Larry Hardy vs. Charles Wensloff — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charles Wensloff
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charles Wensloff 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. Charles Wensloff posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.6 and WHIP 1.146 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Charles Wensloff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Charles Wensloff

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.17
55.17
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.05
78.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
830
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276.2
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
7.22
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.07
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.795
0.795
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
36.69
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
3.22
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1032
33.57
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.69
36.69

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Charles Wensloff

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
27
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
9
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.44
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.39
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Charles Wensloff

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 600 PA
41
229.91
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
549.53
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
106.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
95.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
24.88
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
117.76
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
134.58
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
39.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
67.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.38
24.58
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
28.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
179.44
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
3.34
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 600 PA