Larry Hardy vs. Ed Willett — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Willett
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Willett 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. Ed Willett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.288 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Ed Willett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Ed Willett

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.39
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.03
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.52
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.5
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.75
50.75
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.72
73.72
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.72
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
3.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5320
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1773.1
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
8.72
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.12
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
2.87
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
3.05
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.33
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7200
36.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.27
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
841
4.27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6529
33.14
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Ed Willett

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
3.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2415
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.83
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.86
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
695
7.77
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.5
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
9.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.29
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
8.6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.94
94.94
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.786
2.786
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.7
33.7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Ed Willett

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
236.78
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
707
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
652
553.32
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
110.33
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
76.38
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.22
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.49
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.24
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
33.95
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.45
40.27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
161.24
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
137.48
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
47.52
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
53.47
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
96.75
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.15
39.17
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
22.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
175.67
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.42
3.42
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
19.52
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50