Larry Hardy vs. Junius Savage — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Junius Savage
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Junius Savage 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. Junius Savage posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.293 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Junius Savage had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Junius Savage

Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.96
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.28
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.35
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
7.91
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.474
1.474
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
37.94
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
31.89
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Junius Savage

Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.86
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.56
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
2.5
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.29
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Junius Savage

Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
10
400
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
520
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
34.51
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
47.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
1.86
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Junius Savage
Career
Per 600 PA