Larry Hardy vs. Stan Williams — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Stan Williams
Silent GenerationNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Stan Williams 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. Stan Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.325 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Stan Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Stan Williams

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
2.46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.56
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.48
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.69
53.69
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.15
43.15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.22
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.48
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5293
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1764.1
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
7.79
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.82
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.32
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
6.66
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.29
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.36
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7521
38.37
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.71
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6684
34.1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Stan Williams

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
2.46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.06
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5293
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1764.1
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.56
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.25
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
1.92
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.81
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.737
0.737
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.15
43.15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Stan Williams

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
483
517.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
537.86
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
63.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.86
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.3
17.46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
87.86
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
94.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
30
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
33.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
57.86
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.95
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.14
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.93
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.07
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Stan Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
275
294.64
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
2.04
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Stan Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
31.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Stan Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.29
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Williams
Career
Per 600 PA