Larry Hardy vs. Justin Verlander — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Justin Verlander
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Justin Verlander 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. Justin Verlander posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.143 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Justin Verlander had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Justin Verlander

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
1.4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
1.4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.64
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.67
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.4
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.74
62.74
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.02
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1317
3.32
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10703
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3567.2
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3046
7.68
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
0.94
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004
2.53
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3553
8.96
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.25
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.31
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14607
36.85
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1428
3.6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.12
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
0.47
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13351
33.68
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Justin Verlander

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
1.4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
1.4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10703
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3567.2
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
0.82
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
1.45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
1.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Justin Verlander

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
94
4338.46
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
555
5550
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
500
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
2.45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
20
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
30
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.22
-22.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
240
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
100
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA