Ed Acosta vs. Aaron Laffey — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Acosta as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Acosta led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 190 vs 82), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 86), and strikeout rate (K%+ 75 vs 63). Aaron Laffey held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 93). Role difference aside, Ed Acosta holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ed Acosta and Aaron Laffey

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.27
47.27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.05
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
4.44
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
10
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
10.05
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.78
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.87
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.55
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
3.62
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.58
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
4.46
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.898
0.898
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
38.83
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2181
39.71
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.64
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
4.92
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
34.98
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
35.14
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Aaron Laffey

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.46
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.57
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.02
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.97
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Aaron Laffey

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
57
1140
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
580
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
26.79
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
15
300
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA