Larry Hardy vs. Dick Stigman — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Stigman
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dick Stigman 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 Stigman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Dick Stigman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Dick Stigman

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.45
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.53
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.64
50.64
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.16
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
4.03
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2768
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
922.2
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
7.99
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.3
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
3.96
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
7.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.47
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3930
38.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.52
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
4.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3516
34.3
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Dick Stigman

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2768
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
922.2
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.26
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.84
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.17
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
1.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.17
94.17
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.481
0.481
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.64
50.64
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Dick Stigman

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
456.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
282
547.57
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
52.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.71
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.71
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.58
10.84
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
71.84
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
95.15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
25.24
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
23.3
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
48.54
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.11
-6.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.83
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
27.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
271.84
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.48
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.71
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA