Bob Allen vs. Aaron Laffey — Career Comparison

Bob Allen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Allen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Allen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.631 compared to 4.44 and 1.535 for Aaron Laffey. By the career numbers, Bob Allen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Allen and Aaron Laffey

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.27
47.27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.11
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
4.44
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
9.46
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
10.05
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.76
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.87
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.34
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.62
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.89
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
6.54
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
4.46
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
40.47
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2181
39.71
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.76
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.99
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.92
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
35.97
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1930
35.14
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.47
40.47
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.71
39.71

Fielding Stats for Bob Allen and Aaron Laffey

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.53
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.68
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.46
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.33
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.02
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.2
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.97
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
94.37
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Allen and Aaron Laffey

Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
3600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
547.06
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.8
14.18
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
26.79
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.25
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA