Larry Hardy vs. Jim Slaton — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Slaton
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Slaton 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. Jim Slaton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.432 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Jim Slaton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Jim Slaton

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
496
1.66
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
0.51
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.53
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.87
48.87
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.58
72.58
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
4.03
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8051
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2683.2
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2773
9.3
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
0.93
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004
3.37
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.22
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1191
3.99
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.33
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.16
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11535
38.68
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.24
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1335
4.48
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.32
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.34
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
0.69
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10285
34.49
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.68
38.68

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Jim Slaton

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
496
1.66
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8052
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2684
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
1.27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582
1.95
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
1.87
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.88
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.38
72.38
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.12
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Jim Slaton

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
94
4338.46
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
4376.47
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
502.94
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
8.9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
88.24
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.3
-2.66
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
202.94
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
2.96
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Slaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
61.76
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Slaton
Career
Per 600 PA