Bud Anderson vs. Aaron Laffey — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Bud Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bud Anderson led in strikeout rate (K%+ 80 vs 63), walk avoidance (BB%+ 96 vs 82), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 86). Role difference aside, Bud Anderson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bud Anderson and Aaron Laffey

Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.87
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.27
47.27
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.68
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
4.44
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
8.94
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
10.05
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.72
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.87
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
3.74
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.62
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.59
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
4.46
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.926
0.926
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
643
38.84
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2181
39.71
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.36
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.29
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
4.92
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.15
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
564
34.07
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
35.14
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71

Fielding Stats for Bud Anderson and Aaron Laffey

Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.87
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.79
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.85
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.46
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.81
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.02
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.63
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.97
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.422
0.422
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Anderson and Aaron Laffey

Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
64
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
26.79
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA