Larry Hardy vs. Eric Show — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Show
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Show 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. Eric Show posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.320 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Eric Show had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Eric Show

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
1.81
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.28
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.55
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.48
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.16
53.16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.78
70.78
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
3.66
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4965
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1655
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1526
8.3
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.93
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
3.32
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
971
5.28
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.25
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6968
37.89
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
4.02
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.46
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
0.64
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6184
33.63
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.89
37.89

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Eric Show

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
1.81
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.28
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4965
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1655
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.12
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
1.65
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.52
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.41
92.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.78
70.78
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Eric Show

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
333
360.65
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
548.01
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.73
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
72.56
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.83
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.92
19.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
111.55
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
95.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
35.74
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
30.32
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
61.73
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.55
9.26
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
193.86
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.1
3.1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
43.32
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.58
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA