Larry Hardy vs. Edinson Volquez — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Edinson Volquez
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Edinson Volquez 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. Edinson Volquez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.45 and WHIP 1.467 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Edinson Volquez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Edinson Volquez

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
1.71
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.59
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.55
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.52
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.63
51.63
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
4.45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4639
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546.1
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1507
8.77
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.93
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
4.28
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1323
7.7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.7
7.7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.331
1.331
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.45
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.44
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6797
39.56
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
829
4.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.34
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.73
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5878
34.21
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Edinson Volquez

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
1.71
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.59
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4639
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546.1
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.47
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
1.52
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
1.46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.8
95.8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.854
0.854
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Edinson Volquez

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
488.95
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
510.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
46.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
41.44
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.97
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
7.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
54.7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
59.67
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
24.86
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.92
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
38.12
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.7
-14.42
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
13.26
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
258.56
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.32
2.32
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
74.59
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.66
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 600 PA