Larry Hardy vs. Eric Wilkins — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Wilkins
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Wilkins 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. Eric Wilkins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.39 and WHIP 1.665 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Eric Wilkins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Eric Wilkins

Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Eric Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.81
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Eric Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Eric Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Eric Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Eric Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Eric Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Eric Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Eric Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
9.95
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Eric Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.95
9.95
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Eric Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4
Eric Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.91
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Eric Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
6.72
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Eric Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.72
6.72
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Eric Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Eric Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
40.82
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Eric Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.3
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Eric Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Eric Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Eric Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Eric Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.651
1.651
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
34.36
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Eric Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.348
0.348
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.82
40.82

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Eric Wilkins

Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Eric Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.81
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.55
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
2.5
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.84
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.07
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Eric Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Eric Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Eric Wilkins

Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
16
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.42
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.96
-44.49
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Eric Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
1.86
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA