Larry Hardy vs. Claude Willoughby — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Willoughby
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Claude Willoughby 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. Larry Hardy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.29 and WHIP 1.929 compared to 5.84 and 1.803 for Claude Willoughby. By the career numbers, Larry Hardy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Claude Willoughby

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
2.34
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.41
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.62
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.66
45.66
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.29
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
5.84
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2524
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
841.1
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1111
11.88
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.88
11.88
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
4.34
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.87
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.24
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3940
42.15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.63
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
5.93
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
631
6.75
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.802
1.802
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.803
1.803
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
517
36.93
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3516
37.61
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.321
0.321
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.15
42.15

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Claude Willoughby

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
27
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
9
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.5
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.29
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.98
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.174
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Claude Willoughby

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
440.94
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
547.65
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
78.52
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
72.48
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.04
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.85
17.83
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
84.56
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
118.79
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
28.19
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
26.17
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
54.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.09
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
40.27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
146.98
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA