Larry Hardy vs. Edsall Walker — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Edsall Walker
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Edsall Walker 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. Edsall Walker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.381 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Edsall Walker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Edsall Walker

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
1.6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.64
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.71
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.06
65.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.42
69.42
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.66
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.28
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2042
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680.2
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.71
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.26
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
4.73
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.937
0.937
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
39.5
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.36
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
5.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.71
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.63
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2642
34.93
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Edsall Walker

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.63
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2142
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.86
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.6
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.5
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
3.03
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.29
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.89
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.42
95.42
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.775
1.775
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.44
67.44
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Edsall Walker

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
267.49
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
538.7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.755
0.755
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
148.61
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
109.6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
39.01
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.79
73.92
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
221.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
189.47
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
100.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
85.45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
174.61
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.44
82.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
39.01
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.57
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.67
107.67
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
20.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100