Larry Hardy vs. Jake Wade — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Wade
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Wade 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. Jake Wade posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5 and WHIP 1.691 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Jake Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Jake Wade

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
2.3
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.96
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.36
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.3
40.3
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.52
41.52
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2005
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668.1
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
9.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.57
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
5.93
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
3.92
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.094
1.094
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3057
41.17
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.77
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
5.67
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.691
1.691
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2608
35.12
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.17
41.17

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Jake Wade

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
27
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
9
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.83
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Jake Wade

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
444.16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
561.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
93.51
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
88.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.98
20.72
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
98.7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
127.27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
36.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
54.55
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
17.23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
31.17
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
210.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA