Larry Hardy vs. Orval Overall — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Orval Overall
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Orval Overall 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. Orval Overall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.23 and WHIP 1.161 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Orval Overall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Orval Overall

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.28
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.63
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.42
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.34
60.34
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.49
83.49
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.78
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
2.23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4606
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1535.1
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
7.22
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
3.23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
935
5.48
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.968
0.968
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.33
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.26
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6145
36.02
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.18
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
3.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5549
32.53
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.02
36.02

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Orval Overall

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
1.35
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4407
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1469
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.86
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
2.46
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.5
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
3.03
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.29
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
2.85
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.13
94.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.114
2.114
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.64
78.64
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Orval Overall

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
221
223.23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
531.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94.95
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
66.67
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20.2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.28
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.96
33.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
133.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
128.28
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
39.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
46.46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
83.84
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.39
31.7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
29.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
95.96
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.25
6.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
35.35
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100