Ted Abernathy vs. Aaron Laffey — Career Comparison

Ted Abernathy
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Abernathy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Abernathy led in strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 63), run prevention (ERA+ 108 vs 98), and home run suppression (HR9+ 128 vs 122). Aaron Laffey held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 82 vs 73). Role difference aside, Ted Abernathy holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ted Abernathy and Aaron Laffey

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.34
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.49
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.54
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.73
47.73
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.16
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.46
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
4.44
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3443
27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1147.2
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
7.92
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
10.05
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.55
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.87
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
4.64
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.62
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.63
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
4.46
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.35
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
38.92
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2181
39.71
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
3.26
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
4.02
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
4.92
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.18
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4296
33.69
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
35.14
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.92
38.92
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71

Fielding Stats for Ted Abernathy and Aaron Laffey

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.35
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3438
27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.72
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.39
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.46
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.02
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
3.11
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.97
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.96
94.96
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.582
0.582
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Abernathy and Aaron Laffey

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
681
2002.94
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
532.35
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
73.53
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
64.71
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.82
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.82
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.23
12.45
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
26.79
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
82.35
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
97.06
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.29
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
26.47
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.76
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
1.09
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.88
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.65
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
74
217.65
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
44.12
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.76
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA