Larry Hardy vs. Karl Spooner — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Karl Spooner
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Karl Spooner 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. Karl Spooner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.149 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Karl Spooner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Karl Spooner

Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.64
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.77
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
3.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.2
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
6.63
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.62
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.63
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
8.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
488
37.65
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.86
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
33.63
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Karl Spooner

Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.23
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.2
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.77
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.85
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.62
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.62
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.677
0.677
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Karl Spooner

Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
31
476.92
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
523.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.782
0.782
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.94
75.99
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
230.77
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
184.62
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.766
0.766
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.91
75.57
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
246.15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.44
2.44
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA