Larry Andersen vs. Aaron Laffey — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry Andersen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Andersen led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 82), home run suppression (HR9+ 152 vs 122), and strikeout rate (K%+ 89 vs 63). Role difference aside, Larry Andersen holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Larry Andersen and Aaron Laffey

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.15
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
4.44
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
8.43
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
10.05
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.52
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.87
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.81
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
3.62
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
6.85
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
4.46
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
37.72
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2181
39.71
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.63
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
4.92
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.64
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3750
33.91
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
35.14
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Aaron Laffey

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
2.84
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.37
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.46
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.47
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.02
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.24
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.97
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.84
90.84
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Aaron Laffey

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
699
9320
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
506.67
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.37
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
26.79
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.6
7.97
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
31.45
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
200
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA