Larry Hardy vs. Dick Starr — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Starr
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Starr 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. Dick Starr posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.25 and WHIP 1.706 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Dick Starr had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Dick Starr

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
2.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.63
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
5.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1034
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344.2
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.18
10.18
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.04
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
5.17
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.13
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.26
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1582
41.31
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
5.93
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
6.01
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.706
1.706
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1374
35.88
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.31
41.31

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Dick Starr

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
27
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
9
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.92
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.602
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Dick Starr

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
94
499.12
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
515.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
58.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.24
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.24
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
22.65
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
100.88
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
132.74
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
58.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
69.03
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
17.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
53.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
191.15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0