Larry Hardy vs. Mike Soroka — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Soroka
Gen ZCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike Soroka 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. Mike Soroka posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Mike Soroka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Mike Soroka

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.97
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.49
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.82
75.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.85
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1247
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415.2
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
7.97
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.06
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.03
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
8.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.65
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1742
37.72
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1557
33.71
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Mike Soroka

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.97
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.49
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1247
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415.2
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.93
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.47
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.725
0.725
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.82
75.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Mike Soroka

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
91
769.01
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
507.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
4.89
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
76.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.66
-14.03
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
194.37
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
3.09
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
59.15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA