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.17
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.12
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.18
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13352
34.73
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Claude Osteen

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
0.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
1.82
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
884
2.3
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
2.23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Claude Osteen

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
289.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
540.49
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
79.67
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.59
29.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
122.95
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
44.26
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
37.38
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
26.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
19.67
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
143.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.93
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67