Larry Hardy vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks 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. Scipio Spinks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.418 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Scipio Spinks

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Scipio Spinks

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Scipio Spinks

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
286.96
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0