Larry Hardy vs. Chris Welsh — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Welsh
Baby BoomersDelawareThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Welsh 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. Chris Welsh posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.45 and WHIP 1.477 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Chris Welsh had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Chris Welsh

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
2.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.26
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.51
41.51
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.48
61.48
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1613
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537.2
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
9.89
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.89
9.89
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.87
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.21
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.3
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333
39.05
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
4.97
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2095
35.07
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.05
39.05

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Chris Welsh

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
2.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.26
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1613
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537.2
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.79
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
2.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.049
1.049
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.48
61.48
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Chris Welsh

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
449.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
526.38
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
95.71
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
69.94
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.77
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.01
29.47
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
128.83
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
125.15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
40.49
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
66.26
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
103.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.78
24.96
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
29.45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
187.73
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
44.17
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50