Larry Hardy vs. Matt Shoemaker — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Shoemaker
MillenialMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Shoemaker 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. Matt Shoemaker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.24 and WHIP 1.231 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Matt Shoemaker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Matt Shoemaker

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.74
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.56
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.56
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.87
52.87
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.84
89.84
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
4.24
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
8.66
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
7.88
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.24
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.33
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2762
37.51
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.44
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.57
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2531
34.37
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Matt Shoemaker

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.74
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.56
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.61
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.87
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.66
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
1.48
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.34
89.34
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.852
0.852
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.84
89.84
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Matt Shoemaker

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
94
4338.46
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
9600
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
1.35
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.28
-21.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA