Red Hardy vs. Dark Night Smith — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationNorth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
UnknownThrows RightBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Dark Night Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Red Hardy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Red Hardy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.75 and WHIP 3.750 compared to 7.34 and 1.924 for Dark Night Smith. By the career numbers, Red Hardy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Hardy and Dark Night Smith

Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
13.5
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.76
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.17
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
7.34
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.34
7.34
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.07
22.07
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.323
0.323
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
27
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30.2
9
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
12.33
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.33
12.33
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.99
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.99
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
67.5
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
43.73
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.59
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9.98
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.924
1.924
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
38.15
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.5
67.5
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.73
43.73

Fielding Stats for Red Hardy and Dark Night Smith

Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.59
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.79
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
27
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
9
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.44
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.15
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
5.12
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.59
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.66
89.66
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.889
2.889
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Hardy and Dark Night Smith

Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
225
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
600
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
525
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
112.5
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
43.11
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
137.5
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
150
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
162.5
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
50.18
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dark Night Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dark Night Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100