Larry Hardy vs. Jose Suarez — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose Suarez
Gen ZVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jose Suarez 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. Larry Hardy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.29 and WHIP 1.929 compared to 5.3 and 1.480 for Jose Suarez. By the career numbers, Larry Hardy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Jose Suarez

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
2.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.5
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.66
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.49
58.49
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.29
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
5.3
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1188
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
9.45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.52
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
3.73
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
8.23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.55
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1759
39.98
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.25
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
5.59
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.66
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.465
1.465
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1557
35.39
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.98
39.98

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Jose Suarez

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
2.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1188
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.64
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.415
0.415
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.49
58.49
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Jose Suarez

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
94
4338.46
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
21200
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.42
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.96
-44.49
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
323.08
Jose Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
1.86
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA