Larry Hardy vs. Lefty Stewart — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Stewart
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Stewart 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. Lefty Stewart posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.390 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Lefty Stewart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Lefty Stewart

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
1.46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.53
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.51
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.75
50.75
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.42
77.42
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.56
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
4.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5166
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1722
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1895
9.9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.61
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
2.6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
503
2.63
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
0.581
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7415
38.75
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.22
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
4.87
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6899
36.06
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Lefty Stewart

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
27
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
9
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.564
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Lefty Stewart

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
250.44
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
565
500
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
101.77
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
80.53
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
15.93
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
21.24
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.66
40.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
128.32
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
158.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
53.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
42.48
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
95.58
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.96
45.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
56.64
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
100.88
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.95
5.95
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
43.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.88
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.88
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50