Larry Hardy vs. Randy Wells — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Randy Wells
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Randy Wells 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. Randy Wells posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.412 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Randy Wells had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Randy Wells

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.67
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.48
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Randy Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.54
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Randy Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.76
87.76
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Randy Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Randy Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
4.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1587
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Randy Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
550
9.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.36
9.36
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Randy Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.97
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Randy Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Randy Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
3.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
5.87
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.87
5.87
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Randy Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.998
0.998
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Randy Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2281
38.81
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Randy Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Randy Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
4.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Randy Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Randy Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.75
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
34.86
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Randy Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Randy Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Randy Wells

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.67
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1587
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.68
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.05
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Randy Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
1.87
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.74
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.73
92.73
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.041
1.041
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.76
87.76
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Randy Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Randy Wells

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
330.34
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
492.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
84.27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
67.42
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.85
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.85
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.21
17.57
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
101.12
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
101.12
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
26.97
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.22
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
47.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
13.75
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
16.85
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Randy Wells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
124.72
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
4.81
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Randy Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
91.01
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Randy Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.48
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Wells
Career
Per 600 PA