Larry Hardy vs. Aubrey Owens — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Aubrey Owens
Lost GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Aubrey Owens 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. Aubrey Owens posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.54 and WHIP 1.462 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Aubrey Owens had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Aubrey Owens

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.66
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.47
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.78
52.78
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.33
63.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.53
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
4.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.331
0.331
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
9.28
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.88
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
4.29
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1107
30.66
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
5.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.75
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.462
1.462
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
25.64
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.363
0.363
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.66
30.66

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Aubrey Owens

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
2.17
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.38
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248.1
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.86
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.5
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.75
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.29
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.72
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.68
98.68
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.33
63.33
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Aubrey Owens

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
61
269.12
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
516.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
92.65
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
75
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.24
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.65
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.44
37.22
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
123.53
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
150
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
48.53
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
83.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.28
40.94
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
52.94
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
1.86
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.47
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Aubrey Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100