Larry Hardy vs. Doc White — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc White
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc White 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. Doc White posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.39 and WHIP 1.121 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Doc White had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Doc White

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.26
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
1.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
0.56
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.46
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.78
54.78
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.01
85.01
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
0.78
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
2.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9123
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3041
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2738
8.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
1.98
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1384
4.1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.18
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.35
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12096
35.8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.15
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
3.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11307
33.46
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.8
35.8

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Doc White

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
1.46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.73
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9519
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3173
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.86
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.78
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.17
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.5
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.95
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.29
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1330
3.77
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.61
95.61
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.578
2.578
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Doc White

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
216.49
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1516
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1283
507.78
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
110.03
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
95.38
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
8.71
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.79
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
14.64
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.91
45.87
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
131.4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
168.6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
58.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
29.68
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
87.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.74
52.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
58.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
77.18
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
7.77
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
33.64
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
12.66
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
12.66
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100