Larry Hardy vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon 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. Rollie Sheldon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Rollie Sheldon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Rollie Sheldon

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.47
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.35
51.35
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
9.2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
4.61
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Rollie Sheldon

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.48
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
2.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
2.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Rollie Sheldon

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
5.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.03
-15.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
283.68
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
2.12
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0