Larry Hardy vs. Early Wynn — Career Comparison

Larry Hardy
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Early Wynn
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Early Wynn 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. Early Wynn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.337 compared to 5.29 and 1.929 for Larry Hardy. By the career numbers, Early Wynn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Hardy and Early Wynn

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691
1.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
1.21
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
0.59
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
0.48
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.15
55.15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.57
88.57
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
0.57
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.1
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.03
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.29
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1796
3.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13692
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4564
9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
12.21
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4291
8.46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
0.67
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1775
3.5
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
4.6
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.1
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.13
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
42.29
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19408
38.27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.64
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.13
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
5.93
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2037
4.02
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.07
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.93
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17569
34.65
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Larry Hardy and Early Wynn

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
6.71
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691
2.95
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.24
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6322
27
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2107.1
9
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.82
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.86
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
2.86
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.5
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
3.81
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.29
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
863
3.69
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.75
96.75
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Hardy and Early Wynn

Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
4338.46
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
250.97
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1903
600
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1704
537.26
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
365
115.08
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
89.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
18.6
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.58
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.36
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
25.54
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.42
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.98
42.56
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
485
152.92
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
160.17
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
42.88
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
54.55
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
92.07
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-44.49
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141.59
44.64
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.63
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
44.46
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Early Wynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
330
104.05
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
16.4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.26
Larry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 600 PA
33
10.4
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.32
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.32
Larry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100